*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.
Any lefty against Jeremy Guthrie (.332/.389/.491).
CATCHER
| Probable | vL | vR | vL | vR | Last 7 | ||||||||
| Player | Tm | Bat | Opp | Pitcher | Hand | OPS | OPS | wOBA | wOBA | OPS | Aces$ | DK$ | FD$ |
| Josh Phegley | OAK | R | NYY | CC Sabathia | L | .899 | .734 | .391 | .320 | 0.250 | 4250 | 3100 | 2800 |
| Dioner Navarro | TOR | B | CWS | John Danks | L | .421 | .692 | .210 | .313 | 0.750 | 4600 | 3500 | 2300 |
| Chris Iannetta | LAA | R | COL | Chris Rusin | L | .849 | .528 | .389 | .250 | 0.883 | 4000 | 3500 | 2700 |
| Yadier Molina | STL | R | CHI | Jason Hammel | R | .525 | .750 | .246 | .333 | 0.560 | 4800 | 3400 | 2500 |
Iannetta has a .849 OPS against lefties this season. Iannetta has a walk in 5-straight games (eight total). Righties are hitting .290 against Rusin.
Molina has five hits in 11 at-bats against Hammel (.455). He’s also batting .288 on the road and .317 against right-handed pitching overall.
Navarro isn’t great but when Danks is on the bump he’s an all-star hitting .381 with three homers in 21 at-bats.
Phegley is slumping of late but right handers destroy Sabathia (.329/.363/.529). Phegley is also batting .310 with a .900 OPS against lefties.
FIRST BASE
| Probable | vL | vR | vL | vR | Last 7 | ||||||||
| Player | Tm | Bat | Opp | Pitcher | Hand | OPS | OPS | wOBA | wOBA | OPS | Aces$ | DK$ | FD$ |
| Prince Fielder | TEX | L | ARI | Jeremy Hellickson | R | .811 | 1.022 | .358 | .456 | 0.724 | 5600 | 4700 | 3600 |
| Mark Teixeira | NYY | B | OAK | Scott Kazmir | L | .832 | .887 | .378 | .387 | 0.677 | 5400 | 4200 | 3400 |
| Mitch Moreland | TEX | L | ARI | Jeremy Hellickson | R | .698 | .948 | .311 | .410 | 0.741 | 4800 | 3900 | 3100 |
| Joey Votto | CIN | L | WSH | Gio Gonzalez | L | .814 | .910 | .366 | .399 | 0.656 | 5400 | 4000 | 3100 |
Fielder has a 1.022 OPS against righties. That includes a .456 OBP and .566 SLG. Lefties against Hellickson have been all-star’s too (.307/.372/.439).
Moreland has a .948 OPS against righties. Lefties against Hellickson have been all-star’s too (.307/.372/.439).
Teixeira has lit up Kazmir with no mercy. He’s gone 11-for-20 with two homers, eight RBIs and eight walks (.550/.633/1.050).
Votto has hit .417 with a .533 OBP against Gonzalez over 15 plate appearances. He’s hit two homers as well. The last two times out he’s produced five hits.
SECOND BASE
| Probable | vL | vR | vL | vR | Last 7 | ||||||||
| Player | Tm | Bat | Opp | Pitcher | Hand | OPS | OPS | wOBA | wOBA | OPS | Aces$ | DK$ | FD$ |
| Neil Walker | PIT | B | SD | Andrew Cashner | R | .587 | .773 | .266 | .344 | 1.032 | 4850 | 4100 | 3200 |
| DJ LeMahieu | COL | R | LAA | Matt Shoemaker | R | .716 | .757 | .332 | .334 | 0.625 | 4800 | 3300 | |
| Enrique Hernandez | LA | R | PHI | Adam Morgan | L | 1.087 | .555 | .464 | .248 | 1.100 | 4000 | 2300 | |
| Brandon Phillips | CIN | R | WSH | Gio Gonzalez | L | .719 | .674 | .320 | .301 | 0.481 | 4850 | 3700 | 2900 |
Hernandez is an absolute killer against lefties with a 1.088 OPS over 43 plate appearances and he isn’t going to cost ya a thing.
LeMahieu is batting .340 at home with a .850 OPS. He’s also produced seven hits his last three games. Doesn’t seem phased by righties either with his .301 average and seven steals.
Phillips is batting .346 with a .809 OPS on the road. He’s also hit quite well when a lefty is chucking the ball at him - .304 in 69 at-bats.
Walker the last seven games has hit two homers and stolen a bag. He’s also driven in eight and scored seven times. White hot.
THIRD BASE
| Probable | vL | vR | vL | vR | Last 7 | ||||||||
| Player | Tm | Bat | Opp | Pitcher | Hand | OPS | OPS | wOBA | wOBA | OPS | Aces$ | DK$ | FD$ |
| Josh Donaldson | TOR | R | CWS | John Danks | L | 1.056 | .862 | .457 | .377 | 1.000 | 5800 | 4900 | 4900 |
| Brett Lawrie | OAK | R | NYY | CC Sabathia | L | .876 | .717 | .379 | .319 | 0.850 | 4250 | 3400 | 2900 |
| Danny Valencia | TOR | R | CWS | John Danks | L | .802 | .887 | .353 | .381 | 0.636 | 4500 | 3200 | 2800 |
| Pedro Alvarez | PIT | L | SD | Andrew Cashner | R | .364 | .807 | .165 | .355 | 0.773 | 4650 | 3800 | 2900 |
Lefties have a strong .293/.374/.473 line against Cashner. Alvarez has a homer and three RBIs his last three games and has 12 homers and a .807 OPS against righties.
