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Full slate of games today and some real nice options. In truth, I’m less inclined to throwing some darts today. Sure, you can give a look to guys like Anthony Ranaudo, Jake Thompson and even Andrew Cashner based on how their respective opponents have played lately, but given some of the random offensive outbursts we’ve seen lately, I’m just not that into their match-ups. Maybe a $1 GPP on Fan Duel but it’s not like there’s any Coors exposure to have here. I do have a couple of darts though, just not as cheap as many would like.
This is how it all looks for me:
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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 |
| Madison Bumgarner | SF | L | A | LA | 175.2 | 9.99 | 2.36 | 0.97 | .206 | 12.4% | 2.25 | 3.32 | 1.02 | 41.2% | 38.9% | 1.06 | 0.216 | 0.278 | $11000 | $13100 | $7750 |
| Jake Arrieta | CHI | R | A | SD | 153.2 | 8.90 | 3.40 | 0.64 | .187 | 11.3% | 2.75 | 3.60 | 1.06 | 54.3% | 27.0% | 2.01 | 0.256 | 0.251 | $11000 | $12500 | $7900 |
| Chris Archer | TB | R | H | BOS | 157.0 | 10.67 | 3.21 | 1.32 | .242 | 13.3% | 4.19 | 3.30 | 1.28 | 47.6% | 30.5% | 1.56 | 0.305 | 0.320 | $9800 | $8900 | $7150 |
| Danny Salazar | CLE | R | A | OAK | 118.1 | 10.19 | 3.88 | 0.99 | .222 | 12.0% | 3.58 | 3.58 | 1.28 | 49.5% | 31.7% | 1.56 | 0.281 | 0.307 | $9600 | $7700 | $7150 |
| Kenta Maeda | LA | R | H | SF | 136.2 | 9.09 | 2.11 | 1.12 | .221 | 12.6% | 3.29 | 3.49 | 1.07 | 45.2% | 33.6% | 1.34 | 0.298 | 0.264 | $8600 | $9000 | $7600 |
| Kevin Gausman | BAL | R | H | WSH | 127.0 | 9.14 | 2.55 | 1.63 | .266 | 12.3% | 4.11 | 3.63 | 1.32 | 45.6% | 33.5% | 1.36 | 0.295 | 0.370 | $8400 | $7800 | $6450 |
| Jaime Garcia | STL | L | H | NYM | 142.1 | 7.34 | 2.78 | 1.01 | .259 | 9.4% | 4.11 | 3.86 | 1.32 | 59.2% | 23.5% | 2.52 | 0.308 | 0.320 | $8300 | $9100 | $6550 |
| Jon Gray | COL | R | A | MIL | 126.2 | 9.38 | 2.91 | 1.07 | .243 | 12.5% | 4.69 | 3.75 | 1.25 | 47.2% | 30.7% | 1.54 | 0.312 | 0.313 | $8300 | $7400 | $6400 |
| Yordano Ventura | KC | R | A | MIA | 139.1 | 6.98 | 3.68 | 1.29 | .242 | 9.6% | 4.46 | 4.46 | 1.34 | 51.4% | 29.6% | 1.74 | 0.321 | 0.314 | $8300 | $8100 | $6700 |
| R.A. Dickey | TOR | R | H | LAA | 147.2 | 6.64 | 3.41 | 1.58 | .254 | 11.6% | 4.51 | 4.65 | 1.35 | 44.4% | 34.1% | 1.30 | 0.347 | 0.345 | $7200 | $6500 | $6150 |
| Dan Straily | CIN | R | H | TEX | 145.1 | 7.31 | 3.03 | 1.24 | .217 | 10.8% | 3.72 | 4.60 | 1.14 | 34.9% | 42.7% | 0.82 | 0.306 | 0.286 | $7100 | $7900 | $6550 |
| CC Sabathia | NYY | L | A | SEA | 130.1 | 7.60 | 3.45 | 1.04 | .259 | 10.7% | 4.49 | 4.29 | 1.40 | 51.5% | 32.1% | 1.61 | 0.310 | 0.325 | $7000 | $7300 | $6200 |
| Reynaldo Lopez | WSH | R | A | BAL | 22.2 | 10.32 | 3.97 | 0.79 | .261 | 11.8% | 4.37 | 3.89 | 1.46 | 40.6% | 34.4% | 1.18 | 0.259 | 0.412 | $7000 | $5800 | $6450 |
