DFS MLB Hitting Coach: May 7

Published: May 07, 2016

Happy Saturday! I hope everyone is having a good week, though between Star Wars Day, Cinco de Mayo and Mother’s day, I don’t know how you could help but have a good week. Hopefully, we can keep a good week of DFS going with this Saturday edition of the Hitting Coach.

There are a couple of positions that just had a ton of players I wanted to use, most notably second base in the early slate and outfield in the late slate. If there is someone you like at those positions who isn’t on my list, go ahead and use him; he likely just missed the cut. I nearly listed the entire White Sox, Marlins and Athletics outfields, so if you are looking for a stack, those are good places to start.

CATCHER

					Prob Pit				2015
Player	Tm	Bat	P	Opp	Pitcher	Throws	HR	RBI	SB	AVG	OBP	SLG	FD	DK	Aces
Buster Posey	SF	R	C	COL	Jon Gray	R	19	95	2	0.32	0.38	0.47	3900	3800	5150
Wilson Ramos	WSH	R	C	CHI	Jason Hammel	R	15	68	0	0.23	0.26	0.36	2900	3000	4650
J.T. Realmuto	MIA	R	C	PHI	Jeremy Hellickson	R	10	47	8	0.26	0.29	0.41	2900	3200	4550
Josh Phegley	OAK	R	C	BAL	Ubaldo Jimenez	R	9	34	0	0.25	0.3	0.45	2000	3600	3700
Jason Castro	HOU	L	C	SEA	Nate Karns	R	11	31	0	0.21	0.28	0.37	2600	3000	3900

EARLY

Buster Posey is 10-for-21 over the last week, and he is by far the best catcher available in the early slate.

Wilson Ramos has been on fire since coming back from the bereavement list, going 8-for-17 with a home run. If Ramos does not play, Jose Lobaton would be a nice, cheap alternative.

LATE

Josh Phegley is 3-for-4 against Ubaldo Jimenez, and he is batting .310 on the season. Phegley is a very nice value on FanDuel and FantasyAces.

I actually thought J.T. Realmuto would cost more considering he is 10-for-26 over the last week, and he is batting leadoff.

Jason Castro is 8-for-20 with two home runs over the last week.

FIRST BASE

					Prob Pit				2015
Player	Tm	Bat	P	Opp	Pitcher	Throws	HR	RBI	SB	AVG	OBP	SLG	FD	DK	Aces
Hanley Ramirez	BOS	R	LF	NYY	Nathan Eovaldi	R	19	53	6	0.25	0.29	0.43	3600	4000	4850
David Ortiz	BOS	L	DH	NYY	Nathan Eovaldi	R	37	108	0	0.27	0.36	0.55	4000	5000	5350
Prince Fielder	TEX	L	1B	DET	Mike Pelfrey	R	23	98	0	0.31	0.38	0.46	2900	3900	4600
Freddie Freeman	ATL	L	1B	ARI	Shelby Miller	R	18	66	3	0.28	0.37	0.47	3100	3900	4750
Chris Carter	MIL	R	1B	CIN	Brandon Finnegan	L	24	64	1	0.2	0.31	0.43	3400	4300	4450
Jose Abreu	CWS	R	1B	MIN	Ervin Santana	R	30	101	0	0.29	0.35	0.5	3600	4200	4900

EARLY

David Ortiz is 4-for-8 against Nate Eovaldi, and Ortiz is 10-for-28 with four home runs over his last seven games.

Hanley Ramirez is 6-for-16 with a home run against Nate Eovaldi, and Hanley is 14-for-32 over his current 10-game hitting streak.

Prince Fielder is 11-for-31 against Mike Pelfrey, and he costs less than Hanley.

LATE

Jose Abreu is 8-for-24 with two home runs and nine RBI over the last week.

Freddie Freeman is 4-for-10 against Shelby Miller, and 6-for-15 over his last four games.

Chris Carter has a home run in his only at-bat against Brandon Finnegan, and Carter is 9-for-28 with five home runs over his last six games.

