MLB Lineup Picks for 05/09/17
*James Leer & Luis Herasme*
DFS MLB Lineup Picks for 05/09/17
Welcome to Lineup Lab’s DFS MLB Lineup Picks where we feature our top players for our MLB Lineup Optimizer on Fanduel and Draftkings. Put your favorite players 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.
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**STARTING PITCHERS**
A.J. Griffin vs. San Diego Padres
Park – Petco Park
The Texas Rangers are a better team then what their standings column leads you to believe. Their bats can get hot at a moment’s notice and the surprise of their starting rotation A.J. Griffin is wheeling and dealing. Coming into the game with a 3-0 record, he has eight earned runs over 20.1 innings pitched while striking out 23. He displays excellent control, throwing strikes consistently owning an impressive WHIP of .98. One of his major flaws is his tendency to give up the long ball and while the Padres are fifth to last in runs scored the sit top third of the pack in home runs. However, giving the fact that Griffin is returning to his hometown of San Diego he might be on his best game tonight, showing off for his friends and family back home. Let’s not forget the fact that all three of his wins have come on the road, also a major selling point.
Hector Santiago vs. Chicago White Sox
Park – Guaranteed Rate Field
I quite like this matchup tonight, it seems to me that all of the cards in the deck point to a Minnesota Twins win. Hector Santiago comes into the game 3-1 (2.78 ERA) with 25 SO’s over 35.2 innings pitched. Santiago seems to have the White Sox’s number; the Sox are batting an average of .150 against him (72 at bats). Since the 2016 season, he has played them five times averaging an insanely impressive 49.6 Fanduel points. Currently fourth to last in total runs scored (121) and home runs (28), Hector should easily throw a 40-point Fanduel game tonight.
Also consider – Drew Pomeranz & Ivan Nova
**OFFENSIVE BATTERS**
Here are a few of my favorite offensive hitters that I am going to build my lineups around. The players that I have the most exposure to will be in bold.
*CATCHERS*
Gary Sanchez
James Mccann
Evan Gattis
*FIRST BASEMAN*
Ryan Zimmerman
Freddie Freeman
Miguel Cabrera
*SECOND BASEMAN*
**Jose Altuve**
Robinson Cano
*THIRD BASEMAN*
**Jake Lamb**
3B-Miguel Sano
*SHORTSTOP*
Corey Seager
Trea Turner
*OUTFIELD*
**Carlos Gonzalez**
**Charlie Blackmon**
Shin-Soo Choo
Adam Jones
Mookie Betts
Nick Markakis