When I put together Sunday’s hitting coach, what struck me most was the lack of stud options at first base and shortstop. If you have some money to spend, you don’t need me to tell you it is fine to play Joey Votto or Jonathan Villar, but for the most part, I will plug in cheaper players at those positions and spend my money elsewhere. In fact, this is a pretty good slate for cheap options at every position, so if you were planning on paying for some of the stud pitchers, Sunday could be your lucky day.
| CATCHER | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Player | Team | POS | Bats | H/A | Opp | Probable Pitcher | Throws | AB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | wOBA | ISO | BB% | K% | GB% | FB% | LD% | HR/FB | BABIP | FD | DK | Aces |
| Buster Posey | SF | C | R | A | WSH | Tanner Roark | R | 361 | 0.29 | 0.363 | 0.46 | 0.823 | 0.351 | 0.17 | 10.20% | 11.00% | 49.70% | 29.00% | 21.30% | 13.30% | 0.301 | $2,900 | $3,800 | $4,650 |
| Jett Bandy | LAA | C | R | A | SEA | James Paxton | L | 108 | 0.29 | 0.344 | 0.5 | 0.844 | 0.361 | 0.21 | 7.20% | 13.60% | 28.00% | 52.70% | 19.40% | 12.20% | 0.284 | $2,200 | $2,800 | $3,300 |
| Willson Contreras | CHI | C | R | A | OAK | Sean Manaea | L | 144 | 0.27 | 0.36 | 0.44 | 0.798 | 0.355 | 0.17 | 10.40% | 23.80% | 57.80% | 23.50% | 18.60% | 20.80% | 0.34 | $3,100 | $3,400 | $4,600 |
| J.T. Realmuto | MIA | C | R | A | COL | Jon Gray | R | 353 | 0.31 | 0.351 | 0.42 | 0.77 | 0.338 | 0.11 | 5.10% | 16.50% | 52.80% | 27.10% | 20.10% | 6.40% | 0.368 | $3,800 | $4,500 | $5,000 |
Buster Posey is 9-for-24 over his last six games and 4-for-9 against Tanner Roark.
Willson Contreras is 6-for-19 during his five-game hitting streak. Contreras has a .809 OPS against left-handed pitchers.
Jett Bandy is 6-for-16 with two home runs during his five-game hitting streak. Bandy has a 1.165 OPS against lefties this season.
Yasmani Grandal is 9-for-22 with two home runs during his six-game hitting streak. Grandal has a .858 OPS against left-handed pitchers this season.
J.T. Realmuto is 13-for-35 during his nine-game hitting streak and he has a .357 wOBA against right-handed pitchers.
| FIRST BASE | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Player | Team | POS | Bats | H/A | Opp | Probable Pitcher | Throws | AB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | wOBA | ISO | BB% | K% | GB% | FB% | LD% | HR/FB | BABIP | FD | DK | Aces |
| James Loney | NYM | 1B | L | A | DET | Anibal Sanchez | R | 210 | 0.29 | 0.339 | 0.44 | 0.777 | 0.337 | 0.15 | 5.70% | 11.80% | 44.10% | 32.40% | 23.50% | 10.30% | 0.309 | $2,900 | $3,500 | $4,200 |
| Mark Reynolds | COL | 1B | R | H | MIA | Adam Conley | L | 346 | 0.28 | 0.351 | 0.45 | 0.799 | 0.348 | 0.17 | 9.60% | 25.80% | 43.50% | 30.50% | 25.90% | 16.40% | 0.36 | $3,600 | $3,900 | $4,600 |
| Ryan Howard | PHI | 1B | L | A | SD | Jarred Cosart | R | 233 | 0.19 | 0.237 | 0.42 | 0.658 | 0.28 | 0.24 | 6.70% | 31.20% | 36.50% | 42.30% | 21.20% | 24.20% | 0.191 | $2,700 | $3,600 | $4,450 |
| Pedro Alvarez | BAL | 1B | L | A | CWS | James Shields | R | 238 | 0.26 | 0.315 | 0.54 | 0.853 | 0.363 | 0.28 | 7.70% | 25.80% | 48.50% | 33.90% | 17.50% | 31.00% | 0.284 | $3,500 | $4,600 | $4,450 |
| Wil Myers | SD | RF | R | H | PHI | Jerad Eickhoff | R | 412 | 0.28 | 0.359 | 0.5 | 0.861 | 0.371 | 0.22 | 10.90% | 21.20% | 45.70% | 28.30% | 26.00% | 23.90% | 0.321 | $3,500 | $4,900 | $4,900 |
| Brandon Moss | STL | 1B | L | H | ATL | Michael Foltynewicz | R | 240 | 0.26 | 0.346 | 0.57 | 0.917 | 0.388 | 0.31 | 9.20% | 29.40% | 31.90% | 45.00% | 23.10% | 25.00% | 0.315 | $3,400 | $4,900 | $4,650 |
James Loney is 8-for-22 during his six-game hitting streak and 5-for-15 in his career against Anibal Sanchez.
