MLB Lineup Optimizer Stacks for 04/18/17
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.
STARTING PITCHERS
Mike Leake vs Pittsburgh Pirates
Park – Busch Stadium
Thus far this season Leake is holding court over hitters. Over the course of 15 Innings Pitched he has allowed 1 Earned Run while striking out 13 and only walking one. In those two outings Leake holds an insanely minute .60 ERA and a .73 WHIP. Tonight, he’s at home versus the Pirates where he has owned such stars as McCutchen, Marte and Polanco in the past holding them to a batting average below .232.
STACKS
Baltimore Orioles vs. Bronson Arroyo (Cincinnati Reds)
Park – Great American Ball Park
Ah, the Great American Ballpark, where balls seem to bolt right off of the bat and into the stands. Even though the wind is blowing in a bit, Baltimore will still find a way to stack up the runs in this one. Currently, in the infantile start to the 2017 season the Orioles are the only ones that hold a record >.700 in the MLB. After two disappointing starts Arroyo has 11 earned runs in only 10 Innings Pitched for an ERA of 9.90. I like **Mark Trumbo, Manny Machado and Trey Mancini** for the O’s tonight.
Minnesota Twins vs Josh Tomlin (Cleveland Indians)
Park – Target Field
For whatever reason Tomlin is off to an incredibly rocky start to the 2017 MLB season. Over his past two starts he has only pitched 6.1 innings and has giving up 13(!!) earned runs (18.47 ERA / 2.68 WHIP). He is 4-4 with a 5.67 ERA in 66 2/3 innings versus Minnesota in his career. Add to the fact that the wind is blowing out of Target Field at 12 MPH and you have a recipe for disaster. I like **Miguel Sano, Brian Dozier and Eddie Rosario** tonight versus the righty.