 Hey everyone, what's going on? I am Greg Sussman, joined today by Jim Sannis of Fandall. Taking a look at today, Major League Baseball. What's happening, Jim? I am pretty excited, Greg, because we have good pitching options for today, both the upper range and the lower range, which means we can stack course field without getting dumb and we can potentially stack course field while still using Garrett Cole. So it's a pretty interesting slate to maybe get a little bit creative and have some fun. So I'm pretty pumped. How are you doing today? I'm feeling good, man, to be able to stack course field and not be dumb. What else can you ask for? The answer? Garrett Cole! And that's how we begin our lineups today, going with the Yankees' ace, Yankees' hotest team, in baseball, and Garrett Cole, their only pitcher that's actually any good. Garrett Cole, in your lineup today, I don't really ask how it comes, it's Garrett Cole. But how are we affording it? That is a great question, Greg, and we will definitely be getting to that later on, because I think there's sneakily a decent amount of value on this slate. The problem is they all play the same position. Everyone is catcher slash first base. So we might have to get a little bit creative, but I think that it's worth it to get creative, to get Garrett Cole in there. Because yeah, you can look at his numbers so far this year, maybe you're not super excited. His swinging strike rate is under 12%. That's now what you expect. The velocity down a tick, but it's not enough to scare me by any means. And this is a better strikeout batch if than he has had in his first two starts years. First two starts came against the Nationals and the Orioles. Those two teams ranked seventh and eighth respectively based on their active rosters in strikeout rate against righty since the start of last year. Whereas the Phillies are down to 19th. It's not a huge strikeout team, but a better strikeout matchup than what he's had in his first two starts so far this year. And I think that's a good thing for Garrett Cole, $11,000. And I think that if you think about Garrett Cole, and you think about him being his normal self, $11,000 is really enticing. Then you add on the fact that the Phillies have been off for about a week. They may not have their bats really timed up, especially for a guy who's pumping out the heat that Garrett Cole has. So I think this is a good spot to try to get Garrett Cole. It may four should be created, maybe some four to two compositions, a four player stack with two two player stacks. Usually I try to get two four player stacks when I can, but I might bend those rules a bit tonight to get to Garrett Cole. I think he's worth it, Greg, even if you have to get a little bit creative earlier on, $11,000 lower than it should be, I think, in a good matchup for Cole tonight. So very worth that lofty salary even forces to change our norms from a hitter perspective. This one just doesn't seem fair because you have Garrett Cole and the Yankee team, like I said, it's the hottest team in baseball, facing the Phillies team, but just haven't played in a week. And it's not even just haven't played, right? Haven't worked out. They've been pretty much trapped for the most part for a week. And now you gotta go face Garrett Cole. Seems like a bit of a mismatch. And you're right to break your usual norms and make sure you get Garrett Cole in the lineup tonight. It's gonna be worth it, especially at this price, around $11,000. But if you don't wanna go all the way up to Garrett Cole, you wanna save some money and really stack the Colorado Rockies or that game in Coors Field, you're gonna be cheaper. And you go with Frankie Montas of the Oakland Athletics. Montas is $7,700 tonight on FanDuel. Why is he the next best option, the more reasonable option than Garrett Cole? Yeah, I think that Montas, we're straining ourselves to get to Garrett Cole, but you can just take the easy route and go Montas. There's no reason not to. He's really good too. I think that the reason that I am trying to get to Cole is that there is one decently major concern with Montas and that is a pitch count because the A's have been very quick with the hook so far this year. And that's been true for Montas too, despite the fact that he is probably easily their best pitcher. He went 81 pitches his first start. That's a really good number relative to a lot of pitches in their first outings. But then Guyank after 77 in his second outing. That's the concern is that, you know, the A's they've got depth. Daniel Mengden is back in the bullpen now. They've got arms who can give them innings. They don't need their starters to go six, seven, eight innings. So they could take Montas out after five or so. You could lose that quality start, potentially lose that win too. That's why the salary is lower. Outside of that though, Montas really does check every box. He is facing the Mariners, a high strikeout team. And Montas hasn't had a lot of high strikeout opponents recently. He has made 12 starts since increasing its sinker usage. So his most relevant sample is his past 12 starts in that sample, a 28% strikeout rate, really good number. But those 12 starts, six of them or four of them have come against the Angels who are a low strikeout team. One is against the Pirates, another team in the top five in strikeout right against righties. And two more were against Cleveland. They are 11 in strikeout right against righties. So when you put those opponents on the dock, you would expect Montas' strikeout rate to be a whole heck of a lot lower than 28%. But I think that when you give me a 28% number and give me all those opponents, I'm expecting that strikeout rate to go up as the sample expands for Montas. I think that's really intriguing here, especially against a high strikeout Mariners team. So yeah, there is that risk with the pitch count with Frankie Montas. Maybe the A's will continue to be a little bit