Rotowire’s Clay Link became the first Tout to win two Tout Daily contests after also taking down opening week. Link took over the top spot halfway through Period 2 while also narrowing the gap for the top overall score. BaseballHQ’s Ray Murphy finished second by a baker’s dozen with Fantasy Alarm’s Howard Bender less than a point behind in third.
Link was led by a pair of outstanding pitching performances. Aaron Nola was a popular choice, with 16 of the 35 Touts clicking in his 38.75 points. Luis Castillo’s 24.25 points was a difference make as only five others joined Clay hoping Castillo’s recent upswing would result in a solid outing.
Clay’s offense was powered by Giancarlo Stanton’s pair of long balls as well as Justin Bour, Jurickson Profar and Aaron Altherr also going deep. Check out Link’s entire lineup below.
As mentioned, Link is a top the pack for the Golden Tickets awarded to the top three scorers in Period 2, leading Wiseguy Gene McCaffrey and some dude named Zola.
Zola continues to lead the race for the wild card entry into the Tout Daily Final, given to the most overall points over the 20-week contest. Link is in second with Fantasy Alarm’s Rick Wolf next. Follow your favorite Touts on the Leaderboard.
Join us next Tuesday for the third week of this period. As always, we’ll post our picks around 5 PM ET.
Here’s Clay’s week-winning roster:
