Tonight marks the beginning of Period 4. Three down, which means nine Golden Tickets have been awarded. Three more are on the line this period. Here are some of the picks the Touts hope get them off on the right foot.
CJ Kaltenbach (Fantasy Guru, @TheSeigeDFS)
Pitcher: Jhony Brito – Pitched better in first start since recall and now gets A’s team. Gets us some savings at low ownership and high ceiling.
Hitter: Bryce Harper – Could have picked any of the Phillies left-handed bats against Taillon who had allowed a .321 ISO against lefties this year.
Jeff Boggis (Fantasy Football Empire, @JeffBoggis)
Pitcher: Shohei Ohtani – Tonight, my mentor, Shohei-Wan Ohtani will introduce the ways of the pitching Jedi. He will use the force to strike out many hitters while keeping the dark side ERA and WHIP in check. He will be successful in his fight against the Chicago White Sox Galactic Empire.
Hitter: Elly De La Cruz – Time for another cycle! He hits, he steals, he scores runs, and everything in between. Put him in your lineup tonight and be on Cruz control.
Ray Murphy (BaseballHQ, @RayHQ)
Pitcher: Bryan Woo/Trevor Williams – Woo at 6900 and Williams at 5900 is a dirt-cheap pitching combo that sets you up to chase any bats you want.
Hitter: Corey Seager – Lots of expensive bats in good spots tonight if you can afford them (see above pitchers). Seager at 6k against Matt Manning is just one example.
Erik Halterman (Rotowire, @erik_halterman)
Pitcher: Bryan Woo – I think Woo might be Actually Good? His 5.09 ERA through four MLB starts drops to 2.30 if you ignore his disastrous debut, and he has a 33.8 K% and 6.8 BB% even with that outing included. I wish he pitched deeper in games, but you can’t get too picky at $6,900 against the Nationals.
Hitter: Francisco Lindor – He’s heating up (1.169 OPS, 3 HR, 3 SB in his last eight games), and I’m more worried about threats of rain than about Julio Teheran’s 1.53 ERA. He’s going to revert to being Julio Teheran sooner or later, and I want to be stacking the opposing lineup when it happens.
Todd Zola (Mastersball, @toddzola)
Pitcher: Ranger Suarez – I am following Ray’s blueprint, but spending just a bit more on pitching (also using Garrett Whitlock).
Hitter: Tony Kemp – In the donkiest of donkey moves, (assuming no lineup surprises), I am stacking the top four of the Dodgers vs. Seabold in Coors, so I need some salary relief. Tony Kemp (and Matt Vierling) leading off with the platoon edge for less than 5K total helps Eeyore make it work.