MLB Lineup Optimizer Stacks for 04/17/17
James Leer
Welcome to Lineup Lab’s MLB Daily Fantasy Stacks article, where we feature our top stacks for our MLB Lineup Optimizer on Fanduel and Draftkings. Put your favorite 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 favorite players from the MLB Player Lab.
This season, new with our MLB Subscription Package we offer Daily Fantasy Graphs. We wanted to create a tool that gives users the ability to visualize data points for Hitters and Pitchers by showing DFS salaries/fantasy points over time. If any of you come from the world of Stocks or Equities Trading, you will immediately understand the usefulness of these charts. Just as price and volume are essential in understanding a stocks movement, points and salary are core for DFS.
STARTING PITCHERS
Robbie Ray vs Los Angels Dodgers
Park – Dodger Stadium
In what may very well be a pitcher’s duel tonight in Dodger Stadium, I think that Ray will end up victorious. Ray has been impressive so far this season, in his last start he tossed 6 2/3 shutout innings against the Giants. In 68 at bats versus the Dodgers, they are hitting at .240. Quite a few of the top guys in the Dodgers lineup, seem to have trouble figuring out Ray’s deceptive sinkers. Corey Seager, Justin Turner and Adrian Gonzalez all seem to struggle against him.
STACKS
Minnesota Twins vs. Danny Salazar (Cleveland Indians)
Park – Target Field
On paper this doesn’t look like that great of a matchup for the Twins, but this has the potential to be one of the highest scoring games of the day. Brian Dozier has been riding a hot streak of 14 DraftKings points over the last 4 games that should carry over in today’s outing. Lifetime versus Salazar (Over 50 2/3 innings), The Twins have been fairing pretty well against Salazar (hitting .360 versus him in 73 at bats.) Players that I would recommend stacking today: Brian Dozier, Max Kepler and Joe Mauer.
Los Angeles Angels vs. Charlie Morton (Houston Astros)
Park – Minute Maid Park
Even going back to his ending days as a Pirate, over the past four years Morton has been struggling. Still searching for his first win this season, Charlie has allowed twelve hits and five earned runs over eleven innings in his first two starts. The Angels are the kind of offense that can explode at any given moment. Given the hot/cold nature of the Angels this stack has the potential to be relatively low-owned tonight. Mike Trout and Yunel Escobar should help get the job done for the Angel’s here.