 We have gotten 11 game main slate for tonight in daily fantasy baseball and typically when there are that many games You're gonna have a lot of pitchers who have big upside because it's 22 guys hand or odds are a couple of them Will be guys of massive strikeout upside. We do at least one guy for tonight who has that but in general I think it's gonna be a lower scoring pitching slate than usual For such a big offering so we're gonna break down what that means for our lineups Which guys I think could have that upside a value play who I like a lot for tonight and get you ready for Tuesday night over on Fandall calm welcome on into the solo shot. That's right here on the fandall podcast network. My name is Jim Sonnis I am a digital media managing editor for fandall research here to break down Tuesday nights 11 game main slate Well lock set for 705 p.m. Eastern for tonight just one weather note on this late That is that there is a slight chance of rain in Boston for the Red Sox and Royals They should be good to go but You want to check back on that one later to be safe you can but overall I think we should be able to play things pretty straight up for tonight We'll dive into what that means playing straight up in just one second A first day reminder to make sure you're subscribed to the number fire daily fantasy podcast scene wherever you get your podcast We have a PGA podcast for this week's event coming up later on today The FedEx st. Jude championship via myself brandy. 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He is the one traditional stud We turn to on a large plate He will be our top guy for tonight Scherzer looked really good in his first earth Rangers he let up three runs but Nine strikeouts in that game and that tied the most strikeouts he's had in a game since June 7th His swing strike crew is 19% Which is his highest since June 1st and his second highest mark this year and you know He let up runs But it's not like Scherzer got hit hard because he let up just three hard hit balls on 15 balls and play with no Barrels allowed so says to me that Scherzer probably just got a bit unlucky for the full season He has a 28% strikeout rate. He's facing a lineup of the 88 WRC plus against right ease Their ISO is 147 and as always it is easily the coolest part on the slate with the Giants playing on the road for tonight So I find nothing in a pick here. I have Scherzer projected for 7.2 strikeouts tonight Nobody else for me is above 6.2 So Scherzer is a great option and I think he's kind of the one guy who fits the traditional stud mold for this kind of As mentioned though, I do like a value play quite a bit for tonight And that a value play is actually to be my number two option behind Max Scherzer And that guy is Carter Crawford Crawford salary is 7,900 dollars taken on the Royals And I like him enough to put him number two behind Scherzer for tonight Crawford as mentioned home against the Royals They're not as much of a high strikeout team as they were earlier on this year But they still don't draw any walks their walk rate is below 6% against right ease and the active roster criminally low and that was an 87 WRC plus against right ease which means a pretty good match over Crawford and Crawford is trending up his name is cutter So fittingly sorry more cutters over his past six starts make sense He has a 26% strikeout rate in that span You would think a guy with this name would be good with that pitch and it turns out Crawford does fit the bill And that's even with that 26% strikeout rate comes with four of those six darts coming on the road He isn't home tonight. He had nine in one game earlier on in this stretch He had seven in another and the results have been really good, too the one big downside with Crawford is pitch count because he has just one quality start in the six game sample He has not topped 90 pitches in any of those now He did hit 93 and 94 earlier on this year including one right before the stretch began so It's not like he's incapable of going a bit deeper in games And I think that that is enough on this slate where there's not a lot of upside It means the opportunity cost of spending down on Crawford versus other studs It's not that large. So I like Crawford quite a bit I think these good pitcher who's trending up in a good matchup And that's enough for me to be on cutter Crawford tonight It's $7,900 as my number two option behind Max Scherzer on Fandle because Crawford is our value play I can do anywhere for this next option and I'm gonna go to you say kikuchi at $9,200 part of this does depend on the sass of Jose Ramirez He's appealing his three-game suspension if that appeal is denied today where mirrors will sit now downgrade this Guardians lineup a lot If the appeal is still pending Ramirez will play and that would downgrade kikuchi a bit But even if we assume Ramirez plays the Guardians active roster has just a 67 WRC plus against lefties their ISO is 112 They are almost as bad as the Rockies against lefties, which is tough tough look for the Guardians there Obviously, there are low strikeout team But that would change a bit if Ramirez can't go cuz he never strikes out and that's the one area where kikuchi Has always been really good the strikeouts have been there. It's been the hard contact been the bad results But I think the kikuchi is trending up in those key areas where