We have a 9-game MLB DFS main slate on Monday, July 29th, headlined by the diversity between the elite pitching and hitting options we have. Top tier pitching options like Paul Skenes, Logan Gilbert, and Nathan Eovaldi take the hill while Bobby Witt, Elly De La Cruz, Ketel Marte, and Royce Lewis step into the box with great matchups.

 

 

 

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MLB DFS Picks & Daily Fantasy Playbook Today, July 29

MLB Weather Today, 7/29

SECOND UPDATE - This game is once again in scary territory. There is a definite chance that there is enough rain to postpone the game. Very risky, MME players only.

We may see a delay here, but it’s not overly concerning in the long term.

There is a potential late start here, but nothing that will impact this game long-term.

 

 

 

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Core MLB DFS Pitchers

Paul Skenes, Pittsburgh Pirates

As good as advertised is an understatement. This is obviously a tough spot as the Astros are a great offense, but Skenes hasn’t had any issues to date. In July, the Astros are 18th in OPS and wOBA and 19th in wRC+ against right-handed pitching. Skenes has a 34% K-rate this year and has as much upside as anyone else on the slate.

Nathan Eovaldi, Texas Rangers

This is somewhat of a tough spot as the St. Louis Cardinals are a top-10 offense in July against right-handed pitching, but Eovaldi has been quite good in July. He’s coming off a 10 K game and has a bunch of strikeouts in July. Eovaldi has the best odds on the slate to pick up a win despite being on the road today. This, like many other pitching plays on the slate, is risky.

Nick Pivetta, Boston Red Sox

There are two sides to this coin. Nick Pivetta has an incredibly high ceiling and a negative fantasy point floor. The undeniable part of this play is that the strikeout is alive and well here. Pivetta has six or more strikeouts in four straight starts, three of them being eight-plus. Seattle’s offense is VERY volatile, but they’ve been QUITE good against righties on the road this month. They’re top three in OPS, ISO, wOBA, and wRC+ in that situation and now get to face Pivetta in Fenway.

Colin Rea, Milwaukee Brewers

Despite the fact Rea hasn’t completed six innings in any of his past three starts, he’s -130 on DK Sportsbook to complete six innings. It’s a great spot for him considering how poorly the Braves have been against right-handed pitching. In July, the Braves are 23rd in OPS, 26th in wOBA, and 27th in wRC+ against righties. Also, over that span, the Braves have a 26.2% K-rate and Rea has 15 punch outs in his last two outings and has seven-plus in three of five.

 

 

Recommended MLB DFS Hitters

Highest Expected Run Totals 

Core MLB DFS Hitters

Bobby Witt, Kansas City Royals

The Royals face off against Chris Flexen and the White Sox today and have the highest implied runs total on the main slate. Witt has been as good as anyone in baseball lately and has a 1.200 OPS over the last 30 days against right-handed pitching. Although lefties have given Flexen fits, righties have actually gotten pretty unlucky and there is going to be positive regression there.

Ketel Marte & Lourdes Gurriel, Arizona Diamondbacks

It's hard to ignore how good Arizona looks tonight. Marte and Gurriel especially with how good they've been against southpaws this season. Marte has a .350 AVG and 1.100 OPS this year against lefties and Gurriel is hitting .330 with an .861 OPS. Righty power has given Mitchell Parker the most issues out of anything this year posting 1.5 HR/9, 40% FB rate, and 37% hard-hit rate.

Royce Lewis, Minnesota Twins

All Lewis needed was two rehab games before being activated for the Twins and it took him not time to get back on track as he homered in his second game back. It's obviously a limited sample, but Lewis has insane numbers against southpaws this year hitting .429 with a 1.300 OPS.

Oneil Cruz, Pittsburgh Pirates

Power has given Jake Bloss absolute FITS early on in his major league career. Through three starts he's at 3.86 HR/9 and a 52.5% FB rate. Cruz has flashed a LOT of power against righties this year and has been great overall this month. He's hit 12 of 17 homers off righties this year with a .224 ISO. In July, Cruz has hit .306 with a .988 OPS, .319 ISO, and .410 wOBA.

Lane Thomas & Juan Yepez, Washington Nationals

Far and above the rest are Thomas and Yepez when it comes to production against left-handed pitching. Over the past month, albeit a small sample, Yepez is hitting .412 with an OPS north of 1.000 and Thomas is hitting .333 with an .878 OPS. Righties have taken Jordan Montgomery's lunch money all year long.

Cal Raleigh, Victor Robles & Jorge Polanco, Seattle Mariners

This is my wild card team of the day considering they're on the road. On the road, they're lethal. Here are the three mentioned players numbers against righties on the road over the last month:

Jeff McNeil, New York Mets

One of the Mets best hitters over the past month has been McNeil and it's in a category that's a little unexpected; the power department. During the last 30 days, he has a .552 SLG% and .293 ISO against right-handed pitching, which is second and first on the team respectively.

MJ Melendez, Kansas City Royals

It's a smaller sample because he spent time on the injured list during this span, but Melendez was really crushing right-handed pitching and gets an elite matchup against Chris Flexen. Lefties have a 50.7% FB rate and hit 2.36 HR/9 against Flexen this year, which is REALLY hard to ignore.

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