Daily Dime: Ross, Papi, Span, Moose and more
There's only one early game on Wednesday, so we'll ignore it here. Good luck to anyone Kuecheling today. Before finalizing rosters, please remember check the weather and scan the lineups prior to game time. Let's begin the usual bargain hunt...
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Tyson Ross, P, vs. CHC (Wada), $8900 at FanDuel: Ross enters this game with a 10.6 K/9, and the Cubs lead the majors in Ks (377). If Ross can just limit the walks (no sure thing), then he has a shot to post a significant point total here. The Pads are a healthy favorite here (-135).
David Ortiz, 1B, vs. Tex (Klein), $2200: In case you hadn't noticed, Papi has strung together three straight multi-hit efforts and he's homered in back-to-back games. He's facing an unthreatening right-hander on Wednesday, and the price is right.
Mike Moustakas, 3B, vs. Cin (Marquis), $2600: While we're on the subject of unthreatening righties, you'll notice that Jason Marquis is taking the mound at Kansas City. He's been hammered in his last two starts, raising his WHIP to 1.63 in the process. Moose has seen him just twice before, but he's hit safely each time,with a homer included.
Matt Kemp, OF, vs. CHC (Wada), $2800: No, Kemp has not exactly been on fire lately, but he's so well priced in this one, facing a soft-tossing left-hander. He traditionally crushes lefties (.331 career average, .313 this season), and he's homered against Wada previously.
Kolten Wong, 2B, at NYM (Colon), $3100: Wong delivered a strong April and he's been even better in May, slashing .304/.360/.522 for the month. Colon has allowed 15 hits, nine earned runs and three homers over his last 11.0 innings, so it turns out he's not untouchable.
Wilson Ramos, C, vs. NYY (Warren), $2900
: Not such a bad price for a guy on a 19-game hitting streak. Ramos is obviously feasting, hitting .367 in May with an OPS of .906. He went 1-for-4 with a homer on Tuesday, and he's facing a not-so-intimidating starter on Wednesday.
Erick Aybar, SS, at Tor (Hutchison), $2400 : Aybar is 15-for-31 over his last eight games, he's leading off for the Angels, and he's dirt-cheap. Let's not overthink it. Hutchison has been solid in his last two outings, but he was hit hard in the previous two. I'll continue rolling with Aybar, while he's in the bargain bin.
Jake Odorizzi, P, at Atl (Perez), $8800: Odorizzi hasn't issued a walk in any of his last four starts (26.0 IP), and he's held opponents to one run (or none) in five of his eight turns this season. Atlanta is starting Williams Perez on Wednesday, a right-hander who's been roughed up in relief.
Denard Span, OF, vs. NYY (Warren), $3600: Span is slashing .327/.370/.510 for the year, and he has six two-hit games in his last seven. He's also 30-for-77 against right-handers this season, with seven walks and 12 extra-base hits. I don't think Warren is the guy who stops Span's hitting streak (or Ramos').
Dustin Pedroia, 2B, vs. Tex (Klein), $2700: Dustin is coming off a two-double game and facing a sketchy starter, plus the price is friendly. He's reaching base at a .364 clip, which is almost perfectly in line with his career rate. The big bats behind Pedroia are waking up (see above), which should boost his fantasy appeal.