Pedro Alvarez is 7-for-13 with four home runs over his last four games.
Mark Reynolds is pretty cheap considering he is 10-for-25 with a home run during his five-game hitting streak and he gets to face a lefty at Coors Sunday.
Ryan Howard is 5-for-7 with two home runs over his last two games. If Howard starts, look for him to pick on Jarred Cosart.
Wil Myers is 10-for-22 with a home run and four stolen bases in the last week.
Brandon Moss is 7-for-21 with a home run in five games since coming off the disabled list.
| SECOND BASE | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Player | Team | POS | Bats | H/A | Opp | Probable Pitcher | Throws | AB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | wOBA | ISO | BB% | K% | GB% | FB% | LD% | HR/FB | BABIP | FD | DK | Aces |
| Brandon Phillips | CIN | 2B | R | A | PIT | Gerrit Cole | R | 391 | 0.27 | 0.31 | 0.4 | 0.706 | 0.299 | 0.12 | 3.60% | 12.70% | 49.60% | 28.40% | 22.10% | 8.40% | 0.297 | $2,500 | $3,100 | $4,350 |
| Derek Dietrich | MIA | 3B | L | A | COL | Jon Gray | R | 288 | 0.27 | 0.366 | 0.4 | 0.765 | 0.338 | 0.13 | 6.80% | 19.40% | 45.40% | 28.90% | 25.70% | 6.30% | 0.336 | $3,200 | $3,300 | $4,700 |
| Cesar Hernandez | PHI | 2B | B | A | SD | Jarred Cosart | R | 367 | 0.29 | 0.351 | 0.38 | 0.727 | 0.319 | 0.08 | 8.40% | 19.50% | 60.60% | 17.40% | 22.00% | 4.00% | 0.366 | $3,200 | $3,800 | $4,350 |
| Neil Walker | NYM | 2B | B | A | DET | Anibal Sanchez | R | 366 | 0.27 | 0.331 | 0.44 | 0.774 | 0.335 | 0.18 | 8.60% | 19.00% | 35.50% | 41.50% | 23.00% | 15.10% | 0.292 | $3,100 | $4,100 | $4,800 |
| Devon Travis | TOR | 2B | R | A | KC | Yordano Ventura | R | 221 | 0.29 | 0.335 | 0.49 | 0.828 | 0.357 | 0.2 | 5.90% | 20.80% | 46.50% | 34.30% | 19.20% | 16.90% | 0.337 | $3,000 | $4,500 | $4,750 |
Brandon Phillips is 9-for-15 with six runs, two home runs, six RBI and two stolen bases during his six-game hitting streak. Phillips is 6-for-16 against Gerrit Cole.
Derek Dietrich is 5-for-10 over his last six games and has a .812 OPS against right-handed pitchers this season.
