Daily Fantasy Baseball Stacks for 07/30/2017
*Mike Barner*
Daily Fantasy Baseball Stacks – Sunday, July 30
Sunday marks the last day of action before Monday’s trade deadline, so make sure to watch out for players who could be pulled just before game time because of a deal. 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**
James Paxton vs. New York Mets
Park – Safeco Field
Paxton is in the midst of a breakout season as he enters Sunday 10-3 with a 2.84 ERA, 1.11 WHIP and 117 strikeouts in 101.1 innings. He has been even better over his last four starts as he only allowed five runs to go along with 35 strikeouts in 27 innings. His numbers at home this season are excellent as he has a 2.36 ERA over 10 starts at Safeco Field. There aren’t many aces taking the mound Sunday, making Paxton one of the more promising options for the day.
Lance Lynn vs. Arizona Diamondbacks
Park – Busch Stadium
Lynn is one of those players you want to keep an eye on leading up to his game as he has been rumored to possibly be on the move before the deadline. As long as he starts, he presents a strong option Sunday. He enters the contest 8-6 with a 3.21 ERA, 1.10 WHIP and 107 strikeouts in 120.2 innings. Lynn has been excellent at home this season as he has a 2.53 ERA and 1.01 WHIP at Busch Stadium. He has also been hot of late as he has a microscopic 1.17 ERA in July. To add one final stat that favors Lynn, the Diamondbacks entered Saturday hitting only .238 on the road.
**OFFENSIVE STACKS**
Los Angeles Dodgers vs. Matt Cain (San Francisco Giants)
Park – Dodger Stadium
Sit back and get ready for some ugly numbers. Cain has been terrible on the season overall as he is 3-9 with a 5.45 ERA, 1.67 WHIP and only 59 strikeouts in 100.2 innings. He has been hit hard during day games as he has a 6.63 ERA and 1.77 WHIP in such contests this season. His road struggles are staggering as well as he has an 8.14 ERA and 1.99 WHIP on the road. All signs point to a big performance from the Dodgers Sunday.
Players to consider stacking: Cody Bellinger, Corey Seager and Chris Taylor
Cleveland Indians vs. Carlos Rodon (Chicago White Sox)
Park – Guaranteed Rate Field
Rodon has really struggled after missing the start of the season due to injury as he is only 1-4 with a 6.29 ERA and a 1.77 WHIP. While he does have 31 strikeouts in 24.1 innings, that is largely negated by the fact that he has already allowed six home runs and issued 18 walks. His last three starts have been particularly poor as he allowed 15 runs over 13 innings total. The Indians entered Saturday hitting .266 against left handing pitching, which is in the top 10 in all of baseball. Look for them to put up big numbers Sunday.
Players to consider stacking: Jose Ramirez, Edwin Encarnacion and Michael Brantley