2013 Fantasy Baseball Daily Fix: July 5
DraftKings Team of the Day
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| Player | Matchup | Salary | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| SP – Jake Westbrook |
Marlins | $8,300 | MIA has the majors’ worst offense vs. righties |
| SP – Jeremy Hellickson | White Sox | $9,000 | CWS rank 29th in wRC+ vs. lefties |
| C – Yadier Molina |
Jacob Turner (R) | $3,900 | Can never go wrong w/ Yadi, especially at this price |
| 1B – Adrian Gonzalez |
Matt Cain (R) | $3,900 | .880 OPS vs. righties, 11 of 12 homers |
| 2B – Rickie Weeks |
Zack Wheeler (R) | $4,000 | See below |
| 3B – Matt Carpenter | Turner | $4,100 | .913 OPS vs. righties |
| SS – J.J. Hardy |
Ivan Nova (R) | $4,100 | Nova gives up lots of home runs; Hardy hits lots of home runs for an SS |
| OF – Carlos Gomez |
Wheeler | $4,400 | 1.021 OPS at home |
| OF – Matt Kemp |
Cain | $4,100 | Heating up – homers in back-to-back games |
| OF – Norichika Aoki |
Wheeler | $4,200 | See below |
I tried to stack Milwaukee hitters against Wheeler as he hasn’t done very well in his few starts. Weeks struggles against righties overall, but his numbers against righty starters are pretty good. He also crushes at home and was a cheap option for me. Aoki hits lefties better, but he still gets on base at a good clip against righties and was pretty much the best option, at $4,200, as I rounded out my roster.
Toronto faces Kevin Correia today so if you want to load up on Blue Jays, go ahead. … Nova gives up a lot of home runs at home and has a career 4.84 ERA at Yankee Stadium so going with a lot of Orioles would be wise, too. … Andrew Cashner ($5,300) starts against Washington, which ranks just 23rd in wRC+ against righties.
Thursday Recap
In his first game back from the DL Wilson Ramos hit a home run and collected five RBI in Washington’s 8-5 win over Milwaukee. Ramos is just 25 and had a great 2011 when he hit 15 homers in just 389 at-bats. He’s owned in well under 5 percent of leagues at ESPN and Yahoo! so if you’re struggling at catcher Ramos could be a good answer.
Dillon Gee had another good start. I’ll let The Fix’s Brett Talley fill you in on him:
Dillon Dillon Gee y’all. 7 IP, 2 ER, 6 H, 2 BB, 7 K today. Last 7 starts: 2.47 ERA, 3.23 xFIP, 24.6 K%, 4.7 BB%, .298 BABIP. Only 9.5% owned
— Brett (@TheRealTAL) July 4, 2013
Cole Hamels had his best start in a month: 7 IP, 5 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 8 K. I’d try to buy wherever possible.
Jose Quintana struck out 11 Orioles in just seven innings. … Eric Hosmer hit another homer – his sixth in his last nine games. … Logan Morrison walked three times and doubled against Atlanta. He’s reached base in 15 of 16 starts and has a .418 OBP and .569 SLG since June 9.
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