For today, July 3rd, DFS players have both an afternoon slate consisting of six games, as well as a “main slate” of seven games, to partake in. Although neither slate is loaded with pitching aces, the main slate is exceedingly thin.
In order to assist afternoon fantasy players, I will briefly mention a few preferred pitching plays and hitting stacks in the body of the article. The pitchers will be listed in the “others I like” segment.
Pitchers
Top-tier
Clayton Kershaw(Dodgers) $10000 @ Nationals 9-7 record with a 3.25 ERA/0.98 WHIP. Kershaw, who averages 19.9 FPTS/game, has recorded 124 strikeouts over 102.1 innings. With other top pitching options being extremely limited, Kershaw is a must start.
Jake Odorizzi(Astros) $8600 @ Indians despite averaging only 12.3 FPTS/game and having a 2-3 record, Odorizzi has registered a 4.08 ERA/0.96 WHIP on the season.
Others I Like
Cole Irvin(A’s) $7900 vs Red Sox despite the tough matchup, there are very few solid pitching options available for this slate. For the season, Irvin has a 6-7 record with a 3.64 ERA/1.22 WHIP.
Afternoon Slate:
As mentioned earlier, the afternoon slate has a few more pitching options available than the main slate. The top options include: 1)Yu Darvish(Padres $10400 @ Phillies) ; 2) Tyler Mahle(Reds $9600 vs Cubs); 3)Sandy Alcantara(Marlins $9200 @ Braves); and 4)Danny Duffy(Royals $7500 vs Twins). It will be difficult to not choose Darvish and/or Mahle and use Duffy to offset the higher cost of selecting them.
Hitters
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Buster Posey(C-Giants) $4600 @ Diamondbacks has scored five FPTS or more in six straight games
Paul Goldschmidt(1B-Cardinals) $4900 @ Rockies .252 BA/11 HR/42 RBI’s. Goldschmidt has had at least 17 FPTS in three out of his last six games.
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Jose Altuve(2B-Astros) $5600 @ Indians .287 BA/18 HR/47 RBI’s
Carlos Correa(SS-Astros) $5300 @ Indians .296 BA/15 HR/49 RBI’s
Anthony Rendon(3B-Angels) $4900 vs Orioles Has scored at least 8 or more FPTS in five out of his last six games
J.D. Martinez(OF-Red Sox) $5500 @ A’s .305 BA/17 HR/55 RBI’s. Martinez has scored 18 or more FPTS in four out of his last five games.
Mitch Haniger(OF-Mariners) $4700 vs Rangers .258 BA/17 HR/53 RBI’s
Others I Like
Ty France(1B-Mariners) $3600 vs Rangers
Chris Taylor(2B/SS-Dodgers) @ Nationals
Amed Rosario(SS-Indians) $3500 Vs Astros
Austin Hays(OF-Orioles) $2900 @ Angels
Franmil Reyes(OF-Indians) $3400 vs Astros
Stacks
Main:
As mentioned in my pitching section, there are very few difficult hitting match ups in the main slate. Nine of the fourteen pitchers come into their games with an ERA of 4.95 or higher. Due to this ineffective pitching, selecting hitters will simply be an act of choosing the hitters that best fit your salary cap needs.
Afternoon:
The White Sox and Brewers are my two favorite stacks for this slate. Both the White Sox and Brewers will be on the road to take on the Tigers(Tarik Skubal) and Pirates(Cody Ponce) respectively. While Skubal(4.06 ERA/1.37 WHIP) has posted decent numbers, Ponce(7.88 ERA/2.00 WHIP) has been extremely generous to opposing hitters.
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