 With 12 games on tonight's sleep for daily fantasy baseball We have got a lot of fantastic options both for stacking and for pitching and our job is to decide Which options have the ability to separate from the pack when there are so many good options on the table? And I do think there are a couple of pitchers three or four who can Give you maybe 60 or so points kind of like a granola for last night I think we have guys who can do that but also some stacks that to me have better upside than the rest We're gonna break down what those options are what to do with them for tonight and how to fit all those high-salary options in Within your fan dual line. Let's dive on in now and get you ready for Tuesday night slate. Welcome on into the solo shot That's right here on the fan dual podcast network and number fire calm My name is Jim Sonness. I am a senior writer and analyst for a number fire here to break down tonight's 12 game Main slate with lockstep for 705 p.m. Eastern for a two-day weather notes on this Tuesday slate in Pittsburgh for the Pirates and the A's wins are out to center at 11 miles per hour I would bump up bats a bit there But would note there is a pretty fine pitcher in that game as well in Cleveland for the Guardians and the Red Sox Winds are in from center at 12 miles per hour would downgrade bats there There is a chance of rain in Atlanta for the Braves and the Mets Looks like they're thunderstorms I check back on the timing of that later on then finally there's a chance of rain earlier in the day at Coors field For the Rockies and the Giants should clear out my first pitch But at least worth noting there is something in the area at Coors for tonight should be good to go Regardless, we'll dive on into the pitching options Let you know who stands out most to me here in just one second But first a reminder to make sure you're subscribed to the number fire daily fantasy Podcasting wherever you get your podcast coming up later on today We'll have our breakdown of PGA DFS for the RBC Canadian Open via myself and Brandon Good deal of breaking down the top DFS plays any salary tier on Fandle for that event to get that and all of our shows as They are posted make sure you're subscribed to the number fire daily fantasy podcasting wherever you get your podcast And if you like what you hear leave us a five-star rating as well Have you ever started a player in your fantasy football lineup who scores three points while someone on your bench puts up 20? Well with Fandle's NFL best ball drafts yet Don't have to worry about that draft your team and each week the highest scoring lineup from your roster Will be used as you battle for first place all season long Leagues can be free to play or for money and range from three to 12 players The NFL season will be here before you know it So head over to Fandle today and get in on the action eligibility Restrictions apply pitching preview for this Tuesday main slate Mitch Keller comes in with the highest salary on Fandle at $11,300 Kevin Gosman is 11-1. He is facing Hunter Brown Hunter Brown is next up in salary at 10-3 Bryce elder 10,000 Logan Gilbert 98 with James Pax in 94 Shane Bieber facing James Pax in 92 Lucas Geolito 9000 with Freddie Peralta Kyle Gibson Tony Gonsolin Joe Musgrove and Dane Dunning as the others at $8,000 or higher Now based on those names, I guess you could probably guess who will be at the top of our list Especially if you know who is facing whom because Mitch Keller has been Phenomenal electric so far this year. He's facing the A's at home So if you're looking for like a quote-unquote no-brainer option for today, I feel like it's got to be Keller Don't need to hear a whole lot more than that. He is the top guy in the slate Keller this year is a 3.25 ERA, which might actually sell a bit short his skill interactive ERA is 3.10 His expected ERA is actually a bit below that as well He has led up a 31% hard hit rate on top of a 30% strikeout rate All those are very very good numbers and he takes those numbers and puts them and a plus matchup for tonight He's facing the A's who have an 83 WRC plus against righties in the current active roster with a 132 ISO Their strike rate is 25% as well. So combine that all together I've got Keller projected for 8.3 strikeouts here that ranks second on tonight's slate behind just Kevin Gosman the tiny hair behind him But I like Keller and his match up a lot more So I'm gonna put Keller at the top of my list as a result here 11-3 is a lot for sure especially on a coarse field slate, but still willing to pay that I think there are some value stacks we could potentially check out later on. So I would like to get to Keller if I can I think for the second slot you could justify any of Kevin Gosman, Hunter Brown or Logan Gilbert for that slot All those guys are in pretty difficult matchups, but they're all very good pitchers who get a lot of strikeouts I'm gonna go Gilbert here because his salary is lowest of this bunch to be fully honest But I'm not gonna push back on any of the other guys if you are drawn toward them based on your process Gilbert gets the Padres, which is not a fun spot given the talent they have in that roster But they will strike out 24% strikeout rate against righties. That's higher than the matchup We get for either Gosman or Brown by a couple of percentage points Gilbert also has not had great results. His ERA is 4.08 He just let a fiver and runs last week So I get why his salary is lower, but his upside is very very good across the full season Gilbert has a 29% strikeout rate with a 4% walk rate He has also started to slowly throw his new splitter a bit more and he's had some big strikeout Performances recently while doing that he has had 10 and 9 strikeout gains within his past 5 starts that 9 strikeout game Was on the road against the Braves, so he has proven he can handle a difficult offense on the road, which is what he gets here Gilbert does let up too much hard contact Which