MLB Daily Fantasy Stacks & Pitchers – 9/07/16

Chris Durell

Welcome to another Hump Day edition of our daily fantasy baseball picks. With just four early games we are going to turn our attention to the 11-game main slate, which starts at 7:00 PM et tonight. It is an excellent night for pitching with multiple options from the top tier and down into the value plays which we will need if you want to roster some Coors Field bats. Let’s dig in and take a look at a few pitchers and stacking options for tonight.

PITCHERS

David Price FD 10800 DK 13100
Opponent – SD (Cosart) Park – @SD
FD – 38.71 DK – 25.34

It’s been a tale of two halves for Price this season. Before the AllStar Break, Price was striking out over ten batters per nine innings but gave up a 15.2% HR/FB rate giving him a 4.34 ERA. Looking at the second half of the season he has a much better 3.12 ERA and 8.3% HR/FB rate, but the K rate has fallen off the table down to a 7.19 per nine innings. Although the Padres are a much better hitting club against left-handed pitching, the K is the 2nd highest rate in the league at 25.1%. He is a GPP play only on DraftKings due to the $13K+ price tag but is safe in all formats on FanDuel as the 3rd most expensive option today.

Jameson Taillon FD 7400 DK 9200
Opponent – STL (Leake) Park – @PIT
FD – 29.87 DK – 19.91

Taillon has carried his minor league success over to the majors this season and is having an excellent rookie campaign. He has recorded a quality start in 11 of his 14 starts with an impressive 3.25 ERA and 3.28 xFIP. He has just an average K rate (7.27 K/9) but excels with an elite 54.1% ground ball rate. Taillon has also excelled at home in PNC Park with a 2.70 ERA while limiting opponents to a .227 average vs. a 4.09 ERA/.269 average against on the road. The matchup isn’t ideal against the Cardinals, but he ranks as a top play in any format from a PTS/$ perspective.

STACKS

San Francisco Giants vs. Jorge De La Rosa (Rockies)
Park – Coors Field

The Giants and Rockies let us down last night in a 3-2 snooze fest for those looking for offense. I think the bias from that game will help create a lower ownership on these teams tonight making them an elite stacking option. Being that four out of the top five hitters in the game are on the Rockies, I’m partial to the visiting team as they are much easier to fit into a lineup. De La Rosa has been a bit better at home when looking at the season ERA but certainly struggles with the long ball with a 19% HR/FB rate at Coors. Your top options on the Giants are Buster Posey, Hunter Pence, Brandon Belt and Eduardo Nunez (if he is back in the leadoff role again tonight).

Texas Rangers vs. Ariel Miranda (Mariners)
Park – Safeco Field

If you are looking for a secondary option to pivot away from Coors tonight, there are a few sneaky stacks with hot teams in bad parks. The Rangers don’t seem to be bothered with Safeco Field as they have scored 16 runs in the first two games of the series and are the hottest team in the majors over the last seven days with a .443 wOBA and 179 wRC+. The Rangers also rank in the Top 10 in wOBA and wRC+ against left-handed pitching. Build your stack around Adrian Beltre, Carlos Beltran, Ian Desmond and even the red-hot Roughned Odor (who holds a .331 wOBA and 101 wRC+ against southpaws).