MLB Lineup Optimizer Stacks for 04/11/17
James Leer
Welcome to Lineup Lab’s MLB Daily Fantasy Stacks article, where we feature our top stacks 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 favorite players from the MLB Player Lab.
This season, new with our MLB Subscription Package we offer Daily Fantasy Graphs. We wanted to create a tool that gives users the ability to visualize data points for Hitters and Pitchers by showing DFS salaries/fantasy points over time. If any of you come from the world of Stocks or Equities Trading, you will immediately understand the usefulness of these charts. Just as price and volume are essential in understanding a stocks movement, points and salary are core for DFS.
Colorado Rockies vs. Jared Weaver (San Diego Padres)
Park – Coors Field
Same Jared Weaver, different uniform. Last time out for the Padres, Jared took the loss, allowing two homers through 5 IP while giving up 4 ER’s and 3 BB’s. As far as main slate pitchers go, he comes into today with all of the stats facing the wrong way: the highest xFIP (4.34), the lowest K/9 (5.2), the highest allowed wOBA .371, the highest allowed SLG .514, and the highest allowed OPS .863. Even though this stack will be super chalky, more often than not, this will end up a recipe for disaster in Coors field for Weaver.
Baltimore Orioles vs. Pomeranz (Boston RedSox)
Park – Fenway Park
Drew Pomeranz will be making his season debut tonight versus the Orioles in Fenway Park. Pomeranz, coming off of the disabled list was an unimpressive 0-2 with a 6.43 ERA at Fenway last year. With the wind blowing out at Fenway Park tonight and the Orioles with a solid ISO vs. lefties (.163), this could be a huge game for a couple of the Orioles; I’m looking at you Mark Trumbo. This game has the highest total (besides Coors Field) coming in at 9.5. Statistically, Pomeranz doesn’t do well in High/Home Scoring games, averaging just 8.21 Draftkings points per outing (over six games).
New York Mets vs. Buchholz (Philadelphia Phillies)
Park – Citizens Bank Park
Buchholz struggled big-time in his season opener vs. the REDS, having at least one runner in scoring position in the 4/5 innings that he pitched. Thanks to MLB Player Lab we can see that he is 2nd-worst in a couple of important statistical categories today: xFIP (4.29), K/9 (6). The Mets come into the game with a low 18.4% K-rate vs. righties, a .333 wOBA and a .166 ISO, giving them plenty of opportunities to reach base.