*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.
CATCHER
| Probable | vL | vR | vL | vR | Last 7 | ||||||||
| Player | Tm | Bat | Opp | Pitcher | Hand | OPS | OPS | wOBA | wOBA | OPS | Aces$ | DK$ | FD$ |
| Yasmani Grandal | LA | B | PHI | Severino Gonzalez | R | .651 | .954 | .299 | .414 | 1.154 | 5000 | 4300 | 3600 |
| Evan Gattis | HOU | R | CLE | Cody Anderson | R | .641 | .793 | .281 | .343 | 0.964 | 5150 | 3900 | 3400 |
| Wilin Rosario | COL | R | ATL | Alex Wood | L | .735 | .783 | .323 | .340 | 0.524 | 5000 | 3400 | 3300 |
| Brayan Pena | CIN | B | MIA | Jose Fernandez | R | .569 | .738 | .268 | .334 | 0.375 | 4000 | 2500 | 2200 |
Gattis is streaking if you hadn’t noticed. He’s had a hit in 9-straight games during which time he’s batting .371 with a .686 SLG. He’s gone deep twice with seven RBIs in the run.
Grandal has two hits in four of his last seven games. He’s also gone deep his last two games, driven in five runs in the process and has four homers and 10 RBIs in seven games.
Pena is batting .317 with a .372 OBP against righties. Fernandez is a tough matchup of course, but Pena has only 12 strikeouts in 142 at-bats against righties.
Rosario faces Wood who is allowing righties to hit .301 with a .361 OBP. Rosario is batting .375 with a .985 OPS at home this season.
FIRST BASE
| Probable | vL | vR | vL | vR | Last 7 | ||||||||
| Player | Tm | Bat | Opp | Pitcher | Hand | OPS | OPS | wOBA | wOBA | OPS | Aces$ | DK$ | FD$ |
| Victor Martinez | DET | B | MIN | Mike Pelfrey | R | 1.117 | .589 | .496 | .266 | 0.938 | 4950 | 4700 | 3600 |
| Justin Bour | MIA | L | CIN | Michael Lorenzen | R | .347 | .872 | .180 | .379 | 0.923 | 4400 | 3000 | 2800 |
| Brandon Moss | CLE | L | HOU | Brett Oberholtzer | L | .833 | .690 | .366 | .305 | 0.615 | 5150 | 4100 | 3200 |
| James Loney | TB | L | KC | Yordano Ventura | R | .646 | .756 | .286 | .339 | 0.821 | 4600 | 3600 | 2500 |
Bour faces Lorenzen who has turned into a BP machine of late. Over his last three outings he’s allowed four homers and six in six starts. Bour has 10 homers and a .526 SLG against righties in 137 at-bats.
Loney is batting .333 with a .393 OBP and .500 SLG his last six games as he’s hit a homer, stolen a base and driven in five runs. He’s hitting .302 with a .350 OBP against righties this season.
Moss has a solid .833 OPS against lefties this season. Lefties versus Oberholtzer (.382/.289/.595).
Martinez has found his stroke and is letting ‘er rip of late. Over his last 77 plate appearances he’s batting .370 with a .965 OPS. He faces Pelfrey who has allowed 26 hits and 14 runs over his last 12.2 innings.
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 | STL | Carlos Martinez | R | .587 | .778 | .266 | .347 | 0.759 | 4850 | 3700 | 3200 |
| Brian Dozier | MIN | R | DET | David Price | L | .866 | .844 | .378 | .369 | 0.606 | 5250 | 4100 | 3700 |
| Robinson Cano | SEA | L | LAA | Garrett Richards | R | .515 | .712 | .230 | .316 | 0.733 | 4850 | 4000 | 3100 |
Cano is batting .371 with a 1.005 OPS over eight games in July. He’s also gone deep twice, stolen a bad and scored six times.
Dozier has a .867 OPS against lefties. Over his last 10 games he’s gone deep three times with eight RBIs, seven runs and two steals.
Walker has a .349 OBP and .778 versus righties this season. In his eight July games he’s batting .382 with a .417 OBP and .618 SLG.
THIRD BASE
| Probable | vL | vR | vL | vR | Last 7 | ||||||||
| Player | Tm | Bat | Opp | Pitcher | Hand | OPS | OPS | wOBA | wOBA | OPS | Aces$ | DK$ | FD$ |
| Justin Turner | LA | R | PHI | Severino Gonzalez | R | .404 | 1.083 | .206 | .468 | 0.818 | 5050 | 3800 | 3300 |
| Juan Uribe | ATL | R | COL | Kyle Kendrick | R | .732 | .563 | .321 | .257 | 0.800 | 4000 | 4100 | 3900 |
| Kelly Johnson | ATL | L | COL | Kyle Kendrick | R | .423 | .792 | .197 | .347 | 0.909 | 4600 | 3600 | 3500 |
| Trevor Plouffe | MIN | R | DET | David Price | L | .764 | .767 | .340 | .335 | 0.841 | 4850 | 3600 | 2700 |
Johnson has a homer and a .308 average against Kendrick. Over his last eight games his slash line is impressive as well (.286/.400/.571).
