Another 15 games scheduled for another huge Friday night slate. In a change of pace, we have about seven legitimate aces going tonight, which absolutely means that it will be even more important to extract the best value from your hitters.
Weather could be an issue for the Angels/Orioles, Cubs/Pirates, Yankees/Indians, and Nationals/Mets, so definitely keep an eye out for updated forecasts before you lock in your rosters.
As always, players are organized from highest to lowest salary using FanDuel pricing.
| CATCHER | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Player | Team | Bats | Opp | Opp Pitch | AB | H | HR | R | RBI | BB | SB | AVG | OPS | ISO | BABIP | wOBA | LD% | Hard% | Z-Cont% | FD | DK | Aces |
| Buster Posey | SF | R | ARI | Patrick Corbin | 280 | 81 | 11 | 49 | 41 | 32 | 5 | .289 | .844 | .193 | .298 | .354 | 24.0% | 37.8% | 89.3% | $3,800 | $4,600 | $4,950 |
| Cameron Rupp | PHI | R | COL | Jon Gray | 202 | 56 | 8 | 20 | 22 | 8 | 1 | .277 | .805 | .213 | .345 | .342 | 19.0% | 32.7% | 82.9% | $3,500 | $3,900 | $4,200 |
| Willson Contreras | CHC | R | PIT | Francisco Liriano | 69 | 22 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 6 | 0 | .319 | 1.021 | .304 | .386 | .429 | 18.4% | 36.7% | 84.1% | $2,700 | $3,900 | $4,550 |
| Derek Norris | SD | R | LAD | Scott Kazmir | 248 | 53 | 11 | 37 | 32 | 19 | 4 | .214 | .674 | .185 | .247 | .285 | 21.5% | 37.6% | 87.8% | $2,600 | $3,600 | $4,300 |
| Robinson Chirinos | TEX | R | MIN | Kyle Gibson | 69 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 0 | .203 | .793 | .304 | .211 | .335 | 14.0% | 43.2% | 80.3% | $2,400 | $3,500 | $4,000 |
Buster Posey has been a model of consistency lately. In fact, he has reached base safely at least two times or more in eight of his last 10 games, and has homered in three of his last six games.
Cameron Rupp should be hitting in the middle of the Phillies lineup in a game at Coors and still isn’t one of the highest priced catchers today. He has had two straight donuts, but it doesn’t change that he has still been able to accumulate three homers in his last 10 games. Also feel he matches up well against Jon Gray.
Willson Contreras’s FanDuel price is frustrating to keep track of, mainly, because it’s consistently underpriced. If you look at this kid’s game logs, he should easily be over $3500, but instead, it’s a very lazy $2700 tonight.
Derek Norris does not hit for a good average but he is someone who is always capable of a big game, hitting the ball well, and crushes lefties. He has a .485 wOBA throughout his career against Scott Kazmir with a home run over 10 plate appearances.
Robinson Chirinos is 4-for-5 (.800 AVG) with a homer in his previous meetings against Kyle Gibson of the Twins.
| FIRST BASE | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Player | Team | Bats | Opp | Opp Pitch | AB | H | HR | R | RBI | BB | SB | AVG | OPS | ISO | BABIP | wOBA | LD% | Hard% | Z-Cont% | FD | DK | Aces |
| Carlos Santana | CLE | S | NYY | Chad Green | 314 | 78 | 19 | 50 | 46 | 50 | 4 | .248 | .838 | .239 | .237 | .358 | 15.7% | 36.9% | 88.5% | $3,900 | $4,900 | $4,850 |
| Tommy Joseph | PHI | R | COL | Jon Gray | 146 | 34 | 9 | 17 | 17 | 4 | 1 | .233 | .707 | .226 | .248 | .294 | 18.2% | 37.3% | 83.0% | $3,800 | $3,600 | $4,600 |
| Miguel Cabrera | DET | R | TOR | J.A. Happ | 323 | 95 | 18 | 49 | 53 | 41 | 0 | .294 | .891 | .223 | .312 | .373 | 21.1% | 36.2% | 84.7% | $3,300 | $4,400 | $5,400 |
| C.J. Cron | LAA | R | BAL | Ubaldo Jimenez | 257 | 72 | 11 | 33 | 48 | 17 | 1 | .280 | .810 | .198 | .293 | .343 | 17.8% | 32.4% | 88.2% | $3,100 | $4,700 | $4,350 |
| Matt Adams | STL | L | MIL | Jimmy Nelson | 186 | 50 | 9 | 22 | 34 | 13 | 0 | .269 | .785 | .199 | .320 | .332 | 18.5% | 32.1% | 85.2% | $3,300 | $3,500 | $4,500 |
Carlos Santana has an 8-game hitting streak where he has gone 12-for-31 (.387 AVG) with three homers, three doubles, seven walks, seven runs, and four RBIs.
