MLB Daily Fantasy Baseball Lineup Stacks for August 30, 2017
*Austyn Varney*
MLB Daily Fantasy Baseball Lineup Stacks – Wednesday, August 30, 2017
*STARTING PITCHERS*
Carlos Martinez @ Milwaukee Brewers
Park – Miller Park
Opp implied total – 3.97
On this early slate, you get to choose between a few quality options. Stephen Strasburg, Carlos Martinez, and Aaron Nola are my favorite 3 options and I like all of them in cash games and tournaments. With that being said, Carlos Martinez is my favorite. This Brewers lineup is just weak against righties and they strikeout more than anyone at 25.6%. Carlos Martinez is one of the brightest young pitchers in the game and he’s been very consistent. He’s a bit like Gerrit Cole, as in being so dominant, yet struggling against lefties to a pretty high degree. Fortunately, there’s only going to be 3 or 4 of them to worry about in the order. Against righties, Martinez has posted a .254 wOBA backed up by a 26% strikeout rate and 27% hard contact. Miller Park is pretty tough on lefties and while I don’t expect a clean slate out of Martinez, he should go 7 or 8 innings and give up only a couple runs. The win should be safe and he’ll let you pay up for some bats that Strasburg won’t.
Dallas Keuchel Vs Texas Rangers
Park – Minute Maid Park
Vegas O/U – 3.50
The later slate is a tough one in terms of pitching. There isn’t any one pitcher that stands out as an uber-safe cash game option. Even Dallas Keuchel, who we’ll touch on here, has some risk. The Rangers are a talented offense and they showed their upside just last night. With that being said, they can strikeout a lot and they are much worse against lefties. Choo, Gallo, and Odor are horrible against lefties and strikeout over 30% of the time. The rest of the order is decent against lefties, but are also better at home. They are implied to score just 3.50 runs and while there’s some risk, I don’t think there’s anymore here than there is with Robbie Ray or Jose Quintana.
*OFFENSIVE STACKS*
Washington Nationals Vs Adam Conley (Marlins)
Park – Nationals Park
Implied Total – 5.11
This early slate does have a few offenses to consider stacking, but the Nationals stand out to me. They face off with Adam Conley, who is a very average left-handed pitcher. He’s struggled against righties with a .335 wOBA and we know the Nationals can hit lefties as good as anyone. Both Anthony Rendon and Ryan Zimmerman are top 15 hitters against lefties and both have sports +.375 wOBA’s against them so far. You then run into the rest of the lineup that is just extremely solid. Guys like Howie Kendrick, Trea Turner, and Jayson Werth all do damage against lefties. It may seem like a weird stat, but the Nats have worked lefties for the most pitches/AB in the entire league. Conley shouldn’t last long and the Marlins bullpen isn’t very good. The Nats can be stacked in a lot of different ways, but I’d make sure to have Rendon and Zimmerman. They are lefty-mashers and I don’t see the Nats having a good day and them not.
Main Stack – Anthony Rendon, Ryan Zimmerman, Howie Kendrick, Trea Turner
Sneaky Stack – Anthony Rendon, Ryan Zimmerman, Daniel Murphy, Jayson Werth
Minnesota Twins Vs Derek Holland (White Sox)
Park – Progressive Field
Implied Total – 5.75
I’m definitely not going anywhere else with my top stack on this main slate. Derek Holland is absolutely atrocious against righties and when I say atrocious, I mean possibly the number 1 worst. He’s allowed a .404 wOBA to them and 26 home runs in just 88 innings of work. It doesn’t get any worse than that. Byron Buxton and Brian Dozier are the top 2 options and you really can’t stack the Twins without them. After that, you have a ton of options to consider. Polanco, Escobar, Garver, and Gimenez all hit lefties well and have HR upside in Progressive Field. They have an implied 5.75 implied total and you have to think they’ll be one of the higher owned offenses on the slate. I’ll definitely have my fair share of it.
Main Stack – Brian Dozier, Byron Buxton, Jorge Polanco, Eduardo Escobar
Sneaky Stack – Brian Dozier, Byron Buxton, Mitch Garver, Jorge Polanco