Daily Dime: Welcome home, David Ortiz and James Shields

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Let's look at the Tuesday slate.

Players to Buy

David Ortiz, 1B, vs. TEX (Gallardo), $2900 on Fan Duel: Think he missed the friendly confines of Fenway Park? Ortiz has a .333/.410/.490 slash in front of the Lansdowne Street vendors, but it drops to .171/.259/.342 on the road. Get that man some Dirty Water, not to mention a few hit-me fastballs from Yo Gabba Gabba.

And if you’re going to consider Pablo Sandoval, it’s when the Red Sox are facing a right-handed opponent. The third-sacker is crushing at Fenway (.849 OPS) and against northpaws (1.024) this year, but it’s a Sad Panda story against lefties (2-for-41, and under .200 last year). Tuesday is a Sandoval Night.

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Adrian Beltre, 3B, at BOS (Miley), $3200: It takes a while to get to his name on the queue, as the price is still depressed. Have fun while you can get that number. Beltre is on a .319/.325/.528 binge in May, and he has a .945 OPS against lefties. Smile, you’re at Wade Miley’s.

James Shields, SP, vs. CHC (Hammel), $8800: The ratios aren’t where you’d expect with Shields, in part because of a crazy spike in home runs (25 percent FB/HR). But when you see a strikeout rate just under 12 and a home start at Petco Park, it’s usually a safe place to drop your money. If you don’t want to spend on a Tier 1 pitcher Tuesday, Shields is a reasonable Plan B.

Brandon Crawford, SS, vs. LAD (Frias), $3100: I’m going to keep following this story wherever it leads me. Crawford was a point-scoring machine in the Cincinnati series (26.5 points the last three games), the price is still reasonable. He offers some pop, a little speed, can take a walk. The platoon edge might not matter much because Crawford hits lefties just fine. Mostly, I’m just glad the price hasn’t gone haywire yet.

Carlos Gonzalez, OF, vs. PHI (Harang), $3200: As ugly as it's been for Cargo this year, his swing looked terrific in the Los Angeles series. Maybe some of that will carry over to the glorious Colorado homestand. Aaron Harang is one of the more underrated pitchers in the majors, but remember he has a fly-ball bias. Gonzalez also has terrific numbers against Harang (6-for-15, homer, five walks, one strikeout), if that matters to you.

Ben Revere, OF, at COL (Bettis), $3000: Coors Field isn’t just a great power park, it’s a great batting average park - the infield is quick, the outfield expansive. So when you get a contact-rate master like Revere in these elements, it’s almost unfair. And we’re going to pick on Chad Bettis whenever we can.

Brad Miller, SS, at BAL (Gonzalez), $3000: Miller clocked four homers for us last week, and now he takes dead aim at Eutaw Street, up against a non-threatening righty. Look for him to be near the top of the order again.

Coco Crisp, OF, at HOU (Hernandez), $2200: Just what the Swinging A’s need, a hitter’s park and a hittable opponent. The usual Oakland lefty studs deserve strong consideration, but also put Crisp into your plans, as he owns a .417/.517/.583 slash against Roberto Hernandez.

Players to Fade 

Yordano Ventura, SP, vs CIN (Cueto), $7900: You probably weren’t going to dial him up against Johnny Cueto anyway, though maybe the cheap price gave you pause for a second. Move along. Ventura’s jagged ratios are enough reason for concern, but things get messier when you consider his strikeout rate tumbling down to 6.7/9 and a velocity dip of 1.2 mph. I’m nervous here, short-term and long-term.

Jon Niese, SP, vs. STL (Wacha), $7900: The modest price might be enough to sway you, even against an ace like Michael Wacha. That said, the collective St. Louis roster has a .333/.394/.535 slash against Niese, and even the lefties dig in nicely against him (Heyward and Carpenter have strong history here).