Optimizer Pitchers and Stacks – 9/01/16

Pitchers

Jose Quintana FD 9700 DK 10200
Opponent – MIN (Santana) Park – @MIN
FD – 31.81 DK – 21.24

Not too much going on in the MLB world today as there are only 3 games on the evening slate. Jose Quintana seems to be the best of the bunch, as a lefty he is extremely effective against both sides of the plate. Supporting a sub .320 wOBA against both righties and lefties, there isn’t too much to worry about in Twins lineup. Although the Twins have some homerun power they have a propensity to strikeout a lot. The problem with Quintana could be the high price, you think that if you are going to pay that high than why not go with DeGrom? However, everyone else will more likely have the same mindset, so you should be able to get low owned upside in tournaments. Though, personally, I prefer DeGrom, Quintana could benefit tonight.

Stacks

New York Mets vs. Jose Urena (Marlins)
Park -Citi Field
With only 3 games on the schedule, the stack options are not as generous as usual. However, one of these teams, The New York Mets, has the potential to score a great deal of runs. The Mets will be taking the field against the Marlins and Jose Urena, who is easily the worst pitcher on the docket. According to Sportsbooks, the Mets are projected to score the highest total of runs at 4.39. Urena has sported a .352 wOBA against his opponents and he is currently showing signs of no positive regression. With little choices on the menu, the Mets may be heavily owned tonight. Because of this, I believe the sneaky stack has the same upside as the Main stack since the sneaky stack will have the same upside at a much lower ownership.

Main Stack – Jose Reyes, Yoenis Cespedes, Jay Bruce, Curtis Granderson

Sneaky Stack – Asdrubal Cabrera, Yoenis Cespedes, Jay Bruce, Travis D’Arnaud