Neil Walker is 10-for-21 with a home run during his five-game hitting streak.
Cesar Hernandez is 8-for-25 with seven runs scored over the last week.
Devon Travis is 10-for-32 with three home runs over the last week and he has a .935 OPS against right-handed pitchers.
| THIRD BASE | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Player | Team | POS | Bats | H/A | Opp | Probable Pitcher | Throws | AB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | wOBA | ISO | BB% | K% | GB% | FB% | LD% | HR/FB | BABIP | FD | DK | Aces |
| Javier Baez | CHI | 2B | R | A | OAK | Sean Manaea | L | 281 | 0.28 | 0.315 | 0.45 | 0.763 | 0.33 | 0.17 | 3.70% | 24.80% | 47.30% | 35.00% | 17.70% | 15.50% | 0.34 | $2,800 | $4,300 | $4,350 |
| Aaron Hill | BOS | 3B | R | A | LA | Brandon McCarthy | R | 309 | 0.22 | 0.295 | 0.29 | 0.586 | 0.33 | 0.07 | 9.90% | 13.60% | 37.10% | 38.60% | 24.30% | 9.00% | 0.293 | $2,700 | $2,600 | $4,200 |
| Yunel Escobar | LAA | 3B | R | A | SEA | James Paxton | L | 399 | 0.32 | 0.368 | 0.41 | 0.774 | 0.343 | 0.09 | 7.10% | 11.60% | 58.30% | 19.70% | 22.00% | 4.40% | 0.356 | $2,900 | $3,800 | $4,550 |
| Jefry Marte | LAA | 3B | R | A | SEA | James Paxton | L | 145 | 0.26 | 0.297 | 0.48 | 0.773 | 0.33 | 0.22 | 4.50% | 22.60% | 40.70% | 40.70% | 18.50% | 18.20% | 0.282 | $2,700 | $3,200 | $4,100 |
| Jake Lamb | ARI | 3B | L | H | MIL | Jimmy Nelson | R | 354 | 0.28 | 0.358 | 0.59 | 0.943 | 0.396 | 0.3 | 10.00% | 24.80% | 48.20% | 28.50% | 23.30% | 31.90% | 0.329 | $3,100 | $5,100 | $5,100 |
| Evan Longoria | TB | 3B | R | H | MIN | Kyle Gibson | R | 423 | 0.28 | 0.33 | 0.53 | 0.857 | 0.357 | 0.25 | 7.00% | 22.40% | 31.70% | 45.70% | 22.50% | 16.70% | 0.317 | $3,700 | $3,400 | $5,300 |
| Nolan Arenado | COL | 3B | R | H | MIA | Adam Conley | L | 421 | 0.28 | 0.348 | 0.55 | 0.894 | 0.38 | 0.27 | 9.60% | 13.80% | 35.80% | 44.30% | 19.90% | 17.30% | 0.271 | $4,300 | $5,400 | $6,000 |
Javier Baez has a .964 OPS against left-handed pitchers this season and right-handed batters have a .354 wOBA against Sean Manaea.
Evan Longoria is 4-for-10 against Kyle Gibson and 4-for-14 with a home run over his last four games.
Jake Lamb is 6-for-17 with two home runs during his four-game hitting streak.
Aaron Hill is 6-for-19 with a home run over the last week and 5-for-16 with a home run against Brandon McCarthy.
If you have some money to spend, go ahead and splurge on Nolan Arenado. Arenado has a .432 wOBA at home against lefties this season.
