Fantasy Baseball Scouting for 7.27.20
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Don't hit submit in your DFS or season long line-ups before reading this! Introducing Cash Club, Bench Bunch and Quality Starts. This will give you the hitters you need to start or sit based on historical match-ups as well as the Starting Pitchers you need to take a serious look at. You can thank me later...
Cash Club – These are the ONLY hitters you should be submitting in your DFS lineup. These are their match-ups vs the starting pitching they're going up against:
Angels at Athletics
Marcus Semien 3/9 1 HR
Ramon Laureano 4/6 2 HR
Mike Trout 5/10
Albert Pujols 4/8 1 HR
Diamondbacks at Padres
Manny Machado 4/10 4 HR
Nick Ahmed 6/15 2 HR
Ketel Marte 6/14 1 HR
Blue Jays at Nationals
None – not enough match-up data to trust.
Cubs at Reds
Eugenio Suarez 16/42 3 Doubles 6 HR 12 RBI
Nick Castellanos 7/12 3 HR 8 RBI
Kris Bryant 6/14 1 HR
Braves at Rays
Matt Adams 4/7 1 HR
Marcell Ozuna 3/3
Yankees at Phillies
None – not enough match-up data trust.
Brewers at Pirates
Limited data but Houser has an era over 10 at PNC so there could be bargains with:
Colin Moran 3/4
Adam Frazier 2/3
Kevin Newman 2/2 1 HR
Bryan Reynolds 1/2 1BB
Christian Yelich 4/11 1 HR
White Sox at Indians
None – not enough match-up data to trust.
Royals at Tigers
Alex Gordon 6/19 1 HR
Whit Merrifield 7/19 1 HR
Adalberto Mondesi 3/4 1 HR
Jordy Mercer 4/11 1 HR
Mariners at Astros
Altuve 9/25 1 HR
Orioles at Marlins – Cancelled
Mets at Red Sox
Lucroy 6/16 1 HR – but check to make sure he plays
Bench Bunch – These hitters might look appealing based on their name or what they'll do over an entire season but they look bad against the starters they're going up against:
Angels at Athletics
Matt Chapman 1/8 4 Ks
Diamondbacks at Padres
Wil Myers 1/7 4Ks
Austin Hedges 1/7 3Ks
Starling Marte 0/8
David Peralta 1/8
Blue Jays at Nationals
None – not enough match-up data to trust.
Cubs at Reds
Scott Schebler 0/11
Anthony Rizzo 3/23
Javier Baez 1/11
Braves at Rays
Mike Zunino 0/4
Adam Duval 2/10 5 Ks
Yankees at Phillies
DiDi Gregorious 2/20
Gardner 3/14
Andrew McCutchen 12/28 4 HR – Don’t trust this, it’s from more than 5 years ago – both are different players now.
Brewers at Pirates
Orlando Arcia 4/21
Loreno Cain 2/15
White Sox at Indians
None – not enough match-up data to trust.
Royals at Tigers
Dawel Lugo 0/5
Jeimer Candelario 0/3
Mariners at Astros
Springer 5/23
Correa 4/16
Reddick 0/8
Orioles at Marlins – Cancelled
Mets at Red Sox
None – not enough data to trust
Quality Starts - These are the only starters I’m considering:
Mike Montgomery vs Tigers – Hasn’t done all that well at Comerica over his career – 4.15 ERA and 1.23 WHIP but it’s a small sample size – 3 games (2 starts) and he’s held most of the Tigers in check over his career.
Wade Miley vs Reds – He’s made 7 starts at the Great American Ballpark and he’s 4-1 with a 2.66 ERA and 1.66 WHIP, far better than his career averages. Additionally he’s pitched well vs several of the Cubs regulars, just needs to be careful with Kris Bryant
Kendall Graveman vs Astros – in 5 starts at Minute Maid Park he’s 2-2 with a 3.52 ERA and 1.14 WHIP plus he’s held roughly half the Astros lineup in check over his career.
Joey Lucchesi vs Diamondbacks – He pitches well at home 13-8 in 31 starts with a 3.16 ERA and 1.19 WHIP vs career numbers of 4.14 ERA and 1.25 WHIP. Nick Ahmed and Ketel Marte are the only hitters in the D-Backs lineup that have gotten to him in the past.