Donaldson has six hits in 11 at-bats against Danks. He’s hit two doubles and two homers while driving in six runs. Versus lefties Donaldson is stupendous (.343/.385/.671).
Lawrie has five homers in 81 at-bats against lefties. Right handers destroy Sabathia (.329/.363/.529).
Valencia is batting .320 with a .560 SLG over 25 at-bats against Danks. Against lefties on the campaign Valencia is batting .317 with a .803 OPS.
SHORTSTOP
| Probable | vL | vR | vL | vR | Last 7 | ||||||||
| Player | Tm | Bat | Opp | Pitcher | Hand | OPS | OPS | wOBA | wOBA | OPS | Aces$ | DK$ | FD$ |
| Xander Bogaerts | BOS | R | MIA | Tom Koehler | R | .834 | .737 | .366 | .325 | 0.909 | 4500 | 3700 | 2900 |
| Jhonny Peralta | STL | R | CHI | Jason Hammel | R | .825 | .805 | .358 | .358 | 0.600 | 5100 | 3900 | 3000 |
| Alexei Ramirez | CWS | R | TOR | Drew Hutchison | R | .662 | .524 | .300 | .235 | 0.817 | 4600 | 3300 | 2200 |
| Nick Ahmed | ARI | R | TEX | Matt Harrison | L | .948 | .578 | .422 | .259 | 0.840 | 4000 | 3300 | 3000 |
Ahmed has a .948 OPS against lefties this season. I know, right? Pretty dang impressive for a guy who has been a moderate performer overall.
Bogaerts has a hit in every game in July leading to a .462/.500/.577 slash line for the month. He’s also batting .336 with a .843 OPS at home this season.
Peralta has hit .409 with a .773 SLG versus Hammel. He’s hit two homers, two doubles and driven in eight over 22 at-bats.
Ramirez has a hit in 6-straight games as he’s hit .500 in July. He’s also hitting a solid .270 at home while Hutchison has allowed righties to bat a robust .330 with a .820 OPS.
OUTFIELD
| Probable | vL | vR | vL | vR | Last 7 | ||||||||
| Player | Tm | Bat | Opp | Pitcher | Hand | OPS | OPS | wOBA | wOBA | OPS | Aces$ | DK$ | FD$ |
| Billy Burns | OAK | B | NYY | CC Sabathia | L | .805 | .759 | .357 | .336 | 0.793 | 4850 | 4200 | 3500 |
| Kole Calhoun | LAA | L | COL | Chris Rusin | L | .742 | .723 | .333 | .320 | 0.939 | 4850 | 5400 | 4300 |
| Brett Gardner | NYY | L | OAK | Scott Kazmir | L | .866 | .846 | .379 | .373 | 0.628 | 5050 | 4300 | 4200 |
| A.J. Pollock | ARI | R | TEX | Matt Harrison | L | .887 | .779 | .386 | .345 | 0.871 | 5300 | 4700 | 3800 |
| Yasiel Puig | LA | R | PHI | Adam Morgan | L | .974 | .770 | .433 | .341 | 0.680 | 5000 | 3700 | 3300 |
| Shin-Soo Choo | TEX | L | ARI | Jeremy Hellickson | R | .471 | .854 | .219 | .376 | 0.783 | 4600 | 3800 | 2700 |
| Chris Young | NYY | R | OAK | Scott Kazmir | L | 1.075 | .549 | .464 | .242 | 0.346 | 3900 | 4500 | 2800 |
| Scott Van Slyke | LA | R | PHI | Adam Morgan | L | .957 | .646 | .428 | .285 | 0.222 | 4600 | 3600 | 2900 |
Burns is batting .321 against lefties. Right handers destroy Sabathia (.329/.363/.529).
Calhoun has a hit in 4-straight. In fact, he has two hits in each of those four games. He’s also scored seven runs in that time including two runs in each of the last three outings. Toss in two homers and 10 RBIs and you got yourself a star.
Choo faces Hellickson who can’t get lefties out (.307/.372/.439). Choo is batting .276 with a .854 OPS against righties. When he plays at home he’s hitting .286 with a .846 OPS.
Gardner has a .360 OBP and .506 SLG when a lefty is tossing the ball. He’s been a boss at home too (.325/.404/.563).
Pollock has been a killer against lefties hitting .329 with a .887 OPS. He’s also hit .296 with a .820 OPS on the road.
Puig is an elite talent that is underperforming. Still, he’s the owner of a .973 OPS against lefties and in 19 home games he’s hit .316 with a .913 OPS.
Van Slyke has a .914 OPS in 26 home games. That mark is even higher in his action against lefties at .957 over 41 plate appearances.
Young has 85 plate appearances with a lefty on the bump. He’s hit .355 with five homers and eight doubles which has led to a 1.075 OPS.
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