SECOND BASE

					Prob Pit				2015
Player	Tm	Bat	P	Opp	Pitcher	Throws	HR	RBI	SB	AVG	OBP	SLG	FD	DK	Aces
Ben Zobrist	CHI	B	LF	WSH	Gio Gonzalez	L	6	33	1	0.27	0.35	0.45	3700	4000	4850
Daniel Murphy	WSH	L	2B	CHI	Jason Hammel	R	14	73	2	0.28	0.32	0.45	3800	4200	5200
Dustin Pedroia	BOS	R	2B	NYY	Nathan Eovaldi	R	12	42	2	0.29	0.36	0.44	3500	4100	4850
Chase Utley	LA	L	2B	TOR	R.A. Dickey	R	5	30	3	0.22	0.28	0.33	3000	3700	4700
Rougned Odor	TEX	L	2B	DET	Mike Pelfrey	R	16	61	6	0.26	0.32	0.47	3700	3900	4400
Brett Lawrie	CWS	R	3B	MIN	Ervin Santana	R	16	60	5	0.26	0.3	0.41	3200	3500	4500
Kelly Johnson	ATL	L	LF	ARI	Shelby Miller	R	9	34	1	0.28	0.32	0.45	2200	2700	3800
Brandon Phillips	CIN	R	2B	MIL	Jimmy Nelson	R	12	70	23	0.29	0.33	0.4	2600	3500	4500

EARLY

Ben Zobrist is 7-for-18 with four home runs, seven runs and 12 RBI over his current five-game hitting streak. He has a .360 career wOBA against lefties.

Daniel Murphy is 6-for-11 against Jason Hammel, and he is 15-for-29 with two home runs over the last seven days.

Dustin Pedroia is 5-for-9 with a home run against Nate Eovaldi, and 8-for-23 over his last five games.

Chase Utley is 5-for-16 against R.A. Dickey, and most of those at-bats came back when Dickey was good.

Rougned Odor is batting .333/.357/.611 out of the leadoff spot this season, and if he gets the base the Rangers should be able to drive him in against Mike Pelfrey.

LATE

Brett Lawire is 7-for-17 with two home runs and a stolen base over the last week.

Kelly Johnson is 4-for-9 against Shelby Miller, and it doesn’t hurt he has been batting fourth against righties.

Brandon Phillips has hit safely in five consecutive games, and he has a home run in three straight games. He is 4-for-12 with a home run against Jimmy Nelson.

THIRD BASE

					Prob Pit				2015
Player	Tm	Bat	P	Opp	Pitcher	Throws	HR	RBI	SB	AVG	OBP	SLG	FD	DK	Aces
Chase Headley	NYY	B	3B	BOS	David Price	L	11	62	0	0.26	0.32	0.37	2000	2700	3500
Nick Castellanos	DET	R	3B	TEX	A.J. Griffin	R	15	73	0	0.26	0.3	0.42	3500	3300	4800
Evan Longoria	TB	R	3B	LAA	Jered Weaver	R	21	73	3	0.27	0.33	0.44	3300	3500	5000
Kyle Seager	SEA	L	3B	HOU	Dallas Keuchel	L	26	74	6	0.27	0.33	0.45	3700	4200	4850

EARLY

Chase Headley is 9-for-22 against David Price, and he is worth a shot considering he costs so little.

Nick Castellanos’s eight-game hitting streak came to an end Friday, but he is still 9-for-21 with two home runs over the last week.

LATE

Evan Longoria is 6-for-20 with a home run and a stolen base against Jered Weaver.

Kyle Seager is 12-for-29 with two home runs, six runs and eight RBI over his current seven-game hitting streak.

SHORTSTOP

					Prob Pit				2015
Player	Tm	Bat	P	Opp	Pitcher	Throws	HR	RBI	SB	AVG	OBP	SLG	FD	DK	Aces
Alcides Escobar	KC	R	SS	CLE	Cody Anderson	R	3	47	17	0.26	0.29	0.32	2700	4000	3800
Aledmys Diaz	STL	R	SS	PIT	Jeff Locke	L							3000	3600	4500
Francisco Lindor	CLE	B	SS	KC	Ian Kennedy	R	12	51	12	0.31	0.35	0.48	3700	3100	4950
Jonathan Villar	MIL	B	SS	CIN	Brandon Finnegan	L	2	11	7	0.28	0.34	0.41	3400	3500	4100
Carlos Correa	HOU	R	SS	SEA	Nate Karns	R	22	68	14	0.28	0.35	0.51	4000	4400	5200

EARLY

Alcides Escobar is 10-for-21 over his current five-game hitting streak, and he has three stolen bases in his last seven games, though he seems a bit overpriced on DraftKings.

