The Cubs and Cardinals are getting an early start today, so make sure you’re playing the right games. Personally, I’ll be avoiding the all-day slate only because I like to see the lineups before making my final decisions. Some people take the risk. I do not. As for the rest of the slate, we’ve got some nice GPP options with a small handful of cash game favorites. Here’s what it looks like:
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| Player | Tm | Hand | H/A | Opp | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | HR/9 | BAA | SwStr% | ERA | xFIP | WHIP | GB% | FB% | GB/FB | wOBA | wOBA | $FD | $DK | $Aces |
| Stephen Strasburg | WSH | R | H | ATL | 138.1 | 11.00 | 2.47 | 0.85 | .202 | 12.5% | 2.80 | 2.93 | 1.01 | 43.9% | 35.3% | 1.24 | 0.245 | 0.273 | $11600 | $12400 | $8450 |
| Jake Arrieta | CHI | R | H | STL | 142.1 | 9.05 | 3.10 | 0.51 | .189 | 11.5% | 2.59 | 3.45 | 1.03 | 54.9% | 25.9% | 2.11 | 0.256 | 0.236 | $10900 | $11000 | $7700 |
| David Price | BOS | L | H | ARI | 155.2 | 9.19 | 2.02 | 1.04 | .270 | 12.9% | 4.34 | 3.42 | 1.28 | 48.4% | 28.2% | 1.72 | 0.329 | 0.318 | $10200 | $10300 | $7550 |
| Carlos Carrasco | CLE | R | H | LAA | 102.1 | 8.44 | 2.55 | 1.41 | .219 | 12.5% | 3.17 | 3.62 | 1.09 | 50.0% | 32.5% | 1.54 | 0.322 | 0.281 | $9700 | $6900 | $7600 |
| Yu Darvish | TEX | R | H | DET | 45.1 | 12.31 | 2.38 | 1.19 | .214 | 14.2% | 2.78 | 2.56 | 1.06 | 43.0% | 34.6% | 1.24 | 0.295 | 0.265 | $9700 | $11200 | $7850 |
| Chris Archer | TB | R | A | NYY | 143.2 | 10.52 | 3.45 | 1.38 | .244 | 13.1% | 4.26 | 3.40 | 1.32 | 47.8% | 30.0% | 1.59 | 0.318 | 0.320 | $9000 | $9400 | $7350 |
| Jon Gray | COL | R | A | PHI | 118.1 | 9.35 | 2.74 | 1.06 | .236 | 12.6% | 4.26 | 3.70 | 1.19 | 46.8% | 32.0% | 1.47 | 0.295 | 0.315 | $8300 | $8900 | $6000 |
| Adam Wainwright | STL | R | A | CHI | 143.0 | 7.05 | 2.27 | 0.63 | .279 | 9.0% | 4.34 | 4.08 | 1.32 | 47.5% | 28.3% | 1.68 | 0.342 | 0.301 | $8000 | $6700 | $7100 |
| Yordano Ventura | KC | R | A | MIN | 126.0 | 6.57 | 3.86 | 1.21 | .248 | 9.2% | 4.64 | 4.62 | 1.38 | 50.9% | 30.5% | 1.67 | 0.332 | 0.310 | $8000 | $6300 | $6600 |
| Francisco Liriano | TOR | L | H | HOU | 119.2 | 9.19 | 5.26 | 1.50 | .264 | 11.8% | 5.46 | 4.39 | 3.12 | 54.9% | 27.3% | 2.01 | 0.336 | 0.363 | $7700 | $6600 | $7150 |
| Carlos Rodon | CWS | L | A | MIA | 104.1 | 9.05 | 2.85 | 1.47 | .293 | 10.3% | 4.49 | 3.94 | 1.51 | 45.6% | 34.2% | 1.33 | 0.241 | 0.376 | $7600 | $6400 | $6900 |
| Dylan Bundy | BAL | R | A | SF | 65.0 | 9.00 | 1.94 | 1.25 | .255 | 12.8% | 3.05 | 3.86 | 1.25 | 38.3% | 42.8% | 0.90 | 0.282 | 0.340 | $7400 | $7400 | $6800 |
| Homer Bailey | CIN | R | A | MIL | 8.2 | 10.39 | 4.15 | 0.00 | .333 | 8.4% | 7.27 | 4.07 | 1.85 | 60.0% | 16.0% | 3.75 | 0.433 | 0.329 | $7100 | $8600 | $5950 |
| Ivan Nova | PIT | R | A | LA | 104.1 | 6.94 | 2.07 | 1.81 | .276 | 10.2% | 4.90 | 3.96 | 2.21 | 55.1% | 26.0% | 2.11 | 0.360 | 0.350 | $6900 | $7000 | $6500 |
| Ross Stripling | LA | R | H | PIT | 59.1 | 6.68 | 3.03 | 0.46 | .239 | 8.3% | 3.79 | 4.17 | 1.26 | 54.7% | 23.8% | 2.30 | 0.250 | 0.331 | $6900 | $5000 | $6600 |
| CC Sabathia | NYY | L | H | TB | 118.1 | 6.92 | 3.50 | 0.99 | .257 | 10.0% | 4.18 | 4.54 | 1.39 | 50.7% | 33.5% | 1.51 | 0.329 | 0.319 | $6700 | $7300 | $6150 |
| Matt Cain | SF | R | H | BAL | 75.0 | 6.60 | 3.12 | 1.56 | .297 | 9.3% | 5.16 | 4.89 | 1.51 | 41.5% | 36.1% | 1.15 | 0.390 | 0.350 | $6700 | $5900 | $6350 |
| Michael Foltynewicz | ATL | R | A | WSH | 78.1 | 7.59 | 2.41 | 1.49 | .263 | 10.6% | 4.37 | 4.32 | 1.30 | 41.7% | 37.0% | 1.13 | 0.371 | 0.311 | $6700 | $6100 | $6450 |
| Sean Manaea | OAK | L | H | SEA | 98.1 | 7.60 | 2.20 | 1.46 | .272 | 12.7% | 4.58 | 4.06 | 1.31 | 43.6% | 34.3% | 1.27 | 0.229 | 0.361 | $6600 | $6800 | $6450 |
| Jimmy Nelson | MIL | R | H | CIN | 132.0 | 6.89 | 4.09 | 1.09 | .264 | 8.0% | 4.02 | 4.81 | 1.48 | 52.2% | 29.8% | 1.75 | 0.353 | 0.334 | $6600 | $4900 | $6500 |
