Daily Fantasy Lineup Picks – June 22, 2017
*Chris Durell*
Daily Fantasy Lineup Picks – June 22, 2017
Welcome to Lineup Lab’s Best Daily Fantasy Lineup Picks, where we feature our top players for our MLB Lineup Optimizer on Fanduel and Draftkings. Put your favorite 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.
Welcome back for another full day of Major League Baseball. The fun begins with a six games in the afternoon and is followed by six more games on the main slate. Let’s jump in and take a look at my top pitcher and stack for each slate.
Jun 16, 2014; St. Louis, MO, USA; St. Louis Cardinals starting pitcher Carlos Martinez (44) throws to a New York Mets batter during the first inning at Busch Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Curry-USA TODAY Sports
Starting Pitchers
Early Slate
Carlos Martinez
Opponent – @ PHI
Park – Citizens Bank Park (Hitters Park)
Vegas Favorite (STL -135)
Vegas Total (8.5)
With a smaller six-game slate, Martinez comes with a premium price but has the highest upside and best matchup of all 12 pitchers this afternoon. He has been a bit unlucky in the W/L column this season as the runs support just has not been there for the Cards who rank in the bottom five but do not be mistaken, Martinez is an elite option. He has only allowed an opponent to score more than three earned runs once in his last 10 starts and struck out seven or more batters in eight of those starts. He enters this afternoon’s game with a 10.2 K/9 rate, 11.0% swing strike rate with a 2.86 ERA that is backed up by a 3.36 xFIP. What makes the pick even more enticing is the fact he will face a Phillies team that ranks second to last in overall runs scored and 28th in wOBA and 29th in wRC+ vs. right-handed pitching with a 23.7% K rate. Much like yesterday, there should be more than enough value popping up to easily fit CarMart into your lineups in all formats.
Also Consider – David Paulino @ OAK
Main Slate
Jake Arrieta
Opponent – @ MIA
Park – Marlins Park (Pitchers Park)
Vegas Favorite (CHI -140)
Vegas Total (9.0)
When look up and see Luis Severino as the top pitcher, over $12K on DraftKings, we know it is going to be a GPP slate. While I can make the case for Severino on FanDuel for just $300 more than Arrieta, I cannot help but take the $3,500 discount on DraftKings. Both have just over a 10.0 K/9 rate on the season and above average swinging strike rates over 10% and while the Trout-less Angels are a better matchup the discount can get you two or three upgraded bats throughout your lineup. The only issue with Arrieta this season has been the increase in fly balls which have resulted in him giving up some long balls but the good news is that he has increased his K rate while reducing the free passes. Arrieta faced the Marlins at the start of June and allowed just two earned runs in six innings with five strikeouts en route to his sixth win of the season. I would be more than happy with a repeat performance but also think he can top that today.
Also Consider – Hyun-Jin Ryu vs. NYM
Offensive Stacks
Early Slate
Chicago White Sox vs. Nik Turley(MIN)
The matchup could honestly not get any better if you are looking for a team to stack on Thursday afternoon. The White Sox, while sitting in the bottom third of the league in overall runs scored, lead all teams in wOBA(.356), wRC+(121), and OPS(.827) against left-handed pitching and get a matchup vs. one of the worst pitchers on the slate. Nik Turley was a career minor-leaguer(9 years) before being called up to spot start for the Twins and is somehow getting another opportunity. Through two starts, he has given up 12 earned runs in 8.2 innings striking out seven and walking four while giving up a 42% hard contact rate. Load up on White Sox today.
Top Players to Stack – Jose Abreu, Todd Frazier, Avisail Garcia
Also Consider: Toronto Blue Jays vs. Martin Perez (TEX)
Main Slate
New York Yankees vs. Jesse Chavez (LAA)
The Yankees highlight the night slate from a stacking perspective as they lead all of baseball in hitting vs. right-handed pitching with a .359 wOBA, 124 wRC+, and sit second in Isolated Power(.205). They struggled a bit over the last week losing seven in a row but got back on track last night beating the Angels 8-4. Tonight they face somewhat of a gas can in Jesse Chavez who is now with his sixth team in the majors and drastically under performing with a 4.85 ERA and 4.68 xFIP that suggests thing won’t be getting much better. He has dropped his strikeout rate below 6.8 K/9 for the first time since 2010 and is also giving up a career-high hard contact rate of 35% that has led to a 18.9% HR/FB rate. This is great news if you are stacking Yankees as they sit just one home run behind the league-leading Astros and Rays.
Top Players to Stack – Aaron Judge, Starlin Castro, Brett Gardner, Gary Sanchez
Also Consider: Cleveland Indians vs. Wade Miley (BAL)