Mariners (Luis Castillo, RHP) @ Yankees (Jhony Brito, RHP)
Athletics (Paul Blackburn, RHP) @ Guardians (Gavin Williams, RHP)
Red Sox (Garrett Whitlock, RHP) @ Twins (Sonny Gray, RHP)
Rangers (Martin Perez, LHP) @ White Sox (Michael Kopech, RHP)
Dodgers (TBD) @ Angels (Shohei Ohtani, RHP)
Padres (Yu Darvish, RHP) @ Giants (Ryan Walker, RHP)

Good afternoon! It’s main slate time. I hope your early slate teams give you some extra cash to throw into this slate, because it’s an interesting one. Let’s get started.

(Available) Pitching Preferences
Luis Castillo
Garrett Whitlock
Yu Darvish
Sonny Gray
Michael Kopech
Jhony Brito
Paul Blackburn
Martin Perez

This is a pretty rough slate for pitching. Ohtani is the mound for the Angels, and Gavin Williams for the Guardians. Neither available for us to draft today, so we’re left with what you see above. Luis Castillo currently has an ADP of 5.8, to me that won’t last long. He’s going to be a top 3 pick for me, maybe even my 1.01 due to the matchup and the other SP on this slate.

But of course, there’s weather to be concerned with, and it directly impacts Mariners @ Yankees. Per Kevin Roth: Starting mostly dry, lighter rain building in through the game. Best guess is that they just play wet. Winds in from center at 10-15mph. I’m going to lean in to the FUD for better or worse.

I’m not going to get to much Yu Darvish today. The Giants are white hot, and Darvish has been rocky. The park is to his benefit, but I don’t see myself getting there today.

Favorite Teams
Padres (Ryan Walker opener)
Angels (Michael Grove, RHP)
White Sox (Martin Perez, LHP)
Giants (Yu Darvish, RHP)
Mariners (Jhony Brito, RHP)
Red Sox (Sonny Gray, RHP)
Rangers (Michael Kopech, RHP)
Guardians (Paul Blackburn, RHP)

We’ve got a lot of righties today, though few are intimidating. Dodgers are taking on Ohtani, and I hate it for them. If I was max entering, I’d have some one off pieces, but stacking them just doesn’t seem smart.

Padres and Giants are both strong targets today. Winds are blowing out at 20 MPH, and of course the park minimizes wind impact. But as I’ve said in the past, I love Giants against righties, and the Padres are just undervalued almost every slate.

Mariners are lowkey exciting today. They get Jhony Brito, who is sporting a .283 ISO against RHH. Mariners are righty heavy, so they feel like a sneaky under-drafted team today to get over the field on.

Today is pretty ambiguous otherwise, in my opinion. I’m a Paul Blackburn respectooor, so I’m not going to be clamoring for Guardians today. I might even take some Blackburn in the 6th on some teams, just to feel something. But otherwise, it feels like a slate where I will spread out exposures and get a little bit of everyone today. Best of luck!

Nez