is why you see that ERA being where it is and that's why like Keller more Despite the salary gap because Keller is awesome that department, but Gilbert can't pop salary of 98 is Very reasonable. I am very fine with him But again, I also would not blame you if you want to go with Gosman or Brown instead because both those guys very Defensible I wouldn't expect Brown be very popular for tonight. I think he probably should be personally based on what I'm seeing so I Don't think Gilbert will either honestly give me he's an underdog but I think both those guys worth considering especially given they have a bit lower salaries and Gosman and Keller and Probably not going to see a lot of eyes go their way Now you could also save a lot of salary and dip down for tonight because there is a value guy who we've talked about a couple of times recently That's Clark Schmidt who is obviously in a dangerous part because at home Yankee Stadium for tonight But I like the rest of what Schmidt offers. He's facing the White Sox at Yankee Stadium for tonight The White Sox are healthier now So looking at their full season numbers will probably undersell them But they're also a juggernaut by any means right now and Schmidt is a guy who can get strikeouts We need strikeouts with how high scoring this plate could be he has a 26% strikeout rate for the full season He had seven on the road last week and that was his fourth start this year getting seven plus strikeouts We also saw Schmidt get good results in that seven strikeout game Which is good because he's been slowly trying to bring that ERA down all year It is high due to all the hard contact he's allowed But in all honesty, it's largely just because he's gotten beaten up in two separate starts But those two starts were against the Rangers and the Rays to tremendous offenses The White Sox again are getting better, but they're not the Rangers or the Rays just yet I asked Schmidt projected for 5.9 strikeouts that is pretty far below Keller Gosmin and the others but he is within one strikeout of Gilbert So if you want to go not so a coarse field or you want to load up another bats elsewhere I really don't mind Schmidt for a salary of $7,800. I think that the upside is there I think that he's better than what his results have been so far don't hate the matchup So I do think the increased flexibility there is worth it And I wouldn't leave give some thoughts to Schmidt again preference for me is to spend up to get the upside of Gilbert or Keller, but don't mind spending down on Schmidt if you can't quite jam in all the bats you really do want That's pitching and again a lot of names to consider there Similar kind of sentiment with stacking, but it's also similar in that there are there is one stack That really does stand out and potentially a second one that is on Another tier above the other ones for tonight. The top one is gonna be the Giants, of course field That is the biggest park factor boost you can get and they're facing to Nelson Lamette It is a great spot to stack them even with the salary bumps They get via course field Lamette made his first start back in the rotation last week He let up five run runs across three innings He had six hard hit balls on 12 balls in play and that came against Arizona. That's not a bad offense I definitely think that they're fun and we'll talk about them in a second actually But they're also not super stars and the Giants to me are a step above that offense They have a 111 WRC plus against righties with a 184 ISO and a 39% fly ball, right? We put that instead of in the black hole of offense that is San Francisco putting in Denver, which is pretty sweet So I don't see a lot to hate here I think the Giants should be our top stack of the night I feel very good in putting them there and they're also getting back some pretty serious firepower on this slate Both I hero Estrada and Jock Peterson are expected to come off the IELT night Neither guy comes with the lowest salary. It's not a spot where you're getting them at like minimum It was anticipated they'd be back here. So, you know, we're not catching fan dual sleeping, but They've got clear paths to upside Other guys who have lower salaries who would be pretty fun if they do play or Lamont Wade, Mitch Hannigar Blake Sable It's not really sure who will start given the guys are getting back for tonight so if you get one of those lower salary guys in there for tonight definitely be okay with them because there are a lot of guys in this team with juice, but Not really sure what the lineup will look like given how many bodies they're getting back for this late The Giants to me the top stack pretty definitively for tonight Number two will be Arizona and I was kind of just pooping them a bit But it was more so to say the Giants are really good offense and Arizona is about average and they're in a great match Up for tonight base and Jake Irvin Irvin is still trying to find his footing in the big leagues he's let up for and runs in three of his six starts and some of those poor outings have come against lesser offenses and Although Arizona is not quite San Francisco in terms of offense. They're also not a lesser offense again one or two WRC Plus against righties They're about average, which is good the one downside here in terms of stacking I feel great about the matchup against Irvin The one downside is the catching situation because the Diamondbacks or the the Nationals I should say have let up the fewest stolen bases in all baseball That's part of the appeal of their zone is they have so many guys who will run and they lose that appeal a bit here I think that Jake McCarthy will still run Corbin Carroll will still run But the more, you know secondary base dealers probably not going to get going in this series But I think they can get there via the bats though Irvin has a 6.00 expected era plenty of hard contact and fly ball So even if it's not ideal, I still think it's the number two stack of the