It’s Period 3, Week 2 of Tout Daily. Here are some of the picks on the night Elly De La Cruz makes his long-awaited debut.
Pitcher: Kevin Gausman – Rolling with Kevin Gausman (TOR – P) tonight at $11,000. He’s the gasman and he’s bringing the heat. Gausman already has 100 strikeouts this season and fanned 11 in his last outing.
Hitter: Tucupita Marcano – Tucupita Marcano (PIT – SS) is grossly undervalued tonight at on $2,100. He’s averaging 5 fantasy points per game. I’ll take it.
Sara Sanchez (bleedcubbieblue.com, @BCB_Sara)
Pitcher: Mitch Keller – He’s struck out at least 8 in his last 10 starts and the outliers are 10 and 13. Sign me up.
Hitter: Mookie Betts – That 2B eligibility is amazing and he’s playing at Great American Smallpark
Erik Halterman (Rotowire, @erik_halterman)
Pitcher: Clarke Schmidt – Schmidt has extreme splits this year, as we’re seeing with many pitchers who’ve adopted a sweeper. Lefties have hit .330/.403/.569 against him this year, but righties are hitting .248/.286/.393. That makes the White Sox a great matchup, their four best hitters by wRC+ all bat right-handed.
Hitter: Patrick Wisdom – I want to load up on right-handed Cubs against Tyler Anderson and his 5.47 ERA (5.83 SIERA) and I’m not picky about which ones. Wisdom is slumping, but a pitcher who can’t miss bats (13.8 K%) is a great matchup for a hitter with huge pop but major contact concerns.
Todd Zola (Mastersball, @toddzola)
Pitcher: Joe Musgrove – The FUNGO likes Musgrove tonight, mainly because he’s at home, and the Mariners fan a bunch vs. RHP
Hitter: Will Smith – I like the Marcano call above since the chalk will be Elly De La Cruz at 2K. SFG in Coors also chalky, so I’ll stack LAD vs. Weaver
Ray Murphy (BaseballHQ, @RayHQ)
Pitcher: Clarke Schmidt – I agree with Erik above re: Clarke Schmidt. His L/R splits are pronounced, and the CHW lineup doesn’t have the lefty thump to hurt him.
Hitter: Elly de la Cruz – Elly making his debut batting cleanup at $2000 is too good to pass up, even if it’s chalky. I’ll fade Coors instead. Hey, this is supposed to be fun, right?