We have a small five-game main slate on our hands tonight; making finding value plays a bit more difficult. We have a good bit of high-priced bats, with Buehler being the only pitcher on the slate that most people would consider being upper-tier. However, there are still values out there, so let’s dive in and break down some of the best options to help you fit some studs in your lineups!
Both Sites
David Bote , 2B CHC ($2,400 FD / $3,000 DK) – Bote has produced very well over the past three games going 5-11 with a home run, two doubles, and EIGHT RBI, scoring 25, seven, and 18 points on DraftKings while scoring 35.2, nine, and 26.2 on FanDuel. Right-handed bats have done more damage against Lucchesi in his career with a .453 SLG, compared to lefties who have posted a .341 SLG against him. That comes off the fact that 41 of the 46 home runs that he has given up in his career, all seven triples he has given up, and 48 of 58 doubles have been to righties. Also, as of right now, it appears that the wind will be blowing out at Wrigley Field tonight.
Michael Conforto , OF NYM ($2,700 FD / $3,500 DK) – Conforto has been terrible this season, there’s no getting around that, as he is hitting .171 with zero home runs and three RBI through 12 games played. For that reason, it makes complete sense why his price tag has dropped down considerably. With that being said, he is too good to stay this bad. We have seen him produce really well for four straight years. He has a strong .268/.373/.507 slash line against righties in his career and lefties are 8-24 (.333) against Williams thus far this year and have a batting average of .278 against him for his career (compared to righties at .249). And as mentioned above in Bote’s section, the wind is blowing out in this game. The Mets offense has really been underperforming as a whole, but if the Pirates were able to light it up against Williams, there’s no reason to believe that the Mets can’t do the same.
DraftKings
Jazz Chisholm, 2B MIA ($3,900) – Chisholm continues to be vastly underpriced on DraftKings and we need to continue to take advantage of it. The rookie is off to a great start, hitting .326 with three home runs, four stolen bases, six RBI, and eight runs scored through 15 games played. He is averaging nearly 10 points per game on DraftKings and at a sub-4k price, that’s an absolute steal of a player, especially when they are facing someone like Sanchez. Lefties have had more success against Sanchez in his career, slashing .254/.352/.422 against him, compared to righties who have posted a .233/.305/.333 against him and so far this season lefties are 7-22 (.318) against him with the only home run that he has given up.
Joey Lucchesi , SP NYM ($6,500) – This may seem like a crazy pick, especially with the Cubs bats waking up last night and scoring 14 runs, but I think there is some appeal here, especially given the lack of good pitchers on this slate. The Cubs have the third highest strikeout rate in baseball at 27.7-percent (jumps to 30.6-percent against southpaws) and the lowest batting average in baseball at .201. He has six strikeouts in five innings of work so far this season with a strong 1.28 FIP and 1.00 WHIP, so his 5.40 ERA is not a big deal to me. It is all a very small sample though. He is one of the cheapest pitchers on the slate, but one that could pay off.
FanDuel
Wilmer Flores , 1B/2B ($2,100) – Flores is nearly the minimum price on FanDuel and $100 short of being HALF of what his price is on DraftKings. He has scored 25.7 and 12.2 fantasy points on FanDuel over his last two games and will have a chance to keep that momentum going tonight as the Giants face a low-lefty in Castano. For his career, Flores has a strong .273/.315/.501 slash line against left-handed pitchers while averaging a home run every 17.9 at-bats against them, compared to a .265/.308/.411 slash line against right-handed pitching while averaging a home run 33.0 at-bats against them. I would be surprised if he doesn’t see pretty heft ownership as a salary saver tonight.