| Taijuan Walker | SEA | R | H | NYY | 90.0 | 8.00 | 1.80 | 1.90 | .249 | 10.3% | 4.10 | 3.79 | 1.19 | 45.7% | 34.6% | 1.32 | 0.305 | 0.341 | $7000 | $6100 | $6850 |
| Anibal Sanchez | DET | R | A | MIN | 119.2 | 8.27 | 3.53 | 1.73 | .285 | 10.4% | 5.94 | 4.34 | 1.51 | 41.4% | 39.2% | 1.06 | 0.355 | 0.369 | $6900 | $6900 | $6850 |
| Kyle Gibson | MIN | R | H | DET | 101.0 | 6.33 | 2.85 | 1.25 | .292 | 10.3% | 4.90 | 4.48 | 1.51 | 51.1% | 25.4% | 2.01 | 0.394 | 0.301 | $6800 | $6200 | $5650 |
| Derek Holland | TEX | L | A | CIN | 72.2 | 5.33 | 2.97 | 1.24 | .272 | 7.5% | 5.20 | 5.20 | 1.42 | 36.9% | 41.1% | 0.90 | 0.243 | 0.356 | $6700 | $4000 | $6050 |
| Ivan Nova | PIT | R | H | HOU | 113.2 | 6.94 | 1.90 | 1.66 | .276 | 9.9% | 4.90 | 3.98 | 2.64 | 53.1% | 26.6% | 2.00 | 0.367 | 0.347 | $6700 | $6700 | $6400 |
| Joe Musgrove | HOU | R | A | PIT | 23.2 | 8.75 | 1.14 | 1.52 | .256 | 10.1% | 4.18 | 3.17 | 1.10 | 43.1% | 35.4% | 1.22 | 0.320 | 0.320 | $6500 | $7500 | $6000 |
| Rob Whalen | ATL | R | A | ARI | 22.0 | 9.41 | 3.27 | 1.64 | .220 | 11.1% | 5.73 | 3.94 | 1.18 | 46.8% | 35.5% | 1.32 | 0.304 | 0.352 | $6500 | $6600 | $5850 |
| Sean Manaea | OAK | L | H | CLE | 110.1 | 7.51 | 2.20 | 1.47 | .272 | 13.1% | 4.73 | 4.08 | 1.31 | 44.0% | 33.0% | 1.33 | 0.234 | 0.360 | $6300 | $5900 | $6250 |
| Chase Anderson | MIL | R | H | COL | 114.0 | 7.18 | 3.32 | 1.74 | .269 | 9.1% | 4.97 | 4.72 | 1.41 | 38.1% | 37.5% | 1.02 | 0.299 | 0.409 | $6300 | $4500 | $5600 |
| Tyler Skaggs | LAA | L | A | TOR | 26.0 | 9.34 | 3.12 | 1.04 | .302 | 7.8% | 5.19 | 4.16 | 1.58 | 38.0% | 35.4% | 1.07 | 0.367 | 0.341 | $6200 | $8400 | $6000 |
| Archie Bradley | ARI | R | H | ATL | 100.0 | 8.46 | 4.23 | 1.26 | .266 | 8.3% | 5.04 | 4.39 | 1.55 | 48.8% | 29.2% | 1.67 | 0.419 | 0.275 | $6100 | $6000 | $5800 |
| Christian Friedrich | SD | L | H | CHI | 94.0 | 6.71 | 3.35 | 0.96 | .272 | 9.1% | 4.69 | 4.62 | 1.46 | 47.3% | 33.3% | 1.42 | 0.336 | 0.320 | $6000 | $5100 | $5900 |
| Jon Niese | NYM | L | A | STL | 120.2 | 6.22 | 3.13 | 1.86 | .297 | 8.2% | 4.91 | 4.43 | 3.33 | 54.0% | 24.0% | 2.25 | 0.379 | 0.376 | $6000 | $4700 | $5800 |
| Andrew Cashner | MIA | R | H | KC | 100.2 | 7.61 | 3.40 | 1.34 | .264 | 7.7% | 4.77 | 4.53 | 3.12 | 49.7% | 31.0% | 1.60 | 0.369 | 0.354 | $5900 | $4100 | $6300 |
| Jake Thompson | PHI | R | A | CWS | 14.1 | 6.90 | 5.65 | 1.88 | .250 | 9.2% | 8.79 | 5.19 | 1.61 | 55.3% | 21.3% | 2.60 | 0.387 | 0.324 | $5,900 | $4,300 | $5450 |
| Anthony Ranaudo | CWS | R | H | PHI | 13.4 | 4.22 | 8.16 | 3.14 | .244 | 6.1% | 6.75 | 6.75 | 4.13 | 45.8% | 39.6% | 1.16 | 0.348 | 0.440 | $5700 | $4700 | $5500 |
| Clay Buchholz | BOS | R | A | TB | 101.1 | 5.51 | 3.55 | 1.51 | .259 | 9.6% | 5.42 | 5.09 | 1.38 | 42.5% | 40.9% | 1.04 | 0.378 | 0.301 | $5500 | $4000 | $6350 |
