Rockies (Austin Gomber, LHP) @ Nationals (Trevor Williams, RHP)
Mets (Justin Verlander, RHP) @ Yankees (Domingo German, RHP)
Royals (Zack Greinke, RHP) @ Guardians (Aaron Civale, RHP)
Braves (Charlie Morton, RHP) @ Red Sox (Nick Pivetta, RHP)
Mariners (George Kirby, RHP) @ Twins (Pablo Lopez, RHP)
Rangers (Cody Bradford, LHP) @ Astros (J.P. France, RHP)
Cubs (Kyle Hendricks, RHP) @ White Sox (Michael Kopech, RHP)
Reds (Andrew Abbott, LHP) @ Brewers (Corbin Brunes, RHP)
Pirates (Rich Hill, LHP) @ Padres (Blake Snell, LHP)
Cardinals (Steven Matz, LHP) @ D-backs (Merrill Kelly, RHP)
Athletics (Ken Waldichuk, LHP) @ Giants (Alex Cobb, RHP)
Blue Jays (Chris Bassitt, RHP) @ Dodgers (Julio Urias, LHP)
Pitching Preferences
- Blake Snell
- Corbin Burnes
- Justin Verlander
- Alex Cobb
- George Kirby
- Pablo Lopez
- Andrew Abbott
- Aaron Civale
- Chris Bassitt
- Julio Urias
Favorite Teams
- Braves
- Padres
- Cubs
- Dodgers
- Nationals
- Red Sox
- Astros
- Guardians
- Rangers
- Giants
- D-backs
- Rockies
Batter Ranks
- Ronald Acuna Jr
- Freddie Freeman
- Fernando Tatis Jr
- Matt Olson
- Mookie Betts
- Cody Bellinger
- Kyle Tucker
- Austin Riley
- Alex Bregman
- Paul Goldschmidt
- Manny Machado
- Juan Soto
- Corbin Carroll
- Luis Robert Jr
- Ha-Seong Kim
- Jose Ramirez
- Josh Naylor
- Max Muncy
- Chas McCormick
- Marcus Semien
- Lane Thomas
- Masataka Yoshida
- Jeimer Candelario
- Ryan McMahon
- Nolan Jones
- Xander Bogaerts
- Ozzie Albies
- Sean Murphy
- Dansby Swanson
- Vladimir Guerrero Jr
- Nico Hoerner
- Yordan Alvarez
- Rafael Devers
- Triston Casas
- Nathaniel Lowe
- Josh Jung
- Christian Walker
- Lourdes Gurriel
- J.D. Davis
- Nolan Arenado
- Lars Nootbaar
- Seiya Suzuki
- Ian Happ
- Bo Bichette
- George Springer
- Steven Kwan
- Matt Chapman
- Marcell Ozuna
- Henry Davis
- Andrew McCutchen
Good morning! Yesterday was a really wild slate. The Blue Jays were considered the top stack among various projection systems and completely fell flat, as they have done seemingly all season. The Pirates blew up on Yu Darvish, who was almost unanimously considered the top pitcher. Just a really wacky night that helps humble and reset expectations on every slate. Volume will always be king for this reason – the ability to play probabilities without getting burned on stances.
Today is another weird one. Some iffy weather spots, and not a lot of great pitching. I would really prefer to spread my bullets today on some teams that I feel are going overlooked. Once starting lineups come out and ADP gets more static, these targets will become clearer. For now, the best way to do this is honestly looking at my pitching preferences and target the offenses facing these pitchers. I’m not getting cute or controversial with those selections, people will not be taking the offenses facing these pitchers often. It’s an easy way to get leverage on the field.
I truly do plan on spreading out my exposures today. If there’s one team I want to target more than the others it’s the Cardinals. Merrill Kelly is having a really nice season. His last five starts however have been very average, with an ERA and xFIP of 4. Not terrible, not great. Insert the Cardinals, who in that same range (since June 1st) are 5th in the majors in wRC+ against RHP. This is an offense that on paper matches this statistic. Their collective ADP does not reflect this. I’ve been burned by Merrill Kelly before, and I’ll triple down here and take the Cardinals today to get the best of him. I’ll likely not have any onslaughts until lineups come out, so for now I will stack them with one-offs and contrarian stacks.
Good luck today if you’re drafting! Badge Bros are going live at 12PM ET to break down each game on the slate today. See you there!
Nez
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