he's lagged before over his past 12 starts He has a 2.80 skill interactive era in that time throwing fewer change ups His hearty rate allows about average at 38% for the 38% fly ball ring average for kikuchi is a good thing because He has typically been hideous in those departments So he's pairing that with a 27% strikeout rates and that's all great Now those are the peripherals for kikuchi and those are one thing results are another Typically we see kikuchi have much better peripherals than results But now the X is a 2.95 era in this span I don't think that number will stay that low But kikuchi is much better now than he was before and it is a low strikeout matchup That doesn't matter quite a bit But again, we don't need a ton of upside to hang on this way We could go with a guy who gets you seven innings by strikeouts Very efficient nowhere and runs allowed that could be enough for tonight, especially with kikuchi salary being very reasonable at 92 So I still like kikuchi a lot despite the low strikeout matchup I've been raking third behind Scherzer and Crawford so to me It's Scherzer one is the one true stud Crawford the top value play a number two option and kikuchi number three overall for tonight Part of the reason why I think you could justify further going to Crawford is that the Dodgers are very in play for stacking And I would love to be on them for tonight they're facing Brandon Fott and The roof is closed in Arizona tonight, which does downgrade the park factor, but I still think we want to go here now the caveat is I Did bet the Arizona money line for this game in part because I think the fought is getting better I do not think he is better enough We have to avoid him in this matchup though and he's getting better He is coming off his best start of the year He went seven innings allowed one or run with what with seven strikeouts and that came against the Giants Who are pretty solid offense and that game was on the road So that's a very good start for thought very encouraging It's part of why I'm on their money line for today The problem has been the bad at ball data for her thoughts It's been his big bugaboo so far in the majors his hard hit rate so far is 45 percent It was 44 percent against the Giants He let up three barrels in that game, but he let up just two hits So the Giants were making quality contact, but the hits just did not fall That tells me that the old issues the biggest issues for thoughts have not been fully cleared up I think the strikeouts will trend up, but I'm skeptical. He's corrected the bad at ball issues Thoughts he ran the majors is seven point one one is expected. He already is five point three five. He's better than that I think that he's much better than that But I don't think we need to avoid stacking against him when the opponent is good and that's the case with the Dodgers So I think we need to be in on them here for the Dodgers are a team to me I think grades out very well for stacking the Dodgers lineup is kind of the one thing that's annoying here though Because they have a lot of guys right now after the trade deadline They kind of stocked up primarily against lefties more so than righties But it's allowing them to sit their studs more often even against righties That will eventually drive down salaries for the big guns But it also means you got to hang out and wait until their lineup is posted to fill out and finalize your lineup So it's a minor thing, but it is potentially the one downside to stacking them if you're gonna be busy closer to lock So keep that in mind if the lineups of the Dodgers lineup may not be out You want to make sure you have a window to check their lineup make sure you're good to go As we get closer to lock number two stacks me the Cubs facing Carlos Carrasco. He's like been a guy I've liked for a very long time used to be a really good pitcher and I hope he gets back there But he's not there right now and it's kind of a bummer But I do which is stacked the Cubs against him tonight Carrasco pretty rough rut right now He's let a five-plus earned runs in three consecutive starts He let up four in one of those before that so four plus and four straight games five plus and three straights And three of those four were easy matchups over his past seven starts Carrasco has been throwing fewer force emers It's never been a great pitch for him. So it's not a bad thing. He's throwing more sliders instead But it clearly has not worked because he's letting up a fifty four percent hard hit rates in that time Carrasco is keeping the ball in the ground, but that's kind of the lone positive right now He's a from the Cubs tonight. They're WRC plus against right. He's back up to 116 with a 176 iso So it's definitely not the best park for home runs with the scheme being in New York But I still think we have to go here given Carrasco's recent struggles It does help us that Carrasco is a guy who came to hit by both righties and lefties So the Cubs used to be very righty heavy But now a lot more lefties in the lineup and it doesn't really matter honestly because Carrasco has been letting up a lot of hard contact righty So I think you bump up a guy like Dan C. Swanson who has hit the ball really really well since coming back I think you can bump him up because of the platoon splits But definitely don't worry about the lefties because they've been fine against