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Just seven games scheduled for this Monday, June 22nd. Thankfully, they're all being played at night, so our lineup options aren't too weak.
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Offenses to Target for FanDuel Stacking
Despite the short number of games today there are a few platoon stacks worth exploring. I'd suggest combining any two or three of these for tournament play. The stacks below are listed in order of my favorites.
Yankees LHB versus Kevin Correia
The Yankees are already a left-heavy lineup, and they'll find a way to make sure they max out their lineup with them today against Kevin Correia in a very hitter-friendly Citizens Bank Ballpark. Correia hasn't pitched much this season, so you can toss aside his (poor in a small sample size) numbers, but he's a below-average fly ball pitcher that allowed .479 slugging percentage and .365 wOBA against left-handed hitters last season. A few of my favorite Yankees for tonight: Stephen Drew, Brian McCann, Mark Teixiera and Chase Headley.
Twins RHB versus John Danks
John Danks makes for an easy target to pick on these days. I'm finding that it's worth rostering a stack or two against him every time he pitches. This season, he has a 5.04 ERA, 4.51 FIP, and right-handed hitters are slashing .307/.359/.550 against him. My favorite Twins for tonight are Brian Dozier, Eduardo Escobar, Eduardo Nunez and possibly Torii Hunter.
Blue Jays LHB versus Matt Andriese
This one doesn't have the super appealing opposing starter, but the Jays are intriguing night in and night out. Lefties have done well against Andriese in the few games he's thrown (.475 slugging percentage and a .371 wOBA). Toronto is very right-handed bat heavy, so it might be more appropriate to call this a mini-stack, but I'd take a look at Jose Reyes, Justin Smoak and Michael Saunders.
Honorable Mention: Dodgers RHB
DFS Starting Pitchers to Consider for FanDuel Cash Games
Michael Pineda - SP - Yankees ($10,100)
The Phillies aren't the most strikeout prone offense overall, but they're a very weak one nonetheless. Pineda has pitched very well this season (8-3, 3.54 ERA, 2.68 FIP), and the Phillies have produced just a .272 wOBA and .342 slugging percentage against right-handed pitching. Pineda is pretty ground ball heavy too, which should suppress park factor concerns.
Honorable Mention: Clayton Kershaw ($12,100)
DFS Starting Pitchers to Consider for FanDuel Tournaments
Joe Blanton - SP - Royals ($5,100)
There are two things I've got to throw out there right away. Blanton certainly doesn't have a favorable shot at a win seeing as he's going up against King Felix, and he's obviously a big risk seeing as he's never performed well for any extended period of time at the major league level. His career marks for ERA and FIP - 4.48 and 4.21, respectively - are ugly numbers. Now that that is out of the way, consider he has a left-handed heavy lineup to support him (even if it's hard to imagine them doing much damage against Felix), he has park factors working in his favor, and Seattle collectively ranks 29th among all MLB clubs in production against right-handed pitching. Oh, and the price tag. That price tag allows me to throw a few stacks in there with Blanton, and he's got fairly high strikeout potential in this one too.
Honorable Mention: Brett Oberholtzer ($5,200)
DFS Infielders to Consider for FanDuel
Brian McCann - C - Yankees ($3,500)
McCann has been killing right-handed pitching for power, showcasing a .513 slugging percentage and a .230 ISO against them this season in 152 at-bats.
Russell Martin - C - Blue Jays ($3,500)
Martin is listed with the exact same price tag as McCann, and he has similar upside for the day. He comes in swinging a hot bat with a .610 slugging percentage in the past two weeks.
Justin Smoak - 1B - Blue Jays ($2,800)
He is my favorite first baseman thanks to the price point. Smoak comes in swinging a hot bat (.567 slugging last two weeks) and has a solid matchup against the young Andriese.
Mark Teixiera - 1B - Yankees ($3,500)
Big Tex will be a key cog in my favorite stack tonight.
Brian Dozier -2B - Twins ($3,900)
A bit pricey but not only is he a .514 slugger against southpaws, he also has a .400 batting average against Danks for his career.
Justin Turner - 3B - Dodgers ($3,200)
Turner has been putting up some incredible numbers in June and has essentially worked himself into the lineup on a daily basis. He has a favorable matchup against Wada and has four home runs to go with a .906 slugging percentage this month.
Jimmy Rollins - SS - Dodgers ($2,200)
Shortstop is my punt position today in both formats, and Rollins fits the bill of having a cheap price tag and facing a pitcher I don't really trust.
DFS Outfielders to Consider for FanDuel
J.D Martinez - OF - Tigers ($3,200)
Everybody could be on JD coming off his three-home run day yesterday, but it wasn't the only time his bat has come alive as of late. He's really developing into a constant threat at the plate. Bauer is an excellent starter, but Martinez has had good success against him already (.455 career batting average).
David DeJesus - OF - Rays ($2,300)
As my bargain outfielder of the night, DeJesus is a career .453 slugger against right-handed pitching.
Yasiel Puig - OF - Dodgers ($3,700)
Wada gives up a lot of line drives, and I can see Puig teeing off against the southpaw this evening at hitter-friendly Wrigley Field.
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