Daily Dime: Throwing Cole Hamels and a Fenway Park stack
As always when playing Yahoo Daily Fantasy Baseball, be sure to check the final lineups and the weather.
With more options available for contests starting at 7:05 ET, I’m going to concentrate on Wednesday’s later batch of games.
My full lineup:
SP: Cole Hamels $47
SP: Ubaldo Jimenez $25
C: Buster Posey $19
1B: Hanley Ramirez $9
2B: Jason Kipnis $12
3B: Todd Frazier $12
SS: Tim Anderson $13
OF: Mookie Betts $24
OF: Adam Jones $21
OF: Justin Upton $18
Hamels’ 1.77 GB/FB ratio this season is the highest of his career, and the Rangers are big favorites (-203) Wednesday. The Reds are 11-24 on the road this year...Jimenez has an ugly ERA in 2016, but it’s rare to be able to use the cheapest pitcher on the day’s slate who’s throwing for a team who are the second biggest favorites (-175). And there’s some strikeout upside as well (the Padres have the third-most Ks in MLB).
Even in a down year, Posey has continued to hit lefties well (.292/.382/.477 with a 10:10 K:BB ratio), and the catching options are especially rough here...Ramirez is at home and facing a southpaw (in which he has a .976 OPS against this season), and there are 18 more expensive first basemen. He’s a bargain even against Jose Quintana...Frazier also has the platoon advantage, is cheap for someone on pace to hit 46 homers (with 91 runs scored and 103 RBI) and will be hitting in a park that’s increased run scoring more than any other than Coors Field over the past three seasons.
Anderson remains an affordable option at a thin position while hitting leadoff. The over/under for the White Sox/Red Sox game (9.5 runs) is the highest of all Wednesday...Jones is at home (and the wind should be blowing out) facing a pitcher with a 7.66 ERA who’s allowed a .364 BAA versus righties this year...Upton has doubled his home run total for the season over his past 17 at bats.
Good luck with your contests Wednesday.