Carrasco as well Our final stack is gonna be the Brewers. They're facing Kyle Freeland starting for the Rockies It's his third start off the IL and he let it three home runs last time out now It was a course field which is worth noting but it's also a continuation of the issues that Freeland has had all year long So I like stacking the Brewers against him here Freeland's velocity is up. This is coming off the IL and It's actually quite a bit on a sinker and sliders. That's definitely good But it hasn't mattered because in those two starts feeling is like a 40 balls in play Seven have been barrels that's 17.5% and the hard hit rate allowed us 50% So even with increased velocity Freeland is getting hammered if you look at the nine starts feeling is made with his sinker slot usage back up He's allowed a 46% of hard hit rates. His ERA in the time is 5.69 Part of that is at course field obviously But he left four and seven runs on the road earlier on this year in this sample as well The Brewers have added enough pieces where I have more faith in them against lefties now Than I did before so the Brewers to me the number three stack here for tonight behind the Dodgers and the Cubs Now because it's a lefty here in Cal Freeland I'd expect Tyrone Taylor to bat in the middle part of the order for the Brewers But he's a pretty classic guy who makes it nervous for DFS. He did start last night against the right He's that's somewhat encouraging But outside of that game he has started two games against the lefty since the all-star break And he has just two played appearances in both those games before being subbed out Needed a home run in one of those so he paid off But there is not a lot of room for a huge game there even two home runs is good You'll take that every day, but I kind of want more a little greedy for sure But I don't want just two played appearances out of my guys So I like Taylor's talent enough. I think that if he were to be a full-time player I'd be on him in DFS. He does hit home runs But I need to see him stay in games longer before I feel great about using him in DFS So it's a bummer to skip over a guy with a low salary batting fifth in the order or this Brewer's team, but That is my preference for tonight I can't guarantee I can do that because if I want to get to sure is where I got to say somewhere But my preference is to avoid Tyrone Taylor if I can and find my value elsewhere Things to watch for this Tuesday Slade. I don't mind the pirates tonight for stacking They're facing Yanichurinos who struggle with the race and hasn't looked a whole lot better in two starts in the Braves He is doing a better job at suppressing our contact, which is what he did previously But it could be a small sample I think the pirates lose consideration for stacking and they're a team I'm willing to go to beyond this top three for tonight. I have the angels could be interesting too They're facing what will likely be Alex Wood is a bulk reliever for the Giants And there's a reason what is not a full starter anymore and he has not pitched in a while He was really struggling before this this shifted role for him The angels have a 113 and WRC plus against lefties in the current active roster So I could see them trying to get back in that win column here pretty soon I think the the angels do make a lot of sense tonight. Finally the mirrors are facing Nick Martinez I don't think Martinez will be out there very long. He just pitched in relief a couple days ago So it's basically a bullpen game with Martinez throwing around I'd say 50 or so pitches and Martinez has been better recently better hard contact numbers better Fly ball numbers. So the Mariners are fine for stacking because Martinez was rough earlier on But that's why I'd rank them below my top three and below Angels and pirates as well when it comes to stacks for tonight's the Mariners an option just not what I'm enthused about personally Let's finish up here some finger calls on this Dinger Tuesday over a fan dual sportsbook the boring one Max Muncie taking on a righty here fought again letting up a ton of hard contact and a ton of fly balls still and Max Muncie is a guy who can punish those kinds of things So Max Muncie sour and fangirl thirty six hundred dollars the boring money call for today, but a fun one Let's go with William Contreras. I think that he is the better quote-unquote value play on the spurious team I know that Taylor is a lot lower 23 than Contreras is at 3000 but Still does get you wiggle room Contreras has been hidden for some more power recently a lot of doubles in his profile and Facing a lefty who is letting up hard contact I think that's enough to make Contreras a really fun option So home run calls for Dinger Tuesday Max Muncie and William Contreras That is all that we have here for today on the solo shot wanting to be Thank you to all of you as always for tuning in as mentioned We are back later on today talking about PGA DFS for the FedEx St. Jude classic find that in your podcast feed wherever you get your podcast if you like what you hear Leave us a five-star rating map of podcasters Spotify as well. If you've got any questions for me I am on Twitter at Jim Sonnis J. I. M. S. A. N. N. E. S. You can also follow faddle research at faddle research We'll talk to you all once again tomorrow. 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