Pete Alonso Underdog MLB Picks Today, 4/12: Baseball Projections + More
Welcome to the Saturday MLB slate and another opportunity to build those Underdog bankrolls with some MLB DFS Pick ‘Em picks for today.
We are loaded with some fantastic match-ups today. We’ve got the season-debut for Cincinnati Reds starter Andrew Abbott, Sandy Alcantara makes his second start of the season, as does Colorado Rockies rookie Chase Dollander. But we also have some suspect pitchers on the mound so we should see some runs, specifically in West Sacramento where the New York Mets are visiting the Athletics. That was a fun 7-6 game. So let’s dive in and see what looks good for MLB pick ‘em picks today.
Underdog Fantasy Picks for Saturday, April 12: MLB DFS Projections
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Pete Alonso MLB Underdog Fantasy Pick: Higher Than 1.5 Hits + Runs + RBI
I don’t know much about this young righty, J.T. Ginn the Athletics are starting today, but I do know how the ball travels in West Sacramento and I do know that Alonso is absolutely mashing to start the season. He’s actually on a five-game hit streak with four multi-hit performances, four doubles, one home run and eight RBI. He’s absolutely on-fire and it continues today.
Andrew Abbott MLB Underdog Fantasy Pick: Higher Than 4.5 Strikeouts
This pick has some risk, given it’s Abbott’s first start of the season, but he’s thrown 10 innings over two rehab starts, built up his pitch count and should be able to give us at least five innings. Maybe even more if the Pirates are impatient. After all, they’re posting a strikeout rate in excess of 30-percent against southpaws this season. So long as Abbott doesn’t waste any pitches nibbling the corner and just attacks this soft Pirates lineup, we should hit the five-strikeout afternoon we need.
Corbin Carroll MLB Underdog Fantasy Pick: Higher Than 1.5 Hits + Runs + RBI
It’s all about striking while the iron is hot and while I can admire what Chad Patrick has been doing through his first two starts, this match-up against the Diamondbacks is going to be a tough one. That’s why we’ll lean on the lefty-swinging Carroll who has be absolutely dialed-in recently. He’s hit safely in each of his last five with two doubles and two home runs. Patrick has been pitching to contact, so look for Carroll to get off to a hot start.
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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.