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Madison Bumgarner, SF – He hasn’t faced the Dodgers since back-to-back outings in April, so whether he got hit hard in one of those games is not factoring in for me. What is factoring in is that the Dodgers rank 29th in the league with a .288 wOBA against left-handed pitching and that comes with a below-average .130 ISO and a strikeout rate nearing 21-percent.
Jake Arrieta, CHC – If the Padres’ .30th-ranked .292 wOBA and 24.6-percent strikeout rate against righties doesn’t convince you that Arrieta is the top play of the day, then maybe their .293 wOBA, 30-percent K-rate and .116 ISO over the past seven days will.
Danny Salazar, CLE – He was lifted after just one inning upon his return from the DL, but not because of injury. It was because he looked erratic up there, walking three batters and allowing three runs. The Tribe is putting that behind him and I am as well. The A’s clubhouse is in complete disarray and they’ve posted just a .295 wOBA with a very uncharacteristic 26.5-percent strikeout rate. If Salazar is on early, he should post a solid outing for you.
Jon Gray, COL – I’m willing to give him a look outside of Colorado and facing a Brewers team that strikes out 25.4-percent of the time and mashes the ball in the dirt 48.3-percent of the time they make contact plays right into the young hurler’s game.
Yordano Ventura, KC – The Marlins continue to struggle when it comes to consistent work at the plate and they’ve started to become a bit of a DFS follow here for studying pitchers. The Fish have just a .294 wOBA with a 20.3-percent strikeout rate over the past week and they have a ground ball rate north of 48-percent to match up with Ventuara’s solid 51.4-percent ground ball rate.
Anibal Sanchez, DET – I hate using Sanchez, but you folks like your GPP darts. The veteran hurler has had his flashes of greatness so you know he’s capable of turning out a strong start. The Twins have posted just a .285 wOBA with an unbelievably sad .095 ISO and 22.1-percent strikeout rate over the past week.
Kyle Gibson, MIN – Well, if you don’t like Sanchez, maybe go the other way in this game and give Gibson a look as the Tigers have looked even worse than the Twins at the plate lately. They’ve posted a .275 wOBA with a 23-percent K-rate over the past week and the heavy right-handed lineup actually tilts the scales in favor of the Twins pitcher.
Joe Musgrove, HOU – Hey Joe. Where you going with that gun in your hand? I’m going down to shoot some Pirates, is what he’s saying. The youngster gets an automatic look from me as the Buccos have been atrocious at the plate recently. Their .268 wOBA over the past week ranks dead last in the league and the fact that it comes with a .116 ISO and 22.4-percent strikeout rate makes me smile at all the big bats I’m going to add to this lineup.