Rays (Tyler Alexander, LHP) @ Yankees (Clarke Schmidt, RHP)
Athletics (Joe Boyle, RHP) @ Guardians (Triston McKenzie, RHP)
Rangers (Andrew Heaney, LHP) @ Braves (Chris Sale, LHP)
Orioles (Dean Kremer, RHP) @ Royals (Alec Marsh, RHP)
Tigers (Jack Flaherty, RHP) @ Twins (Joe Ryan, RHP)
Brewers (Freddy Peralta, RHP) @ Cardinals (Kyle Gibson, RHP)
Mariners (Emerson Hancock, RHP) @ Rockies (Dakota Hudson, RHP)
Blue Jays (Yariel Rodriguez, RHP) @ Padres (Matt Waldron, RHP)
Mets (Sean Manaea, LHP) @ Dodgers (Yoshinobu Yamamoto, RHP)
D-backs (Jordan Montgomery, LHP) @ Giants (Blake Snell, LHP)
Good morning! Sorry for the short absence but it is now Friday and we are back as hell with another full slate! Ten games on the docket today and a lot of options for drafting. Yesterday’s slate was small with only siz games and four person lobbies, but your boy almost took home the Frozen Rope (was only Carlos Carrasco out recorded away). Four person, no ADP lobbies are fun because they present strong exploitative opportunities when most people don’t set ranks and utilize the projections. You can still do exploit lobbies when there is ADP, it’s just not as glaring as when there is none.
Before I begin today let’s just talk about Jared Jones for a brief moment. He has faced 88 batters this season. He’s struck out 32 of them, and he’s walked TWO. He’s generating whiffs on 39% of all pitches thrown, and he’s throwing for strikes 75% of the time. Guys, I’m not really sure what else to say. The Pirates and the rest of the baseball world understands what kind of pitcher this kid is, who turns 23 in August. Having thrown 120 innings in the last two seasons each, Jones is not likely to see much more than 150 innings this season. It’s frustrating, but given the state of SPs today, it makes sense to be overly cautious with him. All I know is that I am never having less than 50% Jones on any given slate he is on moving forward. The stuff is insane.
Favorite Teams
- Braves
- Yankees
- Orioles
- Mariners
- Dodgers
- Rockies
- Rangers
- Guardians
- Royals
Pitching Preferences
- Joe Ryan
- Freddy Peralta
- Yoshinobu Yamamoto
- Blake Snell
- Jordan Montgomery
- Yariel Rodriguez
- Jack Flaherty
- Matt Waldron
- Chris Sale
Time for the slate! The biggest weather concern today is Rockies vs Mariners in Coors, and I’m not sure if the field just hates these offenses or is worried about rain/snow, but both of these offenses are readily available in drafts in a game with the highest total on the slate. Interesting!
Pitching is really flat today. If Montgomery will go undrafted today then I will be drafting him. He’s been ramping up his workload in AAA, so I’m not concerned about him being limited if it’s a 85-90 pitch count. That’s more than enough for him to notch a QS.
Braves facing Andrew Heaney should be very very fun. For Atlanta. Heaney does nothing but give up long balls but he can find his way to 8 Ks in the process. I don’t expect the Braves to put up less than 5 runs today, personally.
The Orioles face a righty today, which means they’re one of the best plays on the slate. I wish they were at home insead of at Kaufmann, but it’s Alec Marsh on the bump and we should be prioritizing Baltimore heavily today.
Today is probably as sneaky as the Yankees might ever be. Left-handed Tyler Alexander is starting for Tampa Bay, and he’s not good. Not only that, but the Rays quietly have a terrible pen. Their relievers are putting up a league worst 6.00 ERA in 81 IP this season, with a 5.13 xFIP. They’re already worth -1.1 WAR. That’s impressive, and we should be loving this spot for the Yankees today. I know I do!
Ok, best of luck everyone! 5k to first today with plenty of side contests as well. Should be fun.
Nez
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