night So to me it's Giants one Arizona to despite the fact We might not get a lot of steals as the Diamondbacks in this series and underrated guy here within Arizona is Pavin Smith he does not the best overall numbers, but There is some pop he has a 190 ISO against righties good plate discipline numbers not a super high salary 29 I would not overlook him within stacks. Jake McCarthy, too I think it's kind of the one guy who will run on anyone. He has like 47 steals in the past week. I think that's rounding up a bit, but Definitely willing to run there. So McCarthy is about a salary saver Pavin Smith is salary saver might want to use them within your Arizona stacks if you want some increased flexibility Now the true value stack for tonight's meets the Cubs They're facing Tyler Anderson and they're not like a value value stack where everyone's below 3000 But nobody here is super high salaried and I do think it's a good spot to stack the Cubs So if you need some increased flexibility to get to Keller while still getting exposure to Arizona And San Francisco, I think that the Cubs could be that route Anderson still trying to Figure things out the year get this ship ready get back to where he was last year We're up to a 10-star sample now Anderson's era still 5.47 his expected era is 5.00 And the adjustments he has made to try to get this thing figured out have not worked yet He's been through throwing more change ups his past seven outings and in that time His skill interactive era actually goes up to 5.82 with a 14 strike out rate So That hasn't fixed it He let up 600 runs the white socks last time out and he has Generally been better at home, but he has had blow-ups there It's also a specifically bad matchup for him facing the Cubs because they strike out a lot against lefties But he doesn't get strikeouts when the Cubs make contact They tend to crush it because they have a 126 w RC plus against lefties with a 187 iso So i'd be okay stacking against Anderson normally But especially when you put him against a team that makes a lot of hard contact when they hit the ball That's pretty tough And I think the Cubs are pretty appealing here and again Do bring us some value if we're trying to jam in the other high salary stacks or pitchers for tonight Jan gomes could be one of those value plays not a sexy name not a super fun name But making plenty of hard contact this year with an 11.1 percent barrel rate He's hitting lefties super well Even as gomes has gotten older. He has still maintained the ability to hit lefties He's $2,600. He's probably gonna bat seventh and I can live with that honestly I would also buy to say a Suzuki at 29 as another value play here on this Cubs team. So between Suzuki gomes McCarthy Pavin Smith and then hopefully some Giants guys. I think you can get to Keller with the Giants Think you can not guaranteed but uh based on the initial glimpse at this slate. I think you can make it work so That will be the goal for me tonight is to jam in Arizona jam in the Giants and jam in Jam and Mitch Keller via some assistance via the value plays there and the Cubs as well Things to watch for tonight the Rockies likely to face Shawn Mania as the bulk reliever for the Giants They've struggled a lot against lefties their numbers there are real bad But Mania still letting up a lot of hard contact and it is course field So I think you have to consider the Rockies, but not going to put them above the Diamondbacks Not going to put them above the Cubs They to me would be the number four stack on this slate the pirates are facing the A's again James Capralion has been okay since rejoining the rotation But letting up a lot of fly balls and then of course the pirates get to face that bullpen the wind is out for today So the pirates and the consideration set but just a pretty loaded slate here keeps them a little lower on the list Finally, I do like some of what Luke Weaver is doing. He's getting some strikeouts He's expected to be array much better than his results The problem is he's letting way too many fly balls to pitch a great american ballpark He's facing the Dodgers today. That's not an ideal combo So I might wind up lower on the Dodgers than others simply because I prefer the Giants in terms of a high sourced stack and do like Arizona a lot, but The Dodgers a legit option for sure if you are looking for a one-off and you Already have in some guys and the Giants and Diamondbacks and you want a one-off with upside The the Dodgers will have that for sure because of the park because of the fly balls Weaver allows that combo Does make them appealing even if I'm a little bit lower on them than others may be for today Let's finish up with the Dinger calls for tonight. We get jock jams back I think we I assume jock peterson back for the slate and we get him at course field So Contractually, I am obligated to pick jock peterson here returning from the il at course field It's jock peterson. So jock peterson the boring home run call for today on this Dinger Tuesday I should note the fun one is pave and smith. I mentioned before that He's had decent power numbers against righties decent is not enough to make him like a great Dinger call but Does put the ball in the air does make pretty hard contact is facing urban to let's up a lot of fly balls in hard contact Not a bad park for home runs either in washington So we'll go with jock peterson and pave and smith as our two home run calls for this blessed Dinger Tuesday That's all the time that we got here for today on the solo shot But as mentioned, we are back later on today talking some pga dfs with brandon gandulla That is right here in the same podcast feed the number fired daily fantasy podcast feed So go subscribe to that wherever you get your podcasts 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 the fan dual podcast network at fan dual podcasts Want to thank you all for tuning in for today. 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