Jackson Chourio PrizePicks MLB Picks Today, 4/8: Free DFS Picks & Projections
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It’s another day filled with aces on the mound as Paul Skenes, Garrett Crochet, Zack Wheeler and Cole Ragans all take the mound in what appear to be some favorable matchups. Of course, the multipliers will be affected by demons and goblins, so we’ll try to hunt for some picks that maybe avoid the chalk.
Then again, we’re just bankroll-building here, so there’s no harm in going a little chalky early. We’ll check in with some of the Vegas MLB odds and see how that translates to winning PrizePicks MLB picks today.
PrizePicks Fantasy Picks for Tuesday, April 8: MLB DFS Projections
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Jackson Chourio MLB PrizePicks Fantasy Pick: More Than 2.5 Hits + Runs + RBI
Nothing wrong with being a little aggressive in a Coors Field game and Chourio is white-hot right now with a nine-game hit streak that has him slashing .333/.325/.667 with three home runs and nine RBI over that span. He also has three multi-hit performances with two doubles as well, so looking at him today seems very reasonable.
The Rockies are throwing lefty Kyle Freeland who looked good in his first start this season, but we do like the fact that Chourio is batting .350 with a .487 wOBA against southpaws this season. Chourio is striking out 35-percent of the time against lefties, but one swing of the bat can push us into cashing tonight and even Vegas says this one is in our favor.
Cole Ragans MLB PrizePicks Fantasy Pick: More Than 17.5 Outs
While he’s only gone five innings in each of his first two starts, we’re looking for Ragans to stretch it out a little further tonight. Vegas is certainly in agreement with us and his opponent, the Minnesota Twins are going to help him get there with ease.
The pitch-count has gone up in each of his starts, but that might not even be a concern when you look at the fact that the Twins are atrocious against lefties this season. We’re talking about a .134 wOBA with a near-33-percent strikeout rate. So long as Ragans is locating that change-up (and kick-change), he should breeze through six innings at the very least.
- Pick: More Than 17.5 Outs
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Cubs re-signed RHP Caleb Kilian to a minor league contract.
The 27-year-old hurler was released last weekend after being designated for assignment, but after exploring the open market he has decided that a reunion with the Cubs made the most sense. Kilian will continue to function as extra rotation depth at Triple-A Iowa for the time being.
Corey Seager went 2-for-3 with a homer and a walk to help the Rangers take down the Angels 5-3 on Thursday.
Seager had a bad first week and a half while dealing with a calf strain, but he’s collected 14 hits, including three homers, in his last eight games, putting him at .306/.368/.516 overall. Alas, it’s produced just six RBI, mostly because the Rangers are getting terrible production from the ninth and first spots in the order.
Kumar Rocker recorded his first MLB victory after pitching seven innings of three-run ball and striking out eight Thursday against the Angels.
Rocker walked none and surrendered just one double and four singles. Unfortunately, all five hits came in the first and fifth innings, resulting in three runs between them. Still, Rocker was terrific in needing just 78 pitches to get 21 outs. It’s the kind of performance that suggests he might offer mixed-league value at some point. We just wouldn’t trust him quite yet. His next start will come in Sacramento against the A’s.
Robert Garcia picked up his first save of the year with a perfect ninth against the Angels on Thursday.
Garcia got the call tonight with Luke Jackson having pitched the previous two days and retired the Angels on five pitches. Even though he’s the better reliever of the two, he’ll likely resume taking a backseat to Jackson on Friday.
Jack Kochanowicz gave up four runs and eight hits in 4 2/3 innings against the Rangers on Thursday.
The surprising and misguided decision to pick Kochanowicz over Reid Detmers for a rotation spot at the end of the spring isn’t working out for the Angels. The team might reverse course soon, but Detmers hasn’t been used as a long guy and isn’t stretched out to start right away. Kochanowicz is now 1-2 with a 6.20 ERA, but at least he gets the Pirates next.
Joc Pederson went 0-for-4 with a strikeout Thursday, dropping his average to .060.
It’s mostly been hard grounders and routine flies from Pederson thus far, but given that his bat speed is unchanged from last year, we don’t have big concerns here yet. That said, this might not be the weekend he turns it around, given that the Rangers are set to face the Dodgers.