frustrating and take him out a bit early. But even with that being the case, I still think he's worth it. I think that he's decently safe despite that pitch count concern, really good matchup and a great pitcher. So I am okay taking the discount, going down to Montas and just loading up on those bats in Coorsfield. Like you were saying, Montas is also a really good pitcher and maybe the matchups haven't dictated how good of a pitcher he is, it's not striking as many guys out. The concern, like you mentioned, only around 80 pitches in both of his starts, it's clear that's what Oakland is looking for. But tonight, you're not looking at a pitch count. You're more concerned with the matchup and for good reason, because he's in a great spot. You don't want to go up for Garrett Cole, just Frankie Montas for a whole lot less. Up next, we'll move on to the hitter and of course, that brings us to Coorsfield and it brings us to Trevor's story. He's not cheap tonight, he's $4,300. But when you mentioned Colorado and you want a little bit of everything, well, that means Trevor's story. You're willing to pay up for that tonight, Jim. Yeah, let me toss you a hypothetical, Greg. Like if you are crafting a baseball player, a baseball hitter, you would want them to be like Trevor's story with fewer strikeouts. Like you want the stolen bases, you want shortstop, you want the power, but you want a couple less strikeouts. You're kind of getting that so far this year. Story has struck out four times in 36 plate appearances, which is an 11% strikeout rate. And if you are anybody facing the Rockies, that has to be a terrifying proposition to give you the possibility a Trevor's story could cut down those strikeouts because if you do that, oh buddy, things could get really nuts for Story. He's still stealing bases. He has to steal so far this year. Already four home runs. He has as many strikeouts as home runs. There was first 36 plate appearances. Now you're having him face the Giants. I don't know the Giants are starting because the Giants are the Giants. Gabe Kapler wants to give us the double middle fingers because he feels like it. So it looks like Johnny Cueto. Maybe Johnny Cueto. Maybe someone else. Maybe you, maybe me. I don't really know, but it's probably gonna be a really good matchup for Trevor's story tonight at Corsio. $4,300 is pricey relative to a lot of the hitters, but relative to where Story should be, I think he's underpriced still despite the fact that he's $4,300. I think it's gonna be a great matchup no matter what. It is a great part for hitting as always. And if you use Montas, it's really easy to get to Story. So I'm gonna load up on Trevor's Story shares. Well, I think that he is still underpriced before people realize that the strikeout rate may be coming down a hair for Trevor's story. This dude was already unreal. Maybe getting it in better. So give me all the Trevor's story I can handle no matter who the giant started pitcher. Doesn't matter who the giant starts, certainly, because he'll be in there for an inning or two before Gabe Caffler, as you mentioned, gives us the double middle finger. Gabe Caffler smarter than all of us. Except his teams aren't usually very good. Trevor's story, he is very good. He's the hitter that we've always wanted him to be, not striking out, but still bases and hitting for runs. Price doesn't matter tonight, especially if you go with Montas, as you mentioned, Jim, Story in Corsi field. That's the story that we need to write tonight. Let's move on to somebody that's a little bit cheaper, but also in Corsi field. That's Evan Longoria here, third baseman, of course, for the Giants. And he's an old veteran and nobody likes putting in old veterans into your fan-to-line-ups. So here, Jim, of course. Why do you like Longoria here tonight? It's a lot easier to use a veteran, Greg, when they are absolutely destroying baseballs. Longoria hasn't been off the injured list very long, but ever since he's come back, not a lot of strikeouts. So it seems like he's seen the ball well and just crushing the baseball, which is good because the worry with the Giants outside of the starting pitcher is that they're very platoon heavy. So I like Alex Dickerson a lot. He's $3,200, but there was always that concern. Like if the Rockies bring out a lefty, you know Dickerson's leaving that game. He's done so in the fifth and the sixth, ending a couple of times so far this year. Hunter Pence would probably come in. So that's a concern we have to keep in mind whenever we're stacking the Giants. I don't think that is a concern with Evan Longoria because of how good he is. I think that he and Mike Estrenski, maybe two of the safest guys on this team, but Longoria, especially as a righty, $3,300, crushing the ball to start this year. And honestly, last year, wasn't all that bad either. Since the start of last year against righties, a 44% hard hit rate for Longoria against righties. So not that bad, probably bad in cleanup for $3,300 at Coors Field in a matchup that I do like quite a bit. I think that it makes a lot of sense. Now I want to load up on the Giants. The Giants are my top stack for tonight. I just have to do so while being mindful of the fact that some of those guys could leave for pinch hitters or defensive replacements later in the game. So make sure you dig into the game logs, take a look at different players, see if they left the game early for pinch hitters or defensive replacements and be a bit more wary of players for whom that is a case. I don't think that would be the case with Evan Longoria. So among the Giants, he is my number one guy for tonight on my favorite stack. So for $3,300, I know I'll have a lot of Evan Longoria on this slate. Gabe Cavill is crazy, man. He doesn't just take anybody out at any time. He doesn't matter the inning, he doesn't matter the guy. Unless it's Evan Longoria, we'll probably make the strap, we'll get Stravski. A guy that's gonna back