Yunel Escobar has a .924 OPS against lefties and is 8-for-25 over the last week. Jefry Marte is cheaper, especially on DraftKings, but he is 12-for-32 with two home runs over his last nine games.
| SHORTSTOP | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Player | Team | POS | Bats | H/A | Opp | Probable Pitcher | Throws | AB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | wOBA | ISO | BB% | K% | GB% | FB% | LD% | HR/FB | BABIP | FD | DK | Aces |
| Jhonny Peralta | STL | SS | R | H | ATL | Michael Foltynewicz | R | 127 | 0.23 | 0.261 | 0.41 | 0.67 | 0.284 | 0.18 | 4.50% | 19.40% | 36.40% | 42.40% | 21.20% | 11.90% | 0.247 | $3,000 | $3,500 | $4,600 |
| Brad Miller | TB | CF | L | H | MIN | Kyle Gibson | R | 363 | 0.26 | 0.306 | 0.5 | 0.805 | 0.345 | 0.24 | 6.60% | 21.70% | 49.40% | 35.40% | 15.10% | 20.80% | 0.281 | $3,500 | $4,500 | $4,650 |
| Adeiny Hechavarria | MIA | SS | R | A | COL | Jon Gray | R | 368 | 0.26 | 0.295 | 0.35 | 0.643 | 0.275 | 0.09 | 5.60% | 10.90% | 49.80% | 26.50% | 23.70% | 3.50% | 0.28 | $3,200 | $3,600 | $4,500 |
| Jorge Polanco | MIN | SS | B | A | TB | Matt Andriese | R | 54 | 0.32 | 0.377 | 0.56 | 0.933 | 0.394 | 0.24 | 7.90% | 7.90% | 46.20% | 23.10% | 30.80% | 8.30% | 0.327 | $2,800 | $3,000 | $3,400 |
Jhonny Peralta is 4-for-13 since returning from the disabled list.
Brad Miller is 5-for-11 against Kyle Gibson and 7-for-19 with three home runs and two stolen bases during his five-game hitting streak.
Adeiny Hechavarria is 10-for-25 during his seven-game hitting streak.
Jorge Polanco is 11-for-28 during his seven-game hitting streak.
| OUTFIELD | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Player | Team | POS | Bats | H/A | Opp | Probable Pitcher | Throws | AB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | wOBA | ISO | BB% | K% | GB% | FB% | LD% | HR/FB | BABIP | FD | DK | Aces |
| Starling Marte | PIT | LF | R | H | CIN | Dan Straily | R | 380 | 0.32 | 0.378 | 0.47 | 0.852 | 0.368 | 0.15 | 4.60% | 20.50% | 50.90% | 23.30% | 25.80% | 10.60% | 0.399 | $3,700 | $5,200 | $5,050 |
| Khris Davis | OAK | LF | R | H | CHI | Kyle Hendricks | R | 382 | 0.25 | 0.295 | 0.51 | 0.803 | 0.344 | 0.25 | 4.10% | 26.10% | 43.80% | 38.70% | 17.50% | 25.50% | 0.278 | $2,900 | $3,700 | $4,800 |
| Seth Smith | SEA | LF | L | H | LAA | Matt Shoemaker | R | 264 | 0.27 | 0.365 | 0.43 | 0.793 | 0.349 | 0.16 | 11.60% | 20.70% | 50.00% | 27.20% | 22.80% | 20.00% | 0.307 | $3,100 | $3,400 | $4,200 |
| Leonys Martin | SEA | CF | L | H | LAA | Matt Shoemaker | R | 325 | 0.25 | 0.314 | 0.41 | 0.723 | 0.317 | 0.16 | 8.40% | 26.40% | 48.00% | 35.80% | 16.20% | 15.90% | 0.306 | $2,500 | $3,300 | $4,100 |
| Hyun Soo Kim | BAL | CF | L | A | CWS | James Shields | R | 181 | 0.33 | 0.413 | 0.45 | 0.866 | 0.38 | 0.12 | 10.20% | 13.10% | 54.60% | 23.70% | 21.70% | 11.10% | 0.373 | $3,200 | $3,500 | $4,200 |
