We’ve got a MLB principal slate on our hands , with loads of opportunity throughout the board.
Let us see if we can find some money into our pockets to get this week started on the perfect note with tonight’s FanDuel MLB DFS Picks!
P — Jason Vargas (PHI) — $6,800 vs. PIT
Truth be told, I never expected rostering Jason Vargas at DFS. However, very few times this year had a slate been devoid of nurturing. Sonny Gray is the top choice, but we’re likely to get to differentiate somewhat, if we would like to make some noise in GPPs. I also like Pablo Lopez of those Marlins given his home/road splits, but Lopez is producing his first major league start since mid-June and threw just 70 pitches in his most recent rehab start, lending truth to the concept that he’ll be on some type of pitch limitation contrary to the Reds. I’ve landed on Vargas who takes to a Pirates team that is truly the worst team in baseball versus pitching. The Pirates enter this one sporting a .280 wOBA versus lefties on the season, undoubtedly the worst mark in the bigs behind the Marlins and their .289 markers. The Pirates don’t strike out a slew versus lefties, but their 22.4% K-rate contrary to them is worse compared to their amount versus righties. For his part, Vargas possesses a 3.99 ERA on the season to along with a 7.06 K/9 that is not spectacular in the least. However, concerning a run-suppressing pitcher that can give us length, quality start points, a triumph and some strikeouts mixed in, Vargas is really a solid option tonight and one that allows for some huge bats to beautify him.
C/1B — Yasmani Grandal (MIL) — $3,100 vs. STL
An extremely important NL Central series kicks off tonight at Milwaukee as the Cardinals and Brewers — split by 4.5 games in the branch — get together. Adam Wainwright gets the nod for the street side tonight, also awarded his home/road splits, I’m likely to pick on the veteran in this one. His 4.51 ERA on the season is adequate for a back-end newcomer, but most of the good work he has done on the season has been in home where he possesses a 2.67 ERA. However, Wainwright was touched up on the path to the tune of a 6.64 ERA, although his 5.08 FIP and 4.78 xFIP do suggest positive regression. However, this really can be a company that is results-based and Wainwright was just touched for five runs in five innings from this Brewers team his final time out. The switch-hitting Grandal really sports some remarkably similar breaks on the season since he possesses a .210 ISO, .843 OPS, .358 3OBA and 118 wRC+ vs lefties when compared with some .208 ISO, identical .843 OPS, .359 wOBA along with 119 wRC+ versus righties on this season. Of all of the players I’ve covered this year, I seen fractures come that near one another. It gets his bat to get whenever the bullpen gets its way in matchup-proof . I like the value we are getting as he’s expected to hit out of this two-hole tonight to boot.
2B — Cesar Hernandez (PHI) — $3,000 vs. PIT
I think Jason Vargas will get run support in his bid to get a success tonight as the Phillies’ offense takes on right-hander Joe Musgrove. Musgrove was a favorite breakout candidate this season, his first with the Pirates, but he’s actually observed some regression in his or her results. He’ll enter tonight’s beginning sporting a 4.74 ERA on the season, therefore I’m likely to aim him left-handed Phillies bats since he’s allowed an .816 OPS for them than some .703 mark versus righties. Hernandez swiped at seven bases too and gives us some power and speed to operate with as he is homered eight occasions. As I said before I rostered him last week, Hernandez is a switch hitter who attracts nearly all his energy to the plate by the other hand, where he’ll hit out of tonight. All eight of the long balls have indeed come against a pitcher. His very best job on the season has been against righties in the home as he possesses a .140 ISO, .799 OPS, .342 wOBA plus a 110 wRC+ over the season vs righties ast Citizens Bank Park. Hernandez brings a streak into tonight’s action as he has pitched twice and scored five runs in that time too. He is not the most sexy participant on the background, but must see some very low ownership in a matchup.
3B — Mike Moustakas (MIL) — $3,700 vs. STL
Next man up in our four-man Brewers heap is Moustakas who’s simply ruining right-wing pitching, once more. We’ve seen Moustakas feast off of right-handers in years past but this season he has clobbered them into the tune of some .271 ISO, .874 OPS, .358 wOBA and 118 wRC+ around the entire world. Moustakas possesses better amounts versus righties on the street despite some hitter-friendly confines being owned by Miller Park in Milwaukee, especially for left-wing bats. Nonetheless, I am not about to contend with all the .261 ISO and .842 OPS he is posted versus righties at home, or even the .345 wOBA and 110 wRC+, either. July was the worst month of the year for the slugger, but Moustakas’ bat has roared back in August as he homered four times in a five-game stretch that finished on August 21st. He has doubled since then, but it could be wonderful to see him return into the long ball business within this matchup tonight. That is apparently a distinct possibility as Moustakas has gone 4 for 10 with a homer in his career against Wainwright. Let us search for that homer total to be doubled by him against the tonight.