clean up for you at third base, just $3,300 in the Coors field. Yeah, that all adds up. I get it, Longoria's also hit the ball really, really well since coming off the IL. Longoria, it's not a sexy name, but as you mentioned, the Giants, the top stack on the board, be careful, you want to be safe. Stravski, get him in there. Longoria, get him in there. Everybody else, fingers crossed. Up next for us, Jim, we get to Evan and Karnassi on a power hitter that's $2,900 tonight. Obviously, another veteran that you're putting in a lot of, more sexy certainly because it just hits bombs. Why are we expecting a bomb tonight? Yeah, I think my general rule of thumb with the White Sox here, Greg, is going to be I want to stack them whenever they're facing a low strikeout pitcher. And it doesn't get a lot more low strikeout than Brett Anderson. He started adding a cutter in last year and he kept the ball on the ground because that's just what Brett Anderson does. But this is an 11 or 12% strikeout right over his past 24 starts. And against most teams, we probably wouldn't stack against him because that ground ball rate is so high for Brett Anderson. But with the White Sox, generally when they make contact, they can do some nasty things. They're currently fourth in the league in WRC plus to open up 2020. If you look at what their active roster did last year, guys like Evan Karnassi on in the Asmani Grandal, those are really big additions. And then Luis Robert, the same thing. Those are really good hitters added to this team and they are showing the dividends of that so far this year. And Karnassi owned specifically a 55% fly ball rate against the lefty since the start of last year, probably going to bat fifth for $2,900. I like all of that. Now, and then this team, there is other value as the Asmani Grandal, revenge game, Greg, $2,500. It's Luis Robert's birthday as well. So double narrative game for the Chicago White Sox. What more could you possibly want? The only downside is that both Encarnazion and Grandal are our catcher slash first base, as is Mitch Garver, who is next on the list. So all the value is right there. Meaning we're going to lock up our catcher slash first base and our utility, but hey, if it saves us all this money, helps to get to Garrett Cole, I will take that lack of flexibility. Encarnazion with his upside and very much worth, the decreased flexibility for tonight's slate. I love the narratives, man. You give me your revenge game, you give me your birthday, you're giving me an E. And what you even mentioned is Brett Anderson thought he was starting with like, every day of the last week and he has it. So the White Sox are gonna be ready. Brett Anderson, who knows where his head is at? Who knows where anyone in MLB's head is at, but the White Sox in a great spot tonight. I don't care that we're locking into positions. It's well worth it because we're going up to Garrett Cole, we're getting value. I love the White Sox stack. I love the Rockies and the Giants as well. We can never, ever leave here, Jim, without talking about Mitch Garver. Of course, Mitch Garver, all of your Minnesota twins in a good spot tonight. Why do you like Mitch Garver? Greg, it's hard not to love $2,500 for a dude who hits taters like Mitch Garver does. And he's facing Derek Holland, who is more than willing to oblige in an occasional tater himself. And Mitch Garver, the perfect guy to supply them. Since the start of last year against lefties, Mitch Garver has a 55% hard hit rate and a 52% fly baller. You could take both those numbers down by 20% or 10 percentage points. I'd still be ecstatic to use this guy for $2,500. And Garver may even hit lead off for tonight for the twins against Derek Holland. That is all awesome. That is why I am okay taking the decreased flexibility and locking up both my catcher slash first base and my utility slot to get guys like Ron Ball, Garver and Carnation, even Miguel Sineau is $3,100, the same position. All those guys are worth the decreased flexibility because the upside in them is so good and all of them will have the platoon advantage tonight as well. Josh Donaldson is $2,900. He's missed the past couple of games. He's been banged up, but if he gets back out there, good salary for him as well. The problem is he is the same position as Evan Longoria. So we're running into a lot of positional issues for tonight, Greg. So what I'd say is check out lineups once they're out, try to find some guys who are not catcher slash first base eligible and plug them in because it could be a great slate to get to Cole and still stack the giants. I think it's possible for tonight. A big key to getting there is Mitch Garver. Again, you're getting a lot of power, getting a good spot in the order, getting a great matchup against Derek Holland. So checking a lot of boxes and it's gonna make things tough and a really crowded position. But I think that Mitch Garver is the best value on the slate and someone I'm gonna use aggressively, even at a loaded position. And absurd $2,500 for Mitch Garver tonight, a player that could not lead off in a good lineup against Derek Holland. Like Jim said, Mitch Garver hates taters, whatever that is. Derek Holland allows taters, whatever that is. But to me, it's bombs away from Mitch Garver and the White Sox twins as well. It's gonna be a fun night around Major League Baseball. There you have it. That's gonna do it for us here at the FanDuel Hurry Up. Jim, it's been a blast, man. Good luck tonight. Hopefully we get some blasts out of these guys too. Should be a fun night, Greg. I will talk to you again on Friday, looking forward to it. As long as there's baseball, you and I will be here. For Jim Sannas, I am Greg Slussman. Thanks so much for joining us tomorrow on the show. I'm joined by Davis Maddock. So take a look at the PGA Championship and how you are gonna make some money. Have a great night. Enjoy the games, and we'll see you back here tomorrow.