DFS MLB Hitting Coach: June 2

Tonight’s slate is interesting in which I can make a case for why every team has the ability to put up a decent run count.  The problem is there is a game at Coors tonight, and with two not so great pitchers on the mound there, it’s tough not to try to target that game.  I added players in that game to the hitting coach, but my write-up will be focused on the players outside of Coors.  Please know that those players are all in play, and should be a target for your main roster tonight. I just wanted to focus on players that make for nice pivots off of Coors.  Good luck!

Catcher

The only top price catcher that I’m targeting tonight is Jonathan Lucroy.  He had the day off yesterday, and has hit 3 HR’s over his last 5 games, as well as recording 2 hits in 4 of his last 5 games.  If looking to punt, I like Derek Norris or Curt Casali.  Norris is the “safer” option up against a terrible Miley, while Casali provides you with the HR power, but usually bats 9^th.  Keep an eye on Tommy Joseph.  He is listed as either C or 1B depending on site, and should be replacing Howard in the lineup over the next few games.  His price on FD is just way too low, but listed at 1B there.

First Base

There are not too many solid options to look at outside of Coors at 1B tonight, especially if Mark Reynolds gets the start.  Once again Tommy Joseph is dirt cheap on FD. Miguel Cabrera is batting .484 with 7 HR over his last 16 games, and is a nice target if stacking the Tigers.   Both Chris Davis and Carlos Santana check in with nice BvP matchups.  Davis is 8-26 with 3 HR’s vs Porcello, while Santana is batting .300 with 5 walks, and should be leading off tonight. 

Second Base  

Both Second and Third base have players that overlap with their site eligibility.  For instance, Whit Merrifield and his 9 game hit streak is 2B eligible on DK, but OF on other sites.  Also, 7 of those games were 2 hit performances.  Ryan Flaherty is 2B eligible on FD, and almost min price.  His is 5-9 off of Porcello with a hr.  On the other side of his matchup, Dustin Pedroia is 10-26 vs Jimenez. I think Seattle breaks out tonight, and even though his price is up there, Robinson Cano makes for a nice play.  He homered last night, and has scored at least one run in 7 of his last 8 games.

Third Base

 Nolan Arenado is the easy plug and play for cash lineups, but with his price sky high on some sites, I like the idea of rolling with Kyle Seager.  He is 8-11 in this series with 2 HR’s to go with 6 RBI’s and Runs.  Manny Machado works well with a Baltimore stack, and is 7-18 vs Porcello.  The Rays have been such a hit or miss team, and not sure how Gibson will perform tonight, but the Rays are still a very mid-priced team.  Evan Longoria is usually best used vs a lefty, but is 4-10 vs Gibson, and paired with Miller and Casali can be very sneaky tonight.

Shortstop

The non-Coors popular pick tonight will be Xander Bogaerts, and his 25 game hitting streak. He is also 6-15 against Jimenez.  Sticking with my Rays idea, Brad Miller is 5-11 vs Gibson with a .636 slugging average, and is 4-10 in this series.  He is listed though as a SS on only select sites though. Could Alexi Ramirez be finally heating up?  I’m not sure, but Wade Miley is the right guy to go up against if trying to go deep twice again tonight, and his cheap price is worth the risk.  If looking for an even greater risk, Miguel Rojas may get the start tonight, and is min priced across the board.  He should have the better Marlin players batting in front of him, and don’t need much to pay off his cheap price. 

Outfield

Way too many options for OF tonight.  Have to repeat myself, and continue to say that the Rockies and Reds OF’s are your best options, with the top targets going to Charlie Balckmon, Carlos Gonzalez, Jay Bruce, and Billy Hamilton.   I have a feeling though that you can see both Mookie Betts and Ryan Braun as popular plays tonight.  Betts followed up a 3 HR game with 2 more last night.  He is also 7-15 vs Jimenez.  Braun has 3 HR’s over his last 4 games, and has a .473 average with 9 HR’s over his last 22 games at Phili.  Pair Braun with Kirk Nieuwenhuis and his 4-6 with 3 doubles against Eickhoff, and you have a nice Brew crew mini-stack.  Odubel Herrera and Hyun-Soo Kim check in as my riskier plays tonight.  Herrera has struggled lately, but has a .424 average vs the Brewers.  I’ll admit I don’t know much about Kim, but has 3 multi-hit games over his last 7, and Baltimore is expected to score some runs tonight.  While his price is dirt cheap on FD, DK has yet to raise Robbie Grossman’s price, and is worth a large look for your DK salary relief play.