Daily Fantasy Baseball Stacks for 06/03/2017
*Mike Barner*
Daily Fantasy Baseball Stacks – Saturday, June 3
Of the 30 starting pitchers taking the mound Saturday, only eight of them have a winning record. There could be some offensive explosions as a result. Put your favorite daily fantasy baseball stacks from the article below in our lineup optimizer and hit calculate. You can let it fill in the rest of the spots for you or choose your personal favorites from the MLB Player Lab.
**STARTING PITCHERS**
Johnny Cueto vs. Philadelphia Phillies
Park – Citizens Bank Park
Cueto has been off to a slow start this season as he enters Saturday with a 4.37 ERA and 1.23 WHIP. However, the strikeouts are still there as he has 68 in 70 innings. He has allowed at least four runs in four starts this season, but that came against potent offenses in the Chicago Cubs, Los Angeles Dodgers, Colorado Rockies and the Arizona Diamondbacks. That won’t be the case Saturday as he gets to face the Phillies, one of the worst teams in baseball in terms of runs scored. This has the makings of a big outing for Cueto.
Tyler Chatwood vs. San Diego Padres
Park – Petco Park
At first glance, Chatwood’s numbers are not impressive as he has a 5.04 ERA and 1.40 WHIP this season. However, he is a far better pitcher on the road, posting a 3.06 ERA and 1.05 WHIP on the road compared to a 7.03 ERA and 1.75 WHIP at home. Not only is he on the road Saturday, but he also gets to face a Padres’ offense that is one of the worst offenses in the league. If you need to save money at starting pitcher, Chatwood has the potential to put up a valuable stat line.
**OFFENSIVE STACKS**
Washington Nationals vs. Daniel Mengden (Oakland Athletics)
Park – Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Mengden was hit hard in his only start this season as he allowed five runs in 3.1 innings against the Cleveland Indians. If he thought that was a tough match up, Saturday he gets to face one of the top offenses in all of baseball in the Nationals. This could get ugly in a hurry, leading to some crooked numbers for Washington. Load up your lineup with Nationals for this one.
Players to consider stacking: Ryan Zimmerman, Daniel Murphy and Trea Turner
Colorado Rockies vs. Jhoulys Chacin (San Diego Padres)
Park – Petco Park
Chacin has been hit hard lately, allowing 10 runs over his last two starts. He has actually allowed at least seven runs three times this season, resulting in a bloated 5.77 ERA and 1.46 WHIP. This is not out of the ordinary for Chacin as he has posted an ERA of at least 4.81 in three of the last four seasons. Even though they aren’t in the friendly confines of Coors Field, you can still expect a big performance from the Rockies offense Saturday,
Players to consider stacking: Nolan Arenado, Charlie Blackmon and Carlos Gonzalez