Yordan Alvarez MLB Picks At Sleeper Fantasy Today, 4/8: Baseball Projections + More
We have a full 15-game MLB Tuesday slate which presents us with some fantastic opportunities to win some money on Sleeper Fantasy with our MLB DFS pick’em picks!
The slate actually starts early with Tarik Skubal taking the mound for the Detroit Tigers who host Aaron Judge and the New York Yankees. We’re going to avoid that one and spend our time focusing on some of the more outstanding matchups ahead. With a ton of aces on the bump, like Paul Skenes, Dylan Cease and Zack Wheeler, we should see plenty of exciting action.
Of course, when you also have someone like Patrick Corbin taking the hill, you know we’re going to see some fireworks as well. How will that affect our Sleeper MLB picks for today? Check it out.
Sleeper Fantasy Picks for Tuesday, April 8: MLB DFS Projections
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Yordan Alvarez Sleeper Fantasy MLB Pick: More Than 1.5 Hits + Runs + RBI (1.68x)
I’m not usually one who fawns over batter vs. pitcher data, especially when you have a pitcher like Luis Castillo who has looked rock-solid through his first two starts this season, but Alvarez is always one of those hitters who I like to use when I know he’s typically locked in against a specific hurler.
Over 17 at-bats, Alvarez is hitting .471 with three home runs and six RBI against Castillo and he looks like he’s dialing in for the season. He’s got five hits over his last five games with two multi-hit performances and one home run. He may not have gotten a hit in his first game against the Mariners, but he did draw three walks so he’s seeing the ball well. We’re more than happy to invest here.
Seiya Suzuki Sleeper Fantasy MLB Pick: More Than 1.5 Hits + Runs + RBI (1.66x)
As I insinuated earlier, we’re wishing everyone a Happy Patrick Corbin Day as the lefty takes the mound against a very strong Cubs lineup. Best of all, Suzuki is raking against southpaws this season already.
He’s posting a .603 wOBA with two home runs and five RBI and looks as dialed in as anyone. And if he gets on-base, the lineup around him, including Kyle Tucker, is ready to knock him in. The Vegas line pushes this pick in our favor so we’ll jump on it while we can.
Total Multiplier: 2.78x
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Player News
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.