Daily Dime: Starting Jason Hammel and stacking at Coors Field
Here are 10 DFS recommendations for Sunday’s slate on Yahoo but be sure to double-check the weather and lineups before first pitch approaches.
Jason Hammel, SP, vs. Phi (Nola), $35: His 20.3 K-BB% is the No. 11 best in MLB among all starters, and his 11.0 SwStr% is top-20, ahead of Johnny Cueto and Felix Hernandez. Hammel owns a 2.20 ERA and 0.88 WHIP over 49.0 innings at home this season, and the Cubs are the second-biggest favorites at a massive -210 on the board Sunday, facing a Phillies offense that has an MLB-low .651 OPS against right-handed pitchers this season.
Odrisamer Despaigne, SP, vs. Mia (Latos), $27: This is going ugly, but he does have a 1.18 WHIP at home on the year, and the Padres are (slightly) favored Sunday in a game with an over/under that’s a low seven. He’s the cheapest starter available, tied with one other who’s starting his game in Coors Field as opposed to Petco Park.
John Jaso, C, at TB (Chen), $7: He’s tied for the cheapest catcher available despite often starting at DH, hitting atop Tampa Bay’s lineup and sporting a .340/.407/.511 line. To be fair, he faces a southpaw here.
Joey Votto, 1B, at Col (Kendrick), $20: He has a .977 OPS against RHP with 16 homers and six steals over 242 at bats and will be hitting in Coors Field in a game that has a whopping over/under of 11 on Sunday.
DJ LeMahieu, 2B, vs. Cin (Lorenzen), $15: He’s hitting .344 at home this season, and second base is slim pickings.
Kris Bryant, 3B, vs. Phi (Nola), $17: There aren’t too many enticing third base options Sunday, and Bryant has nine homers and eight steals over 258 at bats against RHP this season. He’s too good to pass up at this price.
Troy Tulowitzki, SS, vs. (Lorenzen), $17: Despite not having a hit since July 20, Tulowitzki still has the highest OPS among all shortstops in baseball and is at home Sunday. Fellow shortstops like Eugenio Suarez, Alcides Escobar and Ian Desmond are just $2 cheaper.
Carlos Gonzalez, OF, vs. (Lorenzen), $19: He has multiple hits in three of his last four contests, including three homers his last three games. Even during an extremely disappointing campaign, Gonzalez has a .914 OPS against RHP.
Jay Bruce, OF, at Col (Kendrick), $20: In case you haven’t noticed, the plan here is to stack players in the Reds/Rockies game at Coors Field (although be sure to check the weather). Bruce is facing Kyle Kendrick, who’s allowed 24 homers over 107.1 innings this season to go along with a 1.72 WHIP against lefties.
Charlie Blackmon, OF, vs. Cin (Lorenzen), $21: He’s batting .329 at Coors and has 11 homers with 22 steals versus right-handed pitchers this season. Michael Lorenzen has yielded a 1.99 WHIP against LHB this season, so this sure seems like a favorable matchup for Blackmon.