| Tyler Skaggs | LAA | L | A | CLE | 17.2 | 8.66 | 3.06 | 1.02 | .235 | 6.7% | 2.04 | 3.79 | 1.25 | 44.9% | 32.7% | 1.38 | 0.240 | 0.308 | $6400 | $7500 | $6750 |
| Anibal Sanchez | DET | R | A | TEX | 108.2 | 8.12 | 3.56 | 1.57 | .292 | 10.4% | 5.88 | 4.39 | 1.55 | 42.0% | 37.7% | 1.11 | 0.350 | 0.376 | $6300 | $5800 | $6400 |
| Patrick Corbin | ARI | L | A | BOS | 130.2 | 7.09 | 3.86 | 1.38 | .294 | 9.7% | 5.37 | 4.49 | 1.61 | 54.4% | 23.9% | 2.28 | 0.370 | 0.367 | $6200 | $4000 | $5950 |
| Kyle Gibson | MIN | R | H | KC | 87.0 | 6.31 | 2.90 | 1.24 | .288 | 10.0% | 4.86 | 4.43 | 1.48 | 52.8% | 24.3% | 2.17 | 0.376 | 0.310 | $6200 | $5100 | $5650 |
| Logan Verrett | NYM | R | H | SD | 83.0 | 5.97 | 3.69 | 1.19 | .268 | 9.0% | 4.66 | 4.99 | 1.46 | 47.9% | 31.2% | 1.54 | 0.338 | 0.379 | $6200 | $4000 | $5800 |
| Andrew Cashner | MIA | R | H | CWS | 90.2 | 7.61 | 3.08 | 1.49 | .264 | 7.7% | 4.77 | 4.35 | 2.62 | 48.7% | 31.3% | 1.56 | 0.370 | 0.344 | $6000 | $5300 | $6550 |
| Joe Musgrove | HOU | R | A | TOR | 11.1 | 11.12 | 0.79 | 0.00 | .150 | 12.7% | 0.79 | 2.37 | 0.62 | 33.3% | 41.7% | 0.80 | 0.176 | 0.138 | $6000 | $8300 | $6300 |
| Ariel Miranda | SEA | L | A | OAK | 9.0 | 18.00 | 1.00 | 2.00 | .364 | 6.1% | 13.50 | 3.67 | 3.57 | 30.0% | 40.0% | 0.75 | 0.453 | 0.403 | $5900 | $5600 | $5700 |
| Jake Thompson | PHI | R | H | COL | 4.1 | 2.08 | 4.15 | 0.00 | .368 | 8.4% | 12.46 | 6.90 | 2.08 | 50.0% | 11.1% | 4.50 | 0.484 | 0.406 | $5,900 | $4,000 | $5400 |
| Paul Clemens | SD | R | A | NYM | 27.1 | 7.79 | 4.61 | 2.96 | .227 | 6.9% | 3.64 | 5.16 | 3.11 | 42.2% | 43.4% | 0.97 | 0.295 | 0.448 | $5300 | $4700 | $6200 |
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Stephen Strasburg, WAS – He’s sporting a 1.98 ERA and 1.10 WHIP with 11 strikeouts over 13.2 innings against the Braves this season. They may have been swinging the bats batter recently, but they’re still a team with a 29th-ranked .294 wOBA against right-handed pitching this year.
Carlos Carrasco, CLE – While the Angels are only fanning 19-percent of the time over the past seven days, their offense has been incredibly weak. They’re posting a .241 wOBA with just a .316 slugging percentage this past week and the .139 ISO isn’t helping either.
Dylan Bundy, BAL – Watch the ownership percentages here as Bundy is going to be a popular choice tonight. Not only has he allowed just five runs over his last 23.2 innings (four starts), but the Giants are posting a dismal .287 wOBA with a 23-percent strikeout rate over the last seven days.
Ross Stripling, LAD – I love his ground ball rates, especially when he’s facing a team like the Pirates who have been mashing the ball in the dirt 49.2-percent of the time over the past week. On top of that, Pittsburgh has just a .292 wOBA which comes with a .095 ISO and 22.7-percent strikeout rate.
Kyle Gibson, MIN – Moving into dart territory here with Gibson, but how do you pass up this price against a Royals squad that has a .287 wOBA with a 23-percent strikeout rate over the past week? The .123 ISO is endearing for prospective Gibson owners as his his ground ball rate with their 47.8-percent mark over the last seven days.
Ariel Miranda, SEA – Looking for an even bigger dart? How about this young southpaw facing an A’s team that not only has a 23rd-ranked .312 wOBA against lefties, but has also posted just a .244 wOBA with a .107 ISO over the last seven days. Not a lot of strikeouts, but if he can keep the ball down, he’s going to surprise a lot of people.
Paul Clemens, SD – OK, one more dart you just have to throw a buck on in a FanDuel single-entry GPP. Why wouldn’t you? The Mets have a .235 wOBA over the past week and that comes with a .306 slugging percentage, a .107 ISO and a 23.7-percent strikeout rate. For a dollar? You bet!