Daily Fantasy Pitchers and Stacks – 8/1/16
Nick Rodriguez
We have an 8-game slate on our hands tonight and it should be interesting to say the least! We have some great pitching options with not that many high run totals. So lets get right to it!
Pitchers
Stephen Strasburg FD 11600 DK 12900
Opponent – ARI (Bradley) Park – @ARI
FD – 41.09 DK – 26.94
It’s a tiny 8-game slate, so I recommend paying up for pitching! And the guy you should be paying up for is, Stephen Strasburg.
His numbers are just outrageous! He owns a 29.2 K% (MAJOR UPSIDE) along with a 1.08 WHIP and 2.75 xFIP. He is one of the best pitchers in the game today, and draws a beautiful matchup against the Diamondbacks. The D’backs own a K% over 23%. This just gives Strasburg even more upside (not that he needed much help). And the best part about this matchup is the fact that the D’backs are ice-cold. They own a 74 wRC+ in their last 30 contests, so go ahead and pay up for Strasburg tonight! This is one beautiful matchup.
Chris Archer FD 9300 DK 10100
Opponent – KC (Duffy) Park – @TB
FD – 35.48 DK – 19.04
Chris Archer sure struggled in the first half of the season, but he has looked like his old self in his last five starts. He owns a 3.38 ERA, 1.08 WHIP and a whopping 29.8 K% during that span. He’s been as dominant as ever and going up against a Royals’ offense that is ice-cold; sets him up nicely.
In the last month of baseball, the Royals have been struggling. They are dead last in wOBA, ISO and wRC+. Their offense has been completely dead and I’ll go ahead and play Chris Archer in tournaments. His upside is through the roof!
Stacks
Washington Nationals vs. Archie Bradley (ARI)
The Nationals continue their west coast road trip and are now spending the next few days at Arizona. This means that they’ve get a huge ballpark boost and will be facing a bullpen that owns a 4.90 ERA on the year (29th in MLB).
I would go ahead and stack the Nationals just on those two factors, but they will be also going up against Archie Bradley, who has struggled to find his groove in the majors.
On the year, Bradley owns a 1.41 WHIP to go along with a 4.52 FIP. His problem this season has been the walks, as he has walked over 11% of the batters has faced, which yells out [trouble] to me. The Nationals are in the middle of the pack when it comes to hitting righties, so go ahead and plug them into your lineups! They have a beautiful matchup and other factors in their favor as well!
My top 4 guys to stack: Trea Turner, Bryce Harper, Daniel Murphy and Wilson Ramos
Milwaukee Brewers vs. Jarred Cosart (SD)
Cosart will be making his first start with San Diego and I don’t see it going to well for him. Since 2014, he owns a 4.34 xFIP and walks over 10% of his batters. The worst part about Cosart is the fact that he walks all of these batters and only fans 15% of the hitters he faces. I see this favoring the Brewers tonight.
While this Brewers’ squad is known for striking out, they have been one of the hottest teams in baseball. In their last 14 games, they own a .339 wOBA (4th in MLB) and 111 wRC+ (5th in MLB). Don’t sleep on the red-hot Brewers tonight!
My top 4 guys to stack: Ryan Braun, Scooter Gennett, Jonathan Villar and Kirk Nieuwenhuis.