Pitching Preferences

• Spencer Strider
• Braxton Garrett
• Pedro Avila
• Lance Lynn
• Joan Adon
• TBD

Favorite Teams

• Braves
• Marlins
• Dodgers
• Padres
• Giants
• Nationals

Good morning! What a quaint little slate we have today. These are some of my favorites to draft because of the ability to cover a lot of ground with exposures. Not only that, but with a draft size of only four today, there is no ADP data to help the field out. Things will be easier to decipher once we get an idea of what the Giants are doing at pitcher, but for now we can still draft accordingly.

Spencer Strider is my definitive 1.01, even against the Dodgers. He projects far better than the field today from a median standpoint, and of course offers a ludicrous ceiling. If you want to opt for Ronald Acuna Jr or Matt Olson instead, feel free. But I want to be overweight Strider before I do anything else.

Jorge Soler and Lane Thomas are both questionable today. This kind of stinks, not sure what the field is going to be doing about it. If they go undrafted often, I’ll likely mix them in with my last picks. But it’s going to be a wait and see approach from me. They both are great picks if they play, so maybe just rotate them in the 6th if they’re there upon second thought.

Pedro Avila is really intriguing right now. He sports a high K rate, and a sub-3 ERA at the moment, despite mediocre numbers in the minors. He throws a fastball, change, and curve. What stands out, to me, is his ability to command these pitches. Theres a lot of scattered blue on these charts, but the concentrated red areas are what really catch my eye.

The Giants against RHP are typically a team I try to target, but today I can see myself opting for Avila if I miss on Strider. Pitching is gross today, so I’m just trying to find glimmer of hope.

Best of luck today if you’re drafting. Tune in to the Badge Bros today on the Underdog HQ channel to catch some Pennant talk and some daily drafts after some lineups are released.

Nez