FanDuel MLB DFS Picks – August 14th
We had a real fine night with previous night’s FanDuel MLB DFS Picks as we have lots of production up and down the lineup.
Our pitcher, Domingo German, got things off to a great start because he hurled seven innings of two-run ball with seven strikeouts in a winning effort within the Baltimore Orioles. The right-hander let a pair of home runs which accounted for all of the damage done from him in that one.
Our three-man Cubs stack did a nice job too. Nicholas Castellanos remained white-hot, particularly against left-wing pitching, having a solo home run from Jason Vargas and singled and scored an additional run too. Kris Bryant climbed and walked while Javier Baez walked and recorded an RBI, but made good on his unique stolen base divides against left wing pitching using a steal from Vargas, his 10th of the season. Quality production here.
We did quite well in our Tigers stack. Jake Rogers maintained the power stroke using a home run in this , a two-run shot to improve his own walk. Travis Demeritte had another wonderful game which included a set of singles, a pair of runs scored and another stolen base, his third at only his 12th huge league sport. Finally Brandon Dixon provided a double but sadly also struck four times. We received outstanding manufacturing from this trio.
I rostered 2 one-offs past night, and one of these delivered some big-time damage as Brian Dozier continued his assault on left-handed pitching using a home run off of southpaw Alex Wood. Fellow one-off Josh VanMeter failed to give value with only a single at the nighttime, but it is better than nothing.
It was a great night all-around and I’ll appear to make it 2 in a row about tonight’s little six-game main slate.
P — Aaron Nola (PHI) — $10,100 vs. CHC
The top arm on this record is left-hander Clayton Kershaw as he takes on the Miami Marlins in Miami tonightbut I am going to rally to right-hander Aaron Nola because he chooses on the Cubs in his house playground of Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia this day. Kershaw is the obvious cash drama, but I am going GPP with this lineup tonight. In any case, Nola has been outstanding at home this season where he has posted a 3.07 ERA, 3.57 FIP, 3.73 xFIP plus a 10.78 K/9 around more than 90 home innings this year in comparison to his 4.63 ERA, 4.99 FIP and 9.11 K/9 across nearly half of the innings in comparison to his work at home. Certainly, we have something to work with here since Nola has been very good at home more frequently than not this year despite a shaky start. His final start in the home came against the White Sox when he hurled seven innings of both one-run ball using 10 punchouts to boot. That marks the third time in the past six begins in the home in which the 2018 NL Cy Young candidate has reached 10 strikeouts. The Cubs are a harmful crime to be certain since they rank seventh in wOBA versus right-handed pitching, but that reality combined with his price could maintain Nola lower owned than you may think. I am willing to roll the dice in GPPs tonight.
C/1B — Jake Rogers (DET) — $3,000 vs. SEA
Once again I will be rolling with a pair of three-man stacks in this one tonight and then rostering a couple of one-offs to complement the stacks. My three-man Tigers pile kicks off with Rogers as I am choosing him on Miguel Cabrera and Brandon Dixon at similar price points at the C/1B place. Simply put, Rogers is the latest bat of this three and I wish to keep on him while he is swinging that powerful stick he’s put on display in three individual stops this season, a journey that began at Double-A. He is going to play nearly everyday at this stage awarded his elite defense behind the platebut Rogers could turn into a great source of electricity from underneath the dish because he’s homered four times in just 11 games and 44 plate looks at the MLB level that season. If you mix all 3 levels, Rogers has smacked 18 home runs in 87 games on the season. He struck left-handed pitching to get a wonderful .844 OPS at Triple-A before his call up, and that is what he’ll watch tonight against southpaw Marco Gonzales. Rogers is now 2 for 6 with 2 home runs against left-handers in the major league level for example last night’s taken from southpaw Yusei Kikuchi. I feel some more power could be generated in this matchup tonight.
