After a very hectic Father’s Day weekend of games, DFS players are treated to a much smaller sampling of six games on Monday. Despite fewer pitching options, six of the twelve pitchers have averaged 17.0 FPTS/game or more on the season.
Pitchers
Top-tier
Yu Davish(Padres) $10200 vs Dodgers 6-2 record with a 2.57 ERA/0.95 WHIP. Despite the tough matchup and Darvish’s own recent inconsistency, including 3 out of his last 7 starts with 11.2 FPTS or fewer, Darvish will be the premier pitching option
Tyler Mahle(Reds) $9800 @ Twins 7-2 record with a 3.39 ERA/1.09 WHIP. Mahle has recorded 90 strikeouts over 74.1 innings this season, and has scored 17.6 FPTS or more in his last five starts.
Others I Like
Julio Urias(Dodgers) $9100 @ Padres averaging 20.6 FPTS/ game on the season, Urias has a 9-2 record with a 3.54 ERA/1.00 WHIP. Although I am projecting Darvish to win the game, Urias has a ton of value as a contrarian play.
Kyle Gibson(Rangers) $6300 vs A’s Gibson is my top price play for this slate. With a 4-0 record combined with a 2.09 ERA/1.03 WHIP, Gibson is a perfect price play that can be used to offset the higher priced pitching options.
Hitters
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Sean Murphy(C-A’s) $3900 @ Rangers. .214 BA/8 HR/35 RBI’s
Joey Votto(1B-Reds) $4500 @ Twins .235 BA/8 HR/30 RBI’s
Jose Altuve(2B-Astros) $5500 @ Orioles averaging 10.0 FPTS/game, Altuve has scored 9 FPTS or more in five out of his last six games. For the season, Altuve has 16 home runs with 39 RBI’s.
Carlos Correa(SS-Astros) $4800 @ Orioles has scored 11 or more FPTS in six out of his last seven games. Correa has a .296 batting average with 14 HR’s/40 RBI’s.
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Matt Chapman(3B-A’s) $4700 @ Rangers has scored five FPTS or more in nine straight games.
Byron Buxton(OF-Twins) $4800 vs Reds .366 BA/10 HR/19 RBI’s. After sitting out six weeks, Buxton has recorded 26 FPTS over the last two days and is averaging 12.3 FPTS/game on the season.
Cedric Mullens(OF-Orioles) $4600 vs Astros .318 BA/13 HR/25 RBI’s
Others I Like
Tyler Stephenson(C/1B-Reds) $3700 @ Twins
Ryan Mountcastle(1B/OF-Orioles) $4100 vs Astros
Josh Rojas(2B/SS-Diamondbacks) $4100 vs Brewers
Eugenio Suarez(3B-Reds) $3900 @ Twins
Michael Brantley(OF-Astros) $3900 @ Orioles
Eddie Rosario(OF-Indians) $4300 @ Cubs
Stacks
My two favorite stacks for tonight’s games are the Reds and Astros. Both teams will be on the road to face the Twins(J.A. Happ) and Orioles(Keegan Akin) respectively. Happ has a 6.12 ERA/1.44 WHIP, while Akin has proven to be equally hittable with a 5.76 ERA/1.45 WHIP.
Although they were not listed above, I also like OF Jesse Winker(($5600) and OF Nick Castellanos($4500) of the Reds, along with 1B Yuli Gurriel of the Astros($4700).
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