Third and final slate of the day, and we’ve got a tough four gamer featuring some of the best offenses in baseball squaring off with some of the best arms. Let’s dive in.

Yankees (Clarke Schmidt, RHP) @ Red Sox (Brayan Bello, RHP)
UPDATE: Yankees and Red Sox has been PPD.
Rays (Zach Eflin, RHP) @ Padres (Blake Snell, LHP)
Giants (Alex Wood, LHP) @ Dodgers (Bobby Miller, RHP)
Guardians (Shane Bieber, RHP) @ D-backs (Tommy Henry, LHP)

First things first, our one and only major weather concern today is Yankees and Red Sox. Per Kevin Roth: “ORANGE: NYY @ BOS – Woof. High-res models have a tiny little window around first pitch, but it’s book-ended by widespread rain before and likely during the game, so I think it might be a bit much to but any real confidence in that tiny window this far out. Bottom line: quite risky, could get an early PPD… if it doesn’t then we can re-evaluate.” Kevin tends to err on the side of caution, but we’ve got an afternoon slate to draft while we wait out this weather. I’ll evaluate the slate as if they play all 9 without issue.

Pitching Preferences
Brayan Bello
Blake Snell
Bobby Miller
Zach Eflin
Shane Bieber
Tommy Henry
Alex Wood
Clarke Schmidt

I’m starting things off hot tonight with Brayan Bello at the top of my preferred pitchers today. He’s been #good, and the Yankees have not been sans Judge.
Snell and Eflin squaring off should be fantastic. Both offenses they’re facing are formidable. Truly anything can happen, but for my money, I’ll take Snell more than Eflin today.
Bobby Miller has been as good as one could possibly be in their first collection of Major League starts. That said, the Giants will be a tough customer for the rookie today. He’s still a top six option to me, but not a sure fire slam dunk. I will be curious to see what his ADP settles at tonight.
Tommy Henry isn’t very good, and the Guardians don’t like to strikeout. But his floor seems better than most today, oddly enough. Guardians don’t match up well against LHP. If you’re really in a bind at pitcher for your last pick, he’s honestly fine.

Team Rankings
Red Sox
Dodgers
D-backs
Padres
Rays
Giants
Guardians
Yankees

Justin Turner went scorched earth yesterday, and almost cost me some money if it wasn’t for d’Arnaud doing what he does best – hitting multiple homers in one game. I never found Clarke Schmidt to be an awful pitcher, but he’s definitely someone I would be targeting against with the lefty heavy Red Sox. The weather looks threatening, so draft them with caution.

Dodgers get former-Dodger Alex Wood today, a crafty lefty who is always under-appreciated by the field. He has one of the toughest starts on the night, and I expect the field will be be all over the Dodgers today. Plenty of right handed batters to choose from, and Freddie is just a daily play at this point. This has trap game vibes for LA, so I’m going to be careful about how many Dodgers I’m taking.

Shane Bieber had a really nice start against the Astros in his last outing, going for 7 IP, 9 K, and zero ER on 104 pitches. I’m not expecting another gem tonight, however. Arizona is good. I’m hoping they are under-priced today in ADP, as that would make them extremely attractive in drafts. Corbin Carroll is inevitable.

I hope everyone has a great weekend. I likely will not have a post tomorrow, but time will tell. These posts have been enjoyable for me, and I hope they’ve been somewhat enjoyable for you too. Best of luck today. Here’s a pick-em before I sign off.