Daily Dime: Chris Sale and a bunch of Diamondbacks
Another heavy slate of DFS baseball, coming right up. Be sure to double-check weather and lineups before you make those final commitments.
Chris Sale, SP, at MIN (Duffey), $65: His ERA isn’t pretty against the Twins this year, but maybe there’s a lot of noise in that: he still has 32 strikeouts and just five walks against Minnesota, covering 23.2 innings. Positive regression is in order.
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Scott Feldman, SP, vs. SEA (Elias), $33: After emptying the wallet for Sale, I need to go cheaper with the second pitcher (especially with a Colorado game in play). Feldman’s profile is ordinary, but he’s also a -175 favorite working at home against a losing club. That’s the appeal here, chasing some win points. The Astros also have the second-best bullpen ERA in the American League.
Many Diamondbacks: Kyle Kendrick in Colorado? You better believe we’re loading up on Diamondbacks. Give me Paul Goldschmidt ($22), David Peralta ($11) and Jake Lamb ($12). Of course it’s a second game of a double-header, so be sure to get your lineup confirmation. And no worries if late scratches come about, you can make later changes in the Yahoo game.
Jose Altuve, 2B, vs. SEA (Elias), $19: Altuve is terrific against just about everyone, but he’s a true demigod against left-handed pitching (.381/.439/.510).
Marwin Gonzalez, SS, vs. SEA (Elias), $7: Originally I was going to use Brad Miller as my shortstop punt, but consider the case for Gonzalez. He’s slotted second in the lineup, he’s a .316/.374./.459 hitter in the second half, and he has a .790 OPS against left-handed pitching.
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Matt Wieters, C, vs. TB (Smyly), $11: His career has been a major disappointment to this point, but he’s nonetheless a credible offensive factor when facing southpaws (.293 average, .483 slugging percentage). Winters also has an .822 OPS at home.
Aaron Altherr, OF, vs. NYM (Niese), $11: It hasn’t shown up yet in Philly, but Altherr was a .308/.439/.577 stick in the platoon advantage at Triple-A this season. He’s locked into the No. 3 spot in the lineup Tuesday,
Steve Pearce, OF. vs. TB (Smyly), $7: He’s cheap, he’s in the platoon advantage, he’s at home, he’s battling second. He's also a former Wiggy Winner, from 2014.