SS — Nick Ahmed (ARI) — $3,000 vs. SF
After I filled in my four-man Brewers pile and three-man Phillies pile I had been left with $3,000 and the shortstop spot to fulfill. There’s some strong candidates in that array, but I am simply going to go together with the D-backs’ Nick Ahmed because he takes on right-hander Tyler Beede along with the Giants tonight in Oracle Park in San Fran. The pitcher-friendly venue could have Ahmed viewing lower possession than he usually would, and that I like that his power isn’t strictly coming against left-handed pitching. Sure, I would like his upside more against a lefty, but the truth is that Ahmed has homered 17 times this season and 11 days versus a pitcher. His .260 ISO along with .940 OPS versus lefties is far superior to his own .162 ISO along with .719 OPS against righties, however Ahmed owns a .209 ISO and .811 OPS on the street versus righties this season. He’s also raking in the second half to the tune of a .241 ISO, .870 OPS, .361 wOBA along with a 120 wRC+. There’s also the case of his stolen base upside rising against righties like Beede as he has staged seven foundations on the season, six of which came against a righty. When we include in Beede’s 5.82 ERa 5.77 FIP and large 2.08 HR/9 clip, then we certainly have something to work with here.
OF — Christian Yelich (MIL) — $4,800 vs. STL
There is no reason that we should be evaporating Yelich in virtually any Brewers heap. Like . He is in the middle of a different NL MVP bidding and he is putting the boots to both left and right-handed pitching, but his amounts versus righties are just off the charts. Against right-handed pitching here in 2019, Yelich is hitting on .356 using a .384 ISO, 1.193 OPS, .472 wOBA along with 193 wRC+. If which weren’t really enough, he also owns a .451 ISO, then 1.261 OPS, then .494 wOBA and 207 wRC+ to the season from righties at home. As was expected after a just enormous initial half of this season, Yelich’s second half has not really matched up. That said, I am not going to get too worried about the .286 ISO, 1.008 OPS, .414 wOBA and 155 wRC+ he is posted to this stage in the season’s second half, possibly. Like a lot of his teammates, Yelich has enjoyed success against Wainwright previously. He has gone 4 for 11 (.364) with a dual against the veteran right-hander. There is not much else to say besides he once again brings one of the greatest ceilings on the slate into drama tonight.
OF — Bryce Harper (PHI) — $4,200 vs. PIT
Our second two outfielder both reside on the Phillies, beginning here with Harper. His first season with the Phillies possibly has not gone quite as expected, but the fact is that his bat was wildly productive still. Entering this one tonight,” Harper’s launched 27 home runs, owns a .243 ISO (versus .234 livelihood ) and has posted a 123 wRC+. Just the wRC+ guess is under criteria, but stat tells us what I just said: his production hasn’t been up to past standards. Still, he’s mashed right-handed pitching for a .225 ISO, .852 OPS, .355 wOBA and 119 wRC+ on this season. Interestingly, those amounts are worse compared to .281 ISO, .907 OPS, .377 wOBA and 132 wRC+ he’s posted against lefties. However, that merely means that he is matchup-proof later on in the match game. While the season for a whole has not been up to standards, the next half of the season??has??been. Harper has posted a .310 ISO, .948 OPS, .386 wOBA along with 138 wRC+ at the next half of the season to this point. Finally, we get some stolen foundation upside with Harper as he’s swiped seven bases on the season, all of which have come versus a pitcher that is ab. No motive to evaporate the prior MVP tonight.
OF — Corey Dickerson (PHI) — $3,500 vs. PIT
Because this dude destroys right-handed pitching the move to obtain Dickerson has been an one for the Phils. Entering perform tonight, Dickerson has smashed righties to get a .325 moderate, .279 ISO, .969 OPS, .388 wOBA and 141 wRC+. Hitting righties for real time power isn’t new to Dickerson because he’s submitted a .290 average, .243 ISO, .866 OPS, .363 wOBA and 125 wRC+ to his career to the point. Dickerson’s game logs are all riddled with multi-hit games and he has done so twice over his last four outings with three doubles at the opportunity to go along with a triple and a whopping nine runs batted in. The run-production could be attributed to Dickerson’s ability set versus righties along with his position as the club’s cleanup hitter too. The month of August has been a powerful one for its former Rockie, Ray and Pirate as he has submitted a.261 ISO for the month, and the second-highest markers of monthly this year. He has also published a .275 ISO, .955 OPS, .383 wOBA and 139 wRC+ for this point in the second half of this year. There is a lot to like about Dickerson virtually each time he takes the field against a right-handed pitcher.
UTIL — Eric Thames (MIL) — $2,900 vs. STL
Last person up in our four-man Brewers pile is Thames that attracts the best value considering the price . Naturally, Thames does any harm as he passes this one wearing a .274 ISO, .900 OPS, .371 wOBA and 127 wRC+ to the season vs righties. The numbers tendency upward in the home versus righties and he’s posted a .273 ISO, .928 OPS, .386 wOBA and also a wRC+ at home against pitching. Thames continues to be attracting loads of power to the table of late as he’s homered twice over his past three games. From the month of August, Thames has posted a .262 ISO, .874 OPS, .362 wOBA along with 121 wRC+ that represents following a month of July. Thames is your only sporting the most dangerous numbers against Wainwright because of his livelihood. Thames has gone 5 for 15 (.333) using a double and two home runs in his career against the veteran hurler. That signifies a .467 ISO,.1.133 OPS plus a .470 wOBA contrary to Wainwright for his livelihood. That he definitely is not the least, although he is the last player to strike according to their projected lineup in this pile.