It’s the second week of the third period of Tout Daily with a very intriguing slate. There’s pitching choices at every price range. Here’s where the Touts are looking in quest of the Golden Ticket into the Survivor Tournament finals.
Lawr Michaels (CreativeSports2, @lawrmichaels)
Max Scherzer: Thanks to the Maeda meltdown, I am in a hole, so the Scherzer/Corey Kluber dynamic duo is where I am looking to grab pitching points, meaning a bargain basement cluster of hitters. So be it.
Danny Valencia: Valencia is a personal fave on the low end and a guy who is just heating up (.333-0-2 his last 10 games, raising his season average to .287). Valencia, facing Jason Vargas (8.53 ERA, 1.86 WHIP) is begging for attention.
Jeff Boggis (Fantasy Football Empire, @JeffBoggis)
Max Scherzer: I have little room for error the next 3 weeks after the pitching implosion from Maeda last week. All in on both Max Scherzer ($13,300) and Corey Kluber ($12,600) tonight.
Jason Heyward: Heyward’s batting eye has significantly increased over the past 10 games. His salary is decent at only $3,200.
Gene McCaffrey (Wise Guy Baseball, @WiseGuyGene)
Joe Musgrove: A difficult slate, with many good SP options, but Joe Musgrove is a fine #2
Michael Conforto: Michael Conforto is a good bet to pop one at a cheap price.
Brian Walton (CreativeSports2, @B_Walton)
Max Scherzer: The big dog in Scherzer has to be atop everyone’s list tonight.
JD Martinez: I like the BoSox against Artie Lewicki of the Tigers in his second career start. Assuming J.D. Martinez’ back is OK, I look for the outfielder and his mates to have a big night.
Derek VanRiper (Rotowire, @DerekVanRiper)
Kyle Hendricks: Hendricks should fit as a cheaper SP1 or as a strong SP2 with a home matchup against the Phillies (below average against RHP, plenty of Ks).
Matt Carpenter: Jose Urena isn’t terrible, but he still doesn’t miss at ton of bats, and Carpenter is hitting .316/.381/.592 (.973) OPS over the last 19 games entering play Tuesday night.
Todd Zola (Mastersball, @toddzola)
Joe Musgrove: TOUGH slate. Great choices up top, but not much bang for the buck. I’m looking for a partner for Scherzer — leaning Musgrove, with Newcomb in the mix.
Trey Mancini: For the record, I’ve done fine with my pitching picks in the column but my hitting is like the Zola jinx. That said, leadoff vs. Vargas at 3.3K? Sign me up.