2B — Niko Goodrum (DET) — $3,200 vs. SEA
Goodrum was not part of the Tigers stack last night due to price and the makeup of the lineup, however he is going be in this 1 tonight because he’ll produce a wrap-around stack with Rogers plus a Tigers outfielder in this one tonight. I desired him in last night’s stack as his bat is effective against left handed pitching, even though he can sport some unique splits. The extra-base power is increased against righties as Goodrum possesses a .173 ISO against righties when compared with some .159 mark against lefties. However, from there on out, the switch-hitting Goodrum’s divides prefer facing left-handed pitching. Goodrum is hitting on .364 with a .941 OPS, .393 wOBA and also a 147 wRC+ to the season against left-handed pitching. Now, the numbers are especially better on the road against lefties, however I am not overly concerned as he pitched in the night’s game and scored a pair of runs against the southpaw Kikuchi. There’s also the fact that Goodrum has been very good because the return in the All-Star fracture as he owns a .213 ISO, .853 OPS, .355 wOBA and 122 wRC+ as July 12th. Finally, we have some stolen base upside as Goodrum has swiped 12 bases on the season, three of which come from a lefty.
3B — Sean Rodriguez (PHI) — $2,200 vs. CHC
My stacks are not exactly on the inexpensive side, particularly my primary pile, so I had to obtain a couple value one-offs to generate my lineup match under the salary cap on this particular masterpiece tonight. I think I have found some value in the bat of Sean Rodriguez as he takes on left-hander Cole Hamels and the Chicago Cubs. Rodriguez has made his big league money by doing damage against left-handed pitching during his career. In his career against southpaws, Rodriguez possesses a .168 ISO, .763 OPS, .336 wOBA plus also a 113 wRC+. Those amounts are especially better compared to the .146 ISO, .625 OPS, .275 wOBA along with 71 wRC+ from right-handed pitching. The breaks are broad again this year because he’s smacked all three of his homers against left pitching in only 43 at-bats contrary to them. He is hitting .279 using a .233 ISO, .879 OPS, .370 wOBA and also a 129 wRC+ against left-handed pitching this season in that little 43 at-bat sample dimensions. He has also produced a .350 ISO 1.041 OPS, .425 wOBA along with 164 wRC+ at home against lefties this year at a 20 at-bats sample size as just two of his homers this season have come in that span. Needless to say, we have something to work with here concerning extracting value from Rodriguez’s bat tonight.
SS — Charlie Culberson (ATL) — $2,100 vs. NYM
The final one-off of this lineup tonight is that the Braves‘ Charlie Culberson that comes in a near-minimum price against left-hander Steven Matz along with also the New York Mets. It has been a tale of two seasons for Matz awarded his home/away splits on the season. In the home, he possesses a eye-popping 2.14 ERA, but he’s been brutalized on the street for a 6.79 ERA while his 6.43 FIP and 5.23 xFIP along with some 2.59 HR/9 around the road do not exactly paint a much prettier picture. This could be a very good thing for Culberson along with also the Braves as a Braves stack could be used tonight too. Having said that, I like Culberson as a value one-off as well. He is enjoying yet another successful year in part-time obligation as evidenced by his .345 wOBA along with 110 wRC+ over this season. But, Culberson is doing some serious harm against left-handed pitching since he possesses a massive .405 typical, .262 ISO, 1.085 OPS, .449 wOBA and also a 178 wRC+ over the season vs southpaw pitching. The sample is modest at only 42 at-bats, however, the production is real. Not one of the strikes went for extra-bases, but Culberson is 2 for 4 with a stolen base in his short history against Matz. I think there is a whole lot of upside in both of these one-off value plays tonight.
OF — Travis Demeritte (DET) — $2,900 vs. SEA
Completing our three-man Tigers pile is Demeritte who continues to impress because coming over from the Braves in the trade deadline and immediately getting his promotion to the big leagues for the first time in his profession. His cross-category potential was on display in the night’s game as he captured a set of singles, scored two runs and utilized his brakes to steal his third base of the year in just his 12th MLB game. For what it’s worth, he also added four rebounds in Triple-A from the Braves‘ business ahead of the transaction. It was fine to see him have any success against a left-hander in last night’s match as he had not done a tiny sample before last night’s competition, at least at the big leagues. At Triple-A, Demeritte punished southpaws for a .954 OPS this season while nine of his 20 home runs at Triple-A came from a left-hander in roughly half as many at-bats since he had against righties. Demeritte has revealed wonderful consistency because entrance to Detroit as he is recorded a minumum of one hit in eight of his 12 matches, including in each of his last seven. The 24-year-old is place to get a long look in the Tigers‘ outfield for the remainder of the season and I will search for him to carry on to make the most of the chance again tonight.
OF — Mike Trout (LAA) — $4,800 vs. PIT
The Angels and Pirates continue their series from Anaheim tonight along with the Angels have a genuine nice home matchup against right-hander Chris Archer who has largely struggled on the road this year. Archer enters this man wearing a 6.66 ERA on the road this season while he is allowed a whopping 2.05 HR/9 on the road too. His 4.94 FIP and 4.32 xFIP indicate there’s some positive regression to be had for Archer on the road this season, but to be very honest I will only roster three Angels who hit right-handed pitching for plenty of home run power and see where it takes me. Trout is competing for a home run crown this year and his splits prefer this matchup. Even the righty-swinging Trout has superior numbers versus righties than lefties in the shape of a .389 ISO, 1.136 OPS, .452 wOBA plus a 191 wRC+ vs righties on the season. His numbers versus righties at home are largely similar. We receive some stolen foundation uspide with Trout and he has two steals on the year, and seven of which have come against righties. Archer is susceptible to the stolen base plus that also I like the fact that Trout has three steals against him despite a .227 batting average in 22 livelihood at-bats contrary to him. Nevertheless, given Archer’s street work and home run woes this year, Trout is once again a high-ceiling perform tonight.
OF — Shohei Ohtani (LAA) — $3,500 vs. PIT
Next man up in our three-man Angels heap is Ohtani who continues to hit right-handed pitching for plenty of power, especially in the home. Add in his speed on the basepaths and we surely have plenty of cross-category upside in this matchup tonight. Entering play tonight, Ohtani possesses a .245 ISO, .902 OPS, .371 wOBA along with 136 wRC+ over the season vs right-handed pitching. Additionally, he has posted a .320 ISO, 1.076 OPS, .431 wOBA along with 176 wRC+ on the season against lefties at home. Ohtani has used his speed to steal 10 bases on the year, and nine of which have come from right-wing pitching. It has been a pretty quiet second half to its two-way superstar, however he has caught fire during the previous four games and enjoyed a huge night in last night’s match as well. Over his last four games, he has gone for 20 (.400) with two doubles, a triple, four runs scored, six RBI and a stolen base to boot up. Last night, he went 2 for 5 with a double, a triple, two runs, two RBI and a stolen base. Ohtani is among those bata that you need to ride when sexy and that is just what I’ll do in a favorable home matchup at which he does his best work.
UTIL — Justin Upton (LAA) — $3,100 vs. PIT
Upton has seen action in just 40 games this season thanks to an injury that cost him a major chunk of this season’s first half, but the guy is once again displaying some reverse-splits and mashing right-handed pitching here again in 2019. Entering this one tonight, Upton sports a .238 ISO, .871 OPS, .360 wOBA and 129 wRC+ to the season against right-wing pitching. The numbers are better on the street against righties, but given the small sample I’m not concerned about this to be totally fair. This marks the second consecutive season he’s posted some gaudy reverse-splits since he set up a .232 ISO, .875 OPS, .373 wOBA and 141 wRC+ against righties last season in contrast to a .125 ISO, .593 OPS, .265 wOBA along with 67 wRC+ against lefties this season. He has not ran much this year with just the one steal so far, but he’s listed 22 steals within the previous two seasons and using Archer letting his fair share of steals, possibly the stolen base upside gets a couple of ticks in the ideal way in this . I’m more intrigued by the energy upside to be confident and this three-man Angels stack brings loads of this against a pitcher allowing a lot of home runs this year.
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