Tommy Joseph did not start last night, but I do happen to think he’ll start tonight against Jon Gray. Ryan Howard homered last night but he hasn’t had back-to-back starts since 6/22 and 6/23 in Minnesota where the DH was in play.
Miguel Cabrera remains a good value on FanDuel at just $3300. He does not have a good history against J.A. Happ, but at that price with that talent, I think sacrifices can be made.
C.J. Cron continues to be pricey on DraftKings, but more than reasonable elsewhere. I didn’t like his as matchup as much against Drew Smyly, but I’m digging it tonight against Ubaldo Jimenez. He owns everything in Ubaldo’s repertoire.
Matt Adams is a great value on DraftKings and absolutely knows how to hit a sinkerball, which is a pitch that Jimmy Nelson throws over 50 percent of the time.
| SECOND BASE | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Player | Team | Bats | Opp | Opp Pitch | AB | H | HR | R | RBI | BB | SB | AVG | OPS | ISO | BABIP | wOBA | LD% | Hard% | Z-Cont% | FD | DK | Aces |
| Brian Dozier | MIN | R | TEX | Cole Hamels | 301 | 76 | 13 | 46 | 42 | 35 | 7 | .252 | .795 | .203 | .270 | .342 | 18.2% | 28.3% | 87.4% | $3,800 | $4,800 | $5,400 |
| Robinson Cano | SEA | L | KC | Yordano Ventura | 351 | 109 | 20 | 60 | 56 | 28 | 0 | .311 | .917 | .239 | .322 | .387 | 20.9% | 35.5% | 93.3% | $3,800 | $4,800 | $5,400 |
| Chase Utley | LAD | L | SD | Andrew Cashner | 282 | 76 | 5 | 42 | 27 | 27 | 1 | .270 | .736 | .117 | .323 | .324 | 24.3% | 40.9% | 89.0% | $3,100 | $3,700 | $4,650 |
| Brett Lawrie | CHW | R | ATL | Matt Wisler | 316 | 81 | 11 | 34 | 35 | 29 | 7 | .256 | .752 | .174 | .337 | .323 | 21.0% | 28.8% | 80.6% | $3,100 | $3,500 | $4,600 |
| Greg Garcia | STL | L | MIL | Jimmy Nelson | 64 | 22 | 2 | 18 | 10 | 14 | 1 | .344 | .959 | .141 | .408 | .419 | 25.0% | 19.6% | 96.4% | $2,000 | $3,100 | $4,000 |
Brian Dozier happens to be crushing it lately and he also happens to be batting .321/.398/.616 with seven homers, 20 RBIs, and four stolen bases over his last 30 games. How amazing is that?
Robinson Cano does not have a good history against Yordano Ventura, but matches up quite well against him from a PITCHf/x perspective.
Chase Utley challenges everyone to fade a guy who went 6-for-7 with two doubles in his last game. He only has two hits in eight at-bats against Andrew Cashner, but they both went for extra bases.
Brett Lawrie has a 9-game hitting streak where he has gone 13-for-34 (.382 AVG) with a homer, three doubles, and five RBIs.
Greg Garcia is going to be a thing now without Matt Carpenter. Perhaps? Maybe? Well, anyway, he’s a minimum price on FanDuel
| THIRD BASE | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Player | Team | Bats | Opp | Opp Pitch | AB | H | HR | R | RBI | BB | SB | AVG | OPS | ISO | BABIP | wOBA | LD% | Hard% | Z-Cont% | FD | DK | Aces |
| Jake Lamb | ARI | L | SF | Jeff Samardzija | 280 | 82 | 20 | 48 | 61 | 33 | 3 | .293 | .996 | .332 | .339 | .411 | 20.2% | 42.9% | 86.4% | $3,700 | $5,300 | $5,100 |
| Kris Bryant | CHC | R | PIT | Francisco Liriano | 318 | 88 | 25 | 69 | 64 | 40 | 3 | .277 | .945 | .296 | .301 | .396 | 20.9% | 41.0% | 80.0% | $3,600 | $5,500 | $5,650 |
| Yangervis Solarte | SD | S | LAD | Scott Kazmir | 161 | 49 | 7 | 24 | 33 | 19 | 0 | .304 | .900 | .211 | .326 | .384 | 20.7% | 36.8% | 91.8% | $3,500 | $3,600 | $4,400 |
| Todd Frazier | CHW | R | ATL | Matt Wisler | 308 | 65 | 23 | 49 | 52 | 40 | 6 | .211 | .768 | .250 | .205 | .327 | 16.3% | 30.7% | 81.0% | $3,700 | $3,800 | $5,050 |
| Justin Turner | LAD | R | SD | Andrew Cashner | 290 | 74 | 12 | 36 | 43 | 27 | 1 | .255 | .767 | .183 | .266 | .329 | 23.7% | 38.0% | 88.1% | $2,800 | $4,000 | $4,750 |
Kris Bryant is 4-for-9 (.444 AVG) with a homer and two doubles against Francisco Liriano.
Jake Lamb is in the middle of an 8-game hitting streak where he has gone 11-for-28 (.393 AVG) with five homers, three triples, a double, four walks, nine runs, and nine RBIs. That is flat out amazing and he absolutely deserves to be a National League All-Star.
Yangervis Solarte’s best values are either on DraftKings or FantasyAces. He has a 5-game hitting streak where he has gone 10-for-22 (.455 AVG) with three homers, three doubles, six runs, and a whopping 10 RBIs.
Todd Frazier gets a matchup against Matt Wisler of the Braves, who is giving up a pathetic 37.9 percent Hard Hit Rate and 42 percent Fly Ball Rate this season.
Justin Turner is undoubtedly one of my favorite plays of the night at third. He is 5-for-8 (.625 AVG), lifetime, against Andrew Cashner, and is only $2800 on FanDuel.
| SHORTSTOP | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Player | Team | Bats | Opp | Opp Pitch | AB | H | HR | R | RBI | BB | SB | AVG | OPS | ISO | BABIP | wOBA | LD% | Hard% | Z-Cont% | FD | DK | Aces |
| Trevor Story | COL | R | PHI | Vince Velasquez | 307 | 80 | 21 | 50 | 55 | 29 | 5 | .261 | .880 | .290 | .331 | .367 | 22.2% | 43.8% | 79.7% | $3,500 | $5,000 | $5,300 |
| Troy Tulowitzki | TOR | R | DET | Mike Pelfrey | 234 | 56 | 15 | 27 | 43 | 26 | 1 | .239 | .785 | .226 | .255 | .334 | 13.6% | 34.7% | 83.0% | $3,200 | $4,800 | $4,950 |
| Marcus Semien | OAK | R | HOU | Collin McHugh | 296 | 71 | 18 | 41 | 44 | 27 | 5 | .240 | .775 | .233 | .260 | .328 | 13.6% | 28.4% | 82.8% | $3,100 | $3,600 | $4,650 |
| Carlos Correa | HOU | R | OAK | Daniel Mengden | 313 | 82 | 13 | 42 | 52 | 44 | 8 | .262 | .819 | .198 | .314 | .353 | 24.0% | 38.2% | 85.4% | $2,900 | $3,900 | $5,250 |
| Javier Baez | CHC | R | PIT | Francisco Liriano | 206 | 56 | 9 | 27 | 28 | 8 | 6 | .272 | .768 | .184 | .320 | .328 | 17.7% | 29.5% | 81.5% | $2,500 | $4,200 | $4,500 |
Trevor Story just happens to be really difficult to picture not having high ownership on FanDuel tonight where he is only $3500.
Troy Tulowitzki is batting .350/.409/.550 with a homer throughout his career against Mike Pelfrey of the Tigers.
Marcus Semien tends to be one of my favorite high upside plays at the shortstop position. It obviously remains that way tonight, considering he is batting .455/.500/.636 over 12 career plate appearances against Collin McHugh.
Carlos Correa is only $2900 tonight on FanDuel. Need I say more?
Javier Baez continues to be in play against left-handed pitching. He is batting a dominating .362/.431/.638 with four homers in just 58 at-bats against southpaws this season.
| OUTFIELD | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Player | Team | Bats | Opp | Opp Pitch | AB | H | HR | R | RBI | BB | SB | AVG | OPS | ISO | BABIP | wOBA | LD% | Hard% | Z-Cont% | FD | DK | Aces |
| Mike Trout | LAA | R | BAL | Ubaldo Jimenez | 312 | 100 | 18 | 64 | 56 | 57 | 15 | .321 | .997 | .250 | .358 | .418 | 21.5% | 40.9% | 87.3% | $4,900 | $5,600 | $5,550 |
| Carlos Gonzalez | COL | L | PHI | Vince Velasquez | 324 | 103 | 18 | 56 | 51 | 25 | 2 | .318 | .919 | .235 | .374 | .386 | 21.3% | 33.9% | 80.8% | $4,600 | $5,300 | $5,850 |
| Seth Smith | SEA | L | KC | Yordano Ventura | 220 | 61 | 11 | 37 | 41 | 28 | 0 | .277 | .826 | .182 | .305 | .358 | 20.1% | 35.4% | 89.3% | $3,800 | $4,800 | $4,400 |
| Giancarlo Stanton | MIA | R | CIN | Dan Straily | 268 | 62 | 19 | 39 | 47 | 36 | 0 | .231 | .815 | .257 | .293 | .345 | 15.7% | 39.2% | 79.5% | $3,600 | $4,900 | $5,200 |
| Melky Cabrera | CHW | S | ATL | Matt Wisler | 290 | 85 | 8 | 37 | 39 | 24 | 0 | .293 | .799 | .162 | .307 | .340 | 21.3% | 28.6% | 94.1% | $3,500 | $3,400 | $4,650 |
| Ben Revere | WSH | L | NYM | Noah Syndergaard | 209 | 48 | 1 | 25 | 16 | 12 | 10 | .230 | .577 | .072 | .247 | .254 | 19.4% | 23.4% | 95.1% | $3,400 | $3,100 | $4,000 |
| Justin Upton | DET | R | TOR | J.A. Happ | 317 | 74 | 9 | 39 | 38 | 24 | 5 | .233 | .669 | .148 | .320 | .288 | 22.6% | 34.0% | 78.2% | $3,100 | $2,300 | $4,650 |
| Adam Jones | BAL | R | LAA | Matt Shoemaker | 327 | 86 | 16 | 55 | 52 | 22 | 1 | .263 | .758 | .187 | .279 | .324 | 15.5% | 34.3% | 84.5% | $3,000 | $4,500 | $4,850 |
| Lonnie Chisenhall | CLE | L | NYY | Chad Green | 202 | 61 | 5 | 25 | 26 | 15 | 4 | .302 | .820 | .168 | .346 | .349 | 28.1% | 26.2% | 90.5% | $2,600 | $4,400 | $3,700 |
| Travis Jankowski | SD | L | LAD | Scott Kazmir | 96 | 24 | 1 | 21 | 5 | 17 | 13 | .250 | .675 | .063 | .377 | .310 | 26.3% | 23.4% | 91.1% | $2,500 | $3,400 | $3,500 |
| Steven Souza Jr. | TB | R | BOS | Sean O'Sullivan | 231 | 60 | 10 | 27 | 27 | 18 | 4 | .260 | .763 | .186 | .376 | .328 | 25.4% | 32.2% | 73.8% | $2,400 | $3,800 | $4,450 |
| Michael Bourn | ARI | L | SF | Jeff Samardzija | 155 | 42 | 2 | 20 | 17 | 12 | 7 | .271 | .709 | .116 | .360 | .308 | 28.0% | 33.9% | 89.2% | $2,300 | $3,600 | $4,100 |
| Brandon Drury | ARI | R | SF | Jeff Samardzija | 237 | 65 | 9 | 27 | 21 | 12 | 0 | .274 | .773 | .186 | .313 | .327 | 21.3% | 35.6% | 90.4% | $2,200 | $2,700 | $4,500 |
| Mac Williamson | SF | R | ARI | Patrick Corbin | 62 | 14 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 0 | .226 | .718 | .177 | .262 | .314 | 20.0% | 35.6% | 73.9% | $2,200 | $2,900 | $3,700 |
Mike Trout is not only getting things done at the plate, but there’s a few other intangibles that continues to make him stand out as a premier fantasy player. This includes five stolen bases and 10 walks over his last nine games.
Carlos Gonzalez may have cooled off during the recent Rockies road trip, but he’s back at Coors and is ready to start another hot streak. He happens to be batting a ridiculous .365/.405/.628 at home this season and has actually homered against Vince Velasquez in 2015.
Seth Smith has hit five home runs over his last six starts and each of his three hits in nine at-bats (.333 AVG) against Yordano Ventura throughout his career has gone for extra bases.
Giancarlo Stanton is back folks. I know there may be doubters, but anyone who has watched his last two games where he went DOUBLE DONG TWICE knows those four home runs were no fluke. He matches up EXTREMELY well against Dan Straily, who has a 5.06 xFIP this season, and is still very reasonably priced.
Melky Cabrera matches up as well as any other White Sox bat against Matt Wisler. I would avoid him on FanDuel, but I feel his value on DraftKings keeps him in play.
Ben Revere will be mainly a DraftKings play tonight thanks to his great price of $3100. He faces Noah Syndergaard who he has stolen two bases again, and who struggles heavily at holding runners on base.
Justin Upton is $2300 on DraftKings. I repeat. Justin Upton is $2300 on DraftKings. Not only that though, but he has homered twice in six at-bats against J.A. Happ.
Adam Jones is 4-for-8 (.500 AVG) with two homers and four RBIs in his previous meetings against Matt Shoemaker of the Angels.
Lonnie Chisenhall will be in play on Aces and FanDuel tonight and owns the PITCHf/x against Chad Green of the Yankees. I dunno about $4400 on DraftKings though.
Travis Jankowski remains a solid DFS option because of his price and his ability to consistently hit value thanks to his speed. Not sure if it’ll be him or Alex Dickerson tonight in Chavez Ravine, but I like both options either way.
Steven Souza Jr. is another premier value play who not only dominates it at Fenway Park, but also matches up well against a terrible Sean O’Sullivan of the Red Sox.
Michael Bourn remains a great FanDuel value as long as he remains in the 2-hole in front of Paul Goldschmidt. On top of that, he has actually dominated Jeff Samardzija throughout his career, batting .450/.476/.650 with four doubles and two stolen bases over 20 at-bats.
Brandon Drury will likely get another start against Jeff Samardzija of the Giants. He is 6-for-18 (.333 AVG) with a homer, four doubles, and three RBIs in his last four games, and looks like the guy who dominated earlier this season.
Mac Williamson could be a great source of value throughout the industry. He has hits in four of his last five starts and homered off of Patrick Corbin less than a week ago.
Be sure to keep an eye on the Fantasy Alarm Daily Lineups page to confirm that your players are starting.
If you guys have any questions, you can always reach me on Twitter @kle18. Good luck!
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