It’s very interesting to see the way the MLB schedule is split today and how many star pitchers are taking the hill in the early slate. I don’t love the day for many stacks, but here are a few to consider when setting your lineups for both the early and the late slates.

Early Slate

Washington Nationals vs Michael Foltynewicz

Why yes, that is me wearing my Captain Obvious cape. Looks good, doesn’t it? The Nationals are destroying all types of pitching right now and that mix of lefties and righties atop the lineup – Adam Eaton, Anthony Rendon, Bryce Harper and Ryan Zimmerman – is as close to a no-brainer as you get. The problem is, everyone else and their grandmother are using the Nationals right now, so I’m more inclined to throw a couple of mini-stacks (two-man) into cash games rather than try to fit these bats into a GPP lineup. You’re not differentiating yourself from the pack in any way. If you want to try going the cheap route, however, you could throw in Brian Goodwin and Miguel Montero at the bottom of the lineup. The pair of lefties can get it done here.

Late Slate

Chicago White Sox vs Aaron Sanchez

The White Sox are one of the hottest-hitting teams right now, having posted a collective .357 wOBA with a 134 wRC+ against right-handed pitching this season. And they’re doing it with power, as evidenced by the .258 ISO and .823 OPS. The heart of the order – Avisail Garcia, Jose Abreu, Matt Davidson – is where most people will lean when stacking against Aaron Sanchez who had righties post a .413 wOBA against him last season. If I’m doing it, though, I’d think about using Yoan Moncada, Garcia and Abreu at the top instead as Davidson could just as easily give you an 0-for-4 with three whiffs as he could a home run.

Colorado Rockies vs Clayton Richard

Very stackable here with the Rockies against the southpaw Richard. Nolan Arenado is always in play as it is, but you can definitely add in DJ LeMahieu, Trevor Story and Ian Desmond as right-handed bats to mix in. Right-handed batters posted a .384 wOBA against Richard last season and while the Rockies have been off to a rather bland start with all this road work in the division, the familiarity with Richard should help ease them into a more power-producing lineup. Let’s also not leave out Charlie Blackmon who hits lefties well if you want to pay up for Rockies bats or even Chris Iannetta is you want to go with a lower-cost option.