DFS MLB Hitting Coach – August 7, 2015

*Players are listed in the table in order of preference for the day of action. The write-ups are listed in alphabetical order for ease of reading.

CATCHER

There are like four catchers in baseball hitting well right now…

Castro has a .537 SLG over his last 12 games. He has two homers and seven RBIs over his last six games.

Conger has three homers with nine RBIs and eight runs scored his last eight games. He’s sporting a 1.176 OPS against righties this season.

Grandal is batting .526 with a .737 SLG over his last five games. He faces Cole though, so far from an over the top recommendation.

Pena is 4-for-12 in August and he’s batting .300 with a .362 OBP against righties. Over Anderson’s last two starts he’s last just eight innings allowing 18 hits, three walks and 11 runs.

FIRST BASE

Davis has six homers his last nine games with 19 RBIs. Glad I waited until two weeks ago to trade him. He has a .509 SLG against lefties this season.

Encarnacion has two homers, eight RBIs and eight runs scored the past seven games. He’s also batting .440 with a Bondsonian wOBA.

Hosmer has two hits or more in seven of his last 10 starts. In that time he is batting .462 with a .512 OBP, .667 SLG and 13 runs scored. He’s also sporting a .940 OPS at home.

Morales has a hit in 7-straight. He also has eight RBIs in that time. He has a mere .414 SLG against lefties but his .312 batting average and .353 OBP are solid.

SECOND BASE

Dietrich has three runs scored his last two game and he’s produced six hits his last three games. He’s hitting .304 with a .1092 OPS on the road and the mark is .995 at night. That .889 OPS against righties is solid too.

Kinsler has a .517 average and .759 SLG over his last seven games. He’s scored nine times and driven in six runners.

DJL has five hits in eight at-bats against Zimmermann. He’s hitting .304 on the road and .338 with a .388 OBP at night.

Murphy, over the last 10 games, is batting .325 with a .378 OBP and .550 SLG. He’s hit two big flies and scored eight times. Against righties this season he’s hitting .301 with seven homers and 17 doubles over 239 at-bats.

THIRD BASE

Beltre has three homers and a .367.406/.700 line over 32 plate appearances against Iwakuma. Over his last 35 plate appearances he’s hitting .419 with a .742 SLG (nine runs scored).

Franco is batting .307 with eight homers and 20 doubles in 218 at-bats against righties. Shields has given up his fair share of big flies this season (21 in 23 starts).

Solarte is a monster in his last nine games hitting .410 with a .692 SLG with two homers, seven RBIs and six runs scored.

Valencia faces the tough Keuchel, but he always hits lefties (.304/.353/.443) and has gone 5-for-9 with a homer against Dallas.  

SHORTSTOP

Bogaerts is batting .333 over his last 20 games with 11 runs scored and three steals. He’s also hit .388 with a .932 OPS against lefties.

Escobar is hitting .329 with a .867 OPS in 45 games at home. He’s batting .320 at night. He’s also hitting .296 against lefties.

Iglesias has two or more hits in four of seven games. He’s also hitting .296 against righties and when the game is at home he’s batting .335. Oh, and Kelly Stinks.

Semien has a homer, a double, five RBIs and a steal over his last three outings. He’s also been successful against lefties this season (.292/.349/.427).

OUTFIELD

Brantley has hits in nine of 10 games. He also has a strong slash line against righties (.308/.395/.471) and faces Pelfrey who has been all over the place of late.

Cain has a .864 OPS at home this season. When a lefty is on the bump he kills it (.352/.423/.582).

Castillo has hit .355 with a .910 OPS over his last 10 contest since his recall. On the year he’s batting .342 with a .375 OBP against lefties.

Cruz is so hot it’s not right. He has five homers his last six games and he has at least two hits in each outing. He’s also hitting an elite .387/.467/.731 against lefties.

Ellsbury is batting .350 with two steals against Dickey over 22 plate appearances. He’s scored four runs his last four outings with five RBIs.

Martinez has 23 homers and 55 RBIs over 319 at-bats against righties. Kelly has allowed four homers in four games and has a 9.35 ERA and 1.96 WHIP over his last four starts.

Upton is batting .417 over his last four games and .286 with a .359 OBP over his last 14. He’s also hit .279/.343/.459 against righties this season.

Yelich is batting .278 with a .352 OBP against righties this season. He’s also hitting .300 with a .374 OBP over his last 235 plate appearances. 

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