On DraftKings I am likely using Francisco Lindor. Lindor is 10-for-23 with a home run and a stolen base over the last week.

Aledmys Diaz is 6-for-19 with a home run in the last week, and he has a .476 wOBA against lefties this season.

LATE

Carlos Correa is 6-for-11 with two home runs, four runs and five RBI over the last three games, and he has one home run in six at-bats against Nate Karns.

Jonathan Villar has a .403 wOBA against lefties this season, and the switch-hitter has an excellent chance to take advantage of Cincinnati’s weak bullpen as well.

OUTFIELD

					Prob Pit				2015
Player	Tm	Bat	P	Opp	Pitcher	Throws	HR	RBI	SB	AVG	OBP	SLG	FD	DK	Aces
Dexter Fowler	CHI	B	CF	WSH	Gio Gonzalez	L	17	46	20	0.25	0.35	0.41	4000	4600	5100
Matt Holliday	STL	R	LF	PIT	Jeff Locke	L	4	35	2	0.28	0.39	0.41	2800	3600	4500
Stephen Piscotty	STL	R	LF	PIT	Jeff Locke	L	7	39	2	0.31	0.36	0.49	3200	4100	4850
Gerardo Parra	COL	L	LF	SF	Johnny Cueto	R	9	31	9	0.33	0.37	0.52	3400	3100	5000
Adam Eaton	CWS	L	CF	MIN	Ervin Santana	R	14	56	18	0.29	0.36	0.43	3400	4100	4750
Avisail Garcia	CWS	R	RF	MIN	Ervin Santana	R	13	59	7	0.26	0.31	0.37	3000	3300	4400
Josh Reddick	OAK	L	RF	BAL	Ubaldo Jimenez	R	20	77	10	0.27	0.33	0.45	2900	4300	4350
Ryan Braun	MIL	R	LF	CIN	Brandon Finnegan	L	25	84	24	0.29	0.36	0.5	4200	5100	5500
Marcell Ozuna	MIA	R	CF	PHI	Jeremy Hellickson	R	10	44	2	0.26	0.31	0.38	3400	3700	4150
Giancarlo Stanton	MIA	R	RF	PHI	Jeremy Hellickson	R	27	67	4	0.27	0.35	0.61	4900	5200	5700
Nelson Cruz	SEA	R	RF	HOU	Dallas Keuchel	L	44	93	3	0.3	0.37	0.57	3600	4500	5200

EARLY

Dexter Fowler is 6-for-14 with a home run against Gio Gonzalez. Fowler is 7-for-23 with three stolen bases over the last week.

Stephen Piscotty is 2-for-3 against Jeff Locke, while Matt Holliday is 5-for-14 with a home run. Piscotty has a .418 career wOBA against left-handed pitchers.

Gerardo Parra is 9-for-29 with two home runs in his career against Johnny Cueto.

Marlon Byrd is 10-for-25 with two home runs and 11 RBI against Ian Kennedy.

LATE

Adam Eaton is 3-for-8 with a home run against Ervin Santana. Eaton has recorded two hits in three of his last four games.

Avisail Garcia is 4-for-8 with a home run against Ervin Santana, and he is 3-for-6 with a homer since returning from a hamstring injury.

Josh Reddick is 4-for-13 with a home run against Ubaldo Jimenez.

Ryan Braun is 10-for-22 over his last five games, and he has a .378 wOBA against left-handed pitchers this season.

Giancarlo Stanton has a home run in seven of his last 11 games, and Jeremy Hellickson has allowed 2.01 HR/9 this season.

Nelson Cruz is 8-for-17 with two home runs against Dallas Keuchel.

Marcell Ozuna is 10-for-26 with three home runs over the last week.

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