Grab your coffee and get ready for some afternoon baseball on this fine Sunday! We have a 10-game slate loaded with value, thanks to some egregious pricing errors on certain players, as well as some lower-priced players with great splits that we can use to our advantage. There are some popular stacks today that you’ll likely want some exposure to, and there’s some cheaper options that you can roster to have your piece of the pie. Without further ado, let’s check out today’s Value Vault!
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Kyle Tucker , OF HOU ($2,600 FD/$3,500 DK) - The easiest no-brainer on today’s slate is Kyle Tucker . He’s 3-for-7 in his career off Kyle Gibson and he’s the hottest hitter in baseball at this juncture. He’s rocking a seven-game hit streak and has five multi-hit outings during this span. Furthermore, in his last seven games, he has four home runs, 11 runs scored and 11 RBI. So, obviously, he’s too expensive to roster, right? Nope. You can get Tucker at the cheap price of $2,600 on FanDuel and $3,500 on DraftKings. Gross pricing error here. Take advantage.
Odúbel Herrera , OF PHI ($2,000 FD/$2,300 DK) - This one scares me, but let’s go for it. Herrerra is 5-for-12 off Robbie Ray for his career, and Herrera is hitting .318 off lefties here in 2021. Ray has been tough on left-handed hitters this year, so that presents some cause for concern, but Herrera has hitten safely in five consecutive games and in nine of his last 10. Also, he’s in a great hitter’s park today and is dirt cheap on both sites.
Austin Hays , OF BAL ($3,100 FD/$3,700 DK) - Trey Mancini was a bit too expensive for the sake of this article, but I love pairing those two in a mini-stack today against Jordan Montgomery . Hays is hitting a cool .355 with a 1.117 OPS against lefties in 2021, and his .902 OPS at home is far better than his .670 mark on the road. Lefties haven’t stood a chance against Montgomery this season, but righties have held their own, hitting .252 with a .780 OPS and .337 wOBA.
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Matt Olson , 1B OAK ($3,000) - Olson has two hits in two at-bats against Kenta Maeda , both of which sailed over the fence. Maeda has been missing a lot of balls in the middle of the plate and Olson will crush misses from any pitcher. Maeda has served up a .324 average to and a .970 OPS to left-handed hitters this year, while Olson has six home runs in 78 at-bats (13.0 AB/HR) and a .873 OPS against right-handers. Olson has massive upside today at his price point, especially on FanDuel.
Joc Pederson , OF LAD ($2,700) - Detroit’s Matthew Boyd has been solid this year, but let’s ride the hot bat. Pederson has hit safely in five straight games, and he has four multi-hit efforts in that span. If you push it out a bit further, he has five multi-hit efforts in his last seven games, including FOUR different three-hit games! He’s also hitting .308 on the road this year, and I love the price tag on FanDuel.
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Hunter Renfroe , OF BOS ($2,800 DK) - José Quintana has been abysmal against right-handed hitters this year, serving up a whopping .344 batting average against and a .930 OPS. Renfroe is hitting .303 against southpaws this year, and Renfroe has two home runs and a .375 average against Quintana for his career. Boston right-handers will likely be a popular stack today, and Renfroe is a cheap part of it.
Bobby Dalbec, 1B BOS ($2,500) - I said it just above that Boston right-handers are going to be popular today. Dalbec is another cheap part of it. He’s hitting .359 with a 1.067 OPS against southpaws in 2021 and he has five hits (two home runs) in his last three games. Also, as mentioned above, Quintana’s struggles with right-handed hitters this year is well-documented and should be exploited.
Player News
Dodgers placed RHP Evan Phillips on the 10-day injured list with right forearm discomfort.
Phillips returns to the injured list just a couple weeks after making it back from last year’s tendon tear in his right rotator cuff. It’s a significant hit to Los Angeles’ high-leverage mix if he winds up requiring a lengthy absence. The 30-year-old righty has notched one save while tossing 5 2/3 scoreless innings across seven relief appearances this season. There should be an update on his status in the coming days.
White Sox selected the contract of INF Nick Maton from Triple-A Charlotte.
The White Sox are bring back Maton for another stint instead of slugging prospect Tim Elko for reasons that are unclear. The 28-year-old returns to the big leagues with Andrew Benintendi hitting the injured list with a calf strain. He hit .173 (9-for-52) with two homers and four RBI in 23 games earlier this season before being removed from Chicago’s 40-man roster.
White Sox placed OF Andrew Benintendi on the 10-day injured list, retroactive to April 5, with a left calf strain.
Benintendi heads to the injured list for some extra time off after missing a couple games earlier this week due to a calf issue. No word on the severity of the strain, which will determine how much time he misses. There should be an update on his status at some point later this week. It’ll be Brooks Baldwin taking over in left field in his absence.
Rangers recalled INF Ezequiel Duran from Triple-A Round Rock.
Duran returns to the big leagues with veteran outfielder Kevin Pillar hitting the shelf with a back strain. The 25-year-old offers some versatility in a bench role, but he’s been a non-factor at the dish for the better part of the last two seasons.
Rangers placed OF Kevin Pillar on the 10-day injured list with a lower back strain.
Pillar has been battling a lingering back issue the last few weeks and the Rangers are going to give him some extra time off to put the issue to bed. He’ll likely return in a couple weeks to his role as a reserve outfielder.
Jake Fraley is absent from Wednesday’s lineup with left calf tenderness.
Fraley will sit out Wednesday’s showdown at Truist Park in Atlanta with Reds manager Terry Francona telling reporters he’ll need to undergo an MRI to determine the severity of the issue. Fantasy managers should consider him day-to-day for now, but there’s a chance he winds up requiring a trip to the injured list.