| Travis Jankowski | SD | CF | L | H | PHI | Jerad Eickhoff | R | 173 | 0.26 | 0.376 | 0.34 | 0.717 | 0.328 | 0.08 | 14.50% | 26.60% | 64.40% | 13.60% | 22.00% | 6.30% | 0.376 | $3,300 | $4,000 | $3,850 |
| Dexter Fowler | CHI | CF | B | A | OAK | Sean Manaea | L | 287 | 0.29 | 0.397 | 0.48 | 0.878 | 0.385 | 0.19 | 12.80% | 21.20% | 43.70% | 32.00% | 24.30% | 13.60% | 0.354 | $4,000 | $4,200 | $5,200 |
| Mike Trout | LAA | CF | R | A | SEA | James Paxton | L | 389 | 0.32 | 0.431 | 0.56 | 0.991 | 0.421 | 0.24 | 15.90% | 18.70% | 41.80% | 35.00% | 23.20% | 20.20% | 0.364 | $4,400 | $4,300 | $5,550 |
| Christian Yelich | MIA | CF | L | A | COL | Jon Gray | R | 387 | 0.32 | 0.395 | 0.49 | 0.886 | 0.385 | 0.17 | 10.40% | 19.70% | 59.30% | 16.20% | 24.50% | 22.40% | 0.386 | $4,000 | $5,300 | $5,300 |
| Ryan Raburn | COL | RF | R | H | MIA | Adam Conley | L | 173 | 0.23 | 0.315 | 0.43 | 0.743 | 0.324 | 0.2 | 10.20% | 29.40% | 47.00% | 35.90% | 17.10% | 19.00% | 0.294 | $3,200 | $3,400 | $4,400 |
| Adam Jones | BAL | CF | R | A | CWS | James Shields | R | 422 | 0.27 | 0.313 | 0.46 | 0.768 | 0.332 | 0.19 | 6.10% | 17.70% | 43.90% | 38.80% | 17.30% | 16.20% | 0.283 | $3,500 | $4,900 | $4,750 |
| Mookie Betts | BOS | CF | R | A | LA | Brandon McCarthy | R | 467 | 0.31 | 0.35 | 0.55 | 0.896 | 0.381 | 0.24 | 6.00% | 12.90% | 42.60% | 36.40% | 20.90% | 15.80% | 0.318 | $4,300 | $4,900 | $5,500 |
| Denard Span | SF | CF | L | A | WSH | Tanner Roark | R | 397 | 0.26 | 0.335 | 0.36 | 0.698 | 0.31 | 0.1 | 8.90% | 12.10% | 58.20% | 20.90% | 20.90% | 7.10% | 0.294 | $3,100 | $4,300 | $4,300 |
Starling Marte is 6-for-12 with two stolen bases against Dan Straily and 4-for-12 over his last three games.
Khris Davis is 5-for-14 against Kyle Hendricks and is 6-for-19 during his five-game hitting streak.
Leonys Martin is 7-for-15 with a home run against Matt Shoemaker. Martin is 3-for-6 with two RBI in his last two games.
Seth Smith is 4-for-10 with two home runs against Matt Shoemaker. Smith has a .359 wOBA against right-handed pitchers this season.
Hyun Soo Kim is 10-for-29 over his last nine games.
Mookie Betts is 13-for-31 with two home runs over his last seven games.
Dexter Fowler is 9-for-23 with eight runs scored during his six-game hitting streak. Fowler has a .404 wOBA against left-handed pitchers this season.
Ryan Raburn has a .788 OPS against lefties this season.
Mike Trout is 9-for-18 with two home runs over the last week. He has a .369 wOBA against lefties this season.
Christian Yelich is 8-for-21 during his five-game hitting streak. Yelich has a .950 OPS against righties this season.
Travis Jankowski is 12-for-23 with 11 runs scored and seven stolen bases over the last week. He is a steal on FantasyAces.
Denard Span is 10-for-25 with a home run and two stolen bases over the last week.
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