Plouffe enjoys seeing, odd I know, Price on the bump. In 18 at-bats he’s hit .389 with a .865 OPS. Plouffe also has four doubles his last five games overall.
Turner faces Gonzalez, he of the 8.28 ERA and 1.76 WHIP over six starts. Seems like a relationship that Turner should be able to take advantage of given his line against righties this season (.362/.420/.663).
Uribe has five hits, including a homer, in 10 at-bats against Kendrick. Uribe has three homers in nine games, has a .853 OPS as a Brave, and gets to take his hacks in Colorado.
SHORTSTOP
| Probable | vL | vR | vL | vR | Last 7 | ||||||||
| Player | Tm | Bat | Opp | Pitcher | Hand | OPS | OPS | wOBA | wOBA | OPS | Aces$ | DK$ | FD$ |
| Troy Tulowitzki | COL | R | ATL | Alex Wood | L | 1.072 | .764 | .475 | .337 | 0.750 | 5900 | 4500 | 4400 |
| Erick Aybar | LAA | B | SEA | Felix Hernandez | R | .711 | .650 | .315 | .293 | 1.069 | 4850 | 3200 | 2900 |
| R.A. Dickey | R | .652 | .523 | .295 | .234 | 0.898 | 4600 | 3200 | 2300 |
Aybar is slapping the ball all around the field of late, and he’s been white hot his last five games batting .524 with six runs scored and four RBIs.
Tulo is the owner of a .646 SLG and 1.073 OPS versus lefties. Anyone notice that he has a hit in 20-straight games? He’s also reached base in 35-straight games.
OUTFIELD
| Probable | vL | vR | vL | vR | Last 7 | ||||||||
| Player | Tm | Bat | Opp | Pitcher | Hand | OPS | OPS | wOBA | wOBA | OPS | Aces$ | DK$ | FD$ |
| J.D. Martinez | DET | R | MIN | Mike Pelfrey | R | .873 | .934 | .387 | .404 | 1.357 | 5250 | 5600 | 4600 |
| Mike Trout | LAA | R | SEA | Felix Hernandez | R | 1.081 | .980 | .470 | .431 | 1.000 | 6000 | 4800 | 5400 |
| Yoenis Cespedes | DET | R | MIN | Mike Pelfrey | R | .592 | .863 | .261 | .376 | 0.844 | 4850 | 4500 | 3600 |
| Cameron Maybin | ATL | R | COL | Kyle Kendrick | R | .843 | .778 | .374 | .346 | 1.129 | 4650 | 5000 | 4300 |
| Jason Heyward | STL | L | PIT | Jeff Locke | L | .780 | .738 | .349 | .325 | 0.533 | 4850 | 4100 | 3400 |
| Christian Yelich | MIA | L | CIN | Michael Lorenzen | R | .676 | .728 | .306 | .326 | 1.000 | 4800 | 4500 | 3300 |
| Andre Ethier | LA | L | PHI | Severino Gonzalez | R | .632 | .866 | .284 | .380 | 0.923 | 4800 | 3500 | 2400 |
| Preston Tucker | HOU | L | CLE | Cody Anderson | R | .514 | .882 | .233 | .383 | 0.875 | 4450 | 3500 | 3000 |
Cespedes has two homers in three games and has hits in 6-straight. Ge’s also hitting .300 with a .531 SLG on the road and .318 with a .521 SLG versus righties.
Ethier is hitting his normal solid type stuff against righties with a .277/.371/.495 slash line. Severino is getting murdered by lefties, killed. Check out that slash line (.489/.537/.593).
Heyward is batting .310 with a .388 OBP versus lefties. Since June 17th he’s hit .341 with a .400 OBP and .549 SLG.
Martinez has a .593 SLG and .934 OPS against righties. He has 19 homers in 246 at-bats against righties. Guys who swing right-handed are batting .307 against Pelfrey.
Maybin is batting .394 in eight games in July with two homers, seven RBIs, seven runs scored and two steals. He’s also taking his hacks against Kendrick in Colorado.
Trout has crushed King Felix hitting .345 with a .986 OPS. He’s hit three homers and driven in 12 runners in 58 at-bats.
Tucker has eight hits his last three games. He’s also the owner of an impressive .527 SLG and .882 OPS against righties.
Yelich faces Lorenzen who is having trouble getting lefties out (.298/.400/.482). Meanwhile Yelich is batting .381 with a .480 OBP and .619 SLG over his last six games.
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