Two extra games on DK today for the MAIN slate
- Seattle @ Texas … Two pitchers who sometimes baffle hitters despite not being very good. Kyle Seager for the Mariners.
- Cubs @ Rockies … Noon start time at Coors. Auto fade. Quintana will pitch well
Now onto the MAIN slate of games.
WEATHER
- Rainy in Atlanta with kinda mediocre temps. Bummer. Major Bummer. Doubt this game plays since it’s a divisional game.
PITCHING
There’s a ton of nice pitching choices today.
ACES & CHALK
I’m not super high on having to go to this tier today because there’s some arms in the mid tier I like. I didn’t even write up Wheeler and Folty because of rain but I expect that game to be a pitchers duel if it does play.
- Corey Kluber … Rules are meant to be broken they say… Sure… But, I have rules. I avoid high priced ace’s on Sundays and I don’t pick on the Orioles when they’re at home on Sundays. That said, Klubot has owned Baltimore previously and this year just about everyone has owned Baltimore. I still think they’re gonna heat up here soon at home despite getting shutout yesterday by Clevinger. He’s your chalk SP1. And getting to face the likes of Craig Gentry, Chris Davis, Anthony Santander and Luis Sardinas. Outside of Manny and Jones 3-4 he’s really got no issue with this lineup… Tough fade, but here we go!
- Lance McCullers … Here is your chalk pivot off Kluber. I think between him and Severino everyone will jump on Lance coming off a massive 11 strikeout performance in Seattle and against a White Sox team that cannot hit anything right now.
- Luis Severino … I really like Sev as a pitcher — a lot. But what bothers me is that Boone has not let him throw more than 94 pitches yet this season in 4 games. When Severino is off it’s with the walks so the slight hiccup here and he has a high risk of not returning enough for his increased price tag. I expect him to pitch well but I’m not messing with that risk until I see him top 100 pitches.
MID TIER – Love this tier on Sunday’s
- Nick Pivetta … My guy versus my Sunday guy (T-Williams). But the deal here is simple. Philly is good. Pittsburgh is not. They’re offensive regression has been obvious for a week now and the Phillies are absolutely on a roll at home right now. If this game was in PIT, I would go Williams. Both these kids pitch much better at home and today is Pivetta day for me.
- Luis Castillo … The Castillo people keep hyping him up as being dominant while the anti-Castillo people keep hoping that the wheels are going to fall off. The truth is, neither has really happened. He has just been right down the middle good so far this season. My initial thought was no — he just saw the Cards — then I remembered he didn’t face them (dynamite analysis there!). I love attacking the Cardinals on Sunday’s and quite frankly they’re not exploding hot right now. Ozuna and Carpenter are way off right now and I think Castillo will work around Pham. Mikolas will be chalk on the other side as an SP2 on DK, so look at Castillo to leverage against that.
FADES
- Severino … I think Boone is babying him.
- Mikolas … Castillo!
TOP TEAMS
You guys seem to automatically jump down to the last team I list as a sneaky play and ride them 100%. Don’t forget that I rarely auto stack teams, and the teams listed here first are ones you really should assume will be in play first and then the sneaky one is the lower owned play of the day. 
Yankees … All the Giancarlo and Gary I can handle today. Didi sneaky. Good temps, no wind issues and today is the day I wrote down on my white board last Thursday. The lineup looks really good today with Didi moving up to #3 and then Stanton and Sanchez back to back 4-5. I expect Judge or Didi to draw some walks today which will set up Stanton and Sanchez for a huge day offensively. Andujar and Torres back to back 7/8 will be interesting to watch as they turn the lineup over and get it back to the top. Aaron Hicks chalk leading off.
Phillies … Sorry T-Will but I gotta rock my kids at home and against that atrocious Pirates bullpen.
Indians … I honestly don’t love-love them today and will be light on them despite the matchup against Cashner. I nailed Yonder-Ramirez-Gomes yesterday. Brantley and Kipnis the main guys I like today and Lindor is at a weak position outside of Didi.
SNEAKY
Twins @ Rays … Despite facing Phil Hughes I think the Rays are quietly low owned today as most will flock over to the Tigers against Skoglund. Phil Hughes is bad normally. Hughes in a day game is atrocious. Despite being in a dome, I am fine picking on the Hughes day game splits. CJ Cron batting 2nd makes me want to puke, so all the Carlos Gomez and Brad Miller folks. Jesus Sucre on a Sunday too. Why not?
Meanwhile for the Twins they’re getting the extra road AB locked in and also facing a bullpen that’s really bad and going quickly towards nowhere. Love the lefties against Chirinos who I don’t think is that good
POSITIONAL FAVORITES
CATCHER
- Gary Sanchize
- Jesus Sucre
- J.T. Realmuto
FIRST BASE
- Kendry(s) Morale(s) In Play Run(s)
- Carlos Santana
- LORD CHESLOR OF THE CUTHBERTS – You can play him at Third on DK.
- Brad Miller
SECOND BASE
- Jason Kipnis
- Cesar Hernandez
- Whit Merrifield
THIRD BASE
- Miguel Andujar
- Jose Ramirez – Position is weak IMO. He’s in the best “spot”.
- Scott Kingery – Listed at SS on FD which is HIGHLY ANNOYING. Cmon FanDuel, move him to third f’n base…..
- Kyle Seager – DK Only
SHORTSTOP
- Didi
- Francisco Lindor
- Eduardo Escobar
OUTFIELD – Tier 1
- Stanton, Giancarlo
- Rosario, Eddie
- Ryan Braun
OUTFIELD – Tier 2
- Lorenzo Cain
- Michael Brantley
- Carlos Gomez
- Adam Jones
- Rhyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyys Hoskins
OUTFIELD – Tier 3
- Fn Derek Dietrich … Yes, I know. I missed it.
- Nick Williams – I’m gonna ride him today.
- Jesse Winker
- Nicky Delmonico
DONGERS CLUB
- Giancarlo Stanton – OF – Chairman
- Nick Williams – OF
- Ryan Braun – OF
- Gary Sanchez – C
- Kendrys Morales – 1B
- Jason Kipnis – 2B
- Kyle Seager – 3B
- Didi Gregorius – SS
- BONUS …………………………. Adam Jones – OF
