Marlins (Ryan Weathers, LHP) @ Yankees (Marcus Stroman, RHP)
Orioles (Cole Irvin, LHP) @ Red Sox (Kutter Crawford, RHP)
Mets (Jose Quintana, LHP) @ Braves (Allan Winans, RHP)
Astros (Spencer Arrighetti, RHP) @ Royals (Seth Lugo, RHP)
Athletics (Ross Stripling, RHP) @ Rangers (Cody Bradford, LHP)
Good morning! We took down a big one last night, thanks to noted good ball players Ronald Acuña Jr. and Michael Nelson Trout. I was chasing the big Pete Alonso game as well, and the stars just so happened to align for me and I was able to bring it home.
These are the kind of lineups I will almost always gravitate towards when playing MLB dailies. When I have the time to get down better volume than I did yesterday I will use some drafts to get to some less likely winners, but more often than not I will simply draft good players. Like I mentioned in one of my first posts on here this season, it’s easy to get discouraged when you go cold for a stretch and remind yourself to trust the process. I’m still honestly not sure what the best way to draft is for this season given the field is larger and sharper than ever, but I’m grateful to have gotten a W under my belt to help keep me afloat while I navigate this season.
Let’s bring it back to today’s main slate with some lists and musings.
Favorite Teams
- Braves
- Yankees
- Red Sox
- Astros
- Rangers
- Orioles
- Mets
- Royals
Pitching Preferences
- Marcus Stroman
- Kutter Crawford
- Cody Bradford
- Seth Lugo
- Jose Quintana
- Ryan Weathers
- Cole Irvin
Whew buddy, this is a bad pitching slate. Marcus Stroman as of writing this has a 6.4 ADP. While he is by far in the best spot today, I’m not certain this is worth the cost. I’ll likely instead be drafting bats and finding pitching that doesn’t negatively correlate with my stacks, but Stroman is someone I won’t want to full fade either.
We’ve often said on Badge Bros streams that Roth can play his weather predictions too safely. That said, when he lists a game as “Red”, I take notice. Braves and Mets seem to be at real risk of either not playing a full nine or at all. My amateur opinion is they start the game, but finishing it is definitely going to be difficult if the game is stopped at any time. I can’t advise full fading this spot when both teams have blow up potential. Just keep an ear to the streets on what the forecast is looking like closer to lock.
The Red Sox are looking like some of the best value on the board today. I understand some of these names are unappealing on the surface, but they are facing Cole Irvin in Fenway and are available at most points in drafts. Getting an official lineup will make our targets easier to identify, but for now just start mixing these guys into your drafts, I.M.O.
The Rangers have been off to a rather slow start this season, but we are staying the course over here and drafting them at a heavy clip today. Any combination of the top of that order I can get in a lineup today I am happy with. Here’s hoping my lobbies are filled with people fading a team facing the Athletics today, though I wouldn’t call that likely.
Today is a short slate, so truth be told I will be getting to a little bit of everybody, including the Marlins against our SP1 on the slate. Not many people will want to get there and I totally understand it. However, some stacks of Arraez/Jazz/Burger in some combination will be a part of my portfolio in the event that they can get to Stroman. Leverage today that will be strong and won’t take a lot to hit feels good today.
That will wrap things up for me today. Thanks for your support as always and best of luck today!
Nez
Take Sheet 