Blues Jays (Kevin Gausman, RHP) @ Orioles (Dean Kremer, RHP)
Nationals (MacKenzie Gore, LHP) @ Yankees (Luis Severino, RHP)
Dodgers (Clayton Kershaw, LHP) @ Guardians (Xzavion Curry, RHP)
Mets (Jose Quintana, LHP) @ Braves (Charlie Morton, RHP)
Red Sox (Chris Sale, LHP) @ Astros (Jose Urquidy, RHP)

Pitching Preferences

• Clayton Kershaw
• Kevin Gausman
• MacKenzie Gore
• Charlie Morton
• Jose Quintana
• Chris Sale
• Jose Urquidy

Favorite Teams

• Braves
• Dodgers
• Nationals
• Mets
• Blue Jays

Good Wednesday morning! Two slates today, with this one shaping up to be pretty cut and dry. So rather than talk about those obvious, lets try to paint a picture where the have-nots take it home tonight.

Orioles vs. Kevin Kausman

Gausman has a chance to strengthen his case for AL Cy Young in a major way today if he manages to shut down the young bright and bushy-eyed Orioles. Both Cy Young races have been pretty disappointing. Close races, but with the performance of pitchers across league being below the levels of years past, it’s not grabbing my attention. But let’s get into the Orioles.

They’re priced as an afterthought on today’s slate. Two ways to gain leverage on the field (this applies to every under-drafted team)

• Stack 4-5 players from the team
• Stack 2-3 underdrafted players at the end of drafts

Both can be effective, with the main leverage point being the under-drafted guys from an already under-drafted team. Gausman hasn’t been perfect this year, and as readers of the sheet know, we love the Orioles against RHP in their home park.

Guardians vs. Clayton Kershaw

Hmm… on second thought, maybe just don’t even go here. But if you want to, here’s your right handed bats likely to make the starting lineup tonight. I can confidently say I’m not going here in drafts.

Mets always seem to take down slates with 5-man stacks. Charlie Morton is a good pitcher, but he can always have a blow up game. Franisco Lindor‘s ADP is suspiciously high, but I still suspect the Mets will be a low owned stack today.

After doing a handful of drafts, I can confidently say the Nationals are not going high enough. I’ll be pairing them in different combinations today.

Best of luck everyone! Let’s take one down today.

Nez