 What's going on and welcome to the solo shot? My name is Tom Vecchio. We have an MLB slate starting at 7 o'clock It's only seven games on this Monday. 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So zero weather issues on tonight's slate We also have no pitchers over $9,000 on tonight's slate which makes things really really interesting when it comes to roster construction because you have all the Salary you possibly want to really load up on some hitters. So let's just start off with the pitching options tonight Starting off with Anthony disclifani for the San Francisco Giants a pitch that has been very very consistent throughout the entire season He's coming off a couple rough starts recently allowing four three and three earned runs not going super deep into some of these games But still this season coming in with the 23.3 percent strikeout right now I know that isn't the highest but he has shown to be able you know to push towards upper limits when the matchup is right He's coming in with a solid four point zero four Sierra He has a forty four point nine percent ground ball rate and he has a fifty two point two percent medium contact rate So we are seeing what type of pitcher he is He's not the biggest strikeout pitcher in the world But he has the ability to limit the damage keep the ball down and get further into games And that's really what we want to be seeing from him and he's under nine thousand dollars So it really allows you to load up on plenty of hitters now Much of the same can be said for some of the other pitching options on tonight's late But there'd be someone like Dane Dunning But really what should be one of the chalkier pitching options on tonight's slate is going to be Andrew Heaney for the New York Yankees now he comes in at seventy six hundred dollars, which is very very affordable It's also very very affordable for a pitcher that has a twenty eight point two percent strikeout rate like Andrew Heaney does So if he's gonna be chalky, you know We're wondering why is he gonna be chalky and below a thousand dollars for a pitcher that has a twenty eight point two percent strikeout It's obviously fantastic The issues with Andrew Heaney can come from the fact that he's allowed with one point five three home runs per nine Which is of course not great He's now making his New York Yankees debut at Yankee Stadium Which of course is a great hitters bar going up against the Baltimore Orioles now while the Orioles aren't the most dangerous team in the league They still certainly have some power in that lineup and with he allowing over one Over one and a half home runs per nine. We can see that there is certainly some danger here But it is still worth the risk because of his strikeout upside Which is greater than Anthony DiSclifani who's only sitting at twenty three point three percent and Heaney still is a good pitcher His forty one point four percent fly ball rate overall isn't great It's something that you know, I would love to see a little bit lower But the fifty one point eight percent medium contact rate is solid going up against this Baltimore Orioles lineup is something that we Shouldn't be too afraid of overall do I expect them to probably give up, you know One or two home runs in the grand scheme of things. Yes, but We still see Baltimore struggling Overall versus lefties this year. It's not really a match. I'm gonna be too too worried about so I will be rolling with and the Andrew Heaney and Anthony DiSclifani as two of my favorite pitchers on tonight's late I know why he again Heaney is going to be super popular with that higher strikeout rate at a cheaper salary So expect him to be very popular and then expect Heaney probably be paired with a few of the Yankees hitters Which we'll get to in a little bit So really DiSclifani a seven hundred dollars. I think that he's Probably gonna be my favorite overall pitching option just due to the safety that he has and realistically the matchup for Him versus Arizona and the matchup for Heaney versus Baltimore are relatively comparable when it comes to the offenses that they're facing Sure, the higher strikeout upside is going to be lying with Andrew Heaney But I like the safety that DiSclifani brings in a better park In Arizona for him and just the fact that he gives up fewer home runs that I do think that there's better safety with DiSclifani But a higher strikeout rate and higher strikeout upside should be coming from Andrew Heaney So certainly looking there for both pitchers tonight. I think that they're both firmly in play and then looking to Tyler McGill for the New York Mets a picture that does not have a large sample size He only has thirty five point one innings under his belt this year his first year in the majors He does carry a strong twenty seven point one percent strikeout rate is seven point six percent walk rate We like to see that slightly lower But he has a very strong three point seven seven Sierra a forty four point six percent ground ball rate in a fifty one point six percent medium contact rate So he kind of has the best of both worlds when it comes to what DiSclifani brings with that Strong medium contact rate and ground ball rate But he also has a twenty seven percent strikeout rates Which is obviously fantastic to see because he's going up against the Miami Marlins So this is where I think that a lot of people actually should be looking When it comes to McGill because he has again the best of both worlds for what DiSclifani and Andrew Heaney are bringing now we look to the strikeout rate for the Miami Marlins this year It's not great coming in a twenty five point one percent versus right-handed pitchers. That is the eighth worst in the league They're carrying an eighty nine team at WRC plus versus righties this year. That is 20th in the league They're carrying a one thirty nine team iso versus righties. That is 28th in the league This is a Marlins lineup that you should not be afraid of in any capacity. We just saw them score What was it like four or five combined runs in the three games versus the eighties of the weekend We know that this is really the downside of their lineup, especially removing Adam Duvall Removing, you know, some hitters from their lineup like they have taken a step back when it comes to their power So I'll certainly be looking to McGill tonight alongside DiSclifani and Andrew Heaney I think that these are really my three favorite pitchers on tonight's slate I'll be rolling with DiSclifani just due to the fact that he has shown at least in the grand scheme of things a better Or a higher level of consistency throughout the season considering McGill only has thirty five point one in his pitch at the major league level I'll certainly be siding with the veteran in what is an equally weak matchup going up against Arizona I'll be taking plenty of shots with McGill it who's only eighty five hundred dollars And then that strikeout upside really should lie with Andrew Heaney tonight at seventy six hundred dollars so the pitching on tonight's slate is Pretty clear I think that you know, I know some people can take some shots with Dane Dunney at seventy six hundred dollars a player that really hasn't shown A high strikeout upside he also rarely fails to go six innings Well, he's failing to go six innings in a lot of these games despite pitching strong You know, we're looking at some of these game logs where he's going four innings giving up zero We're in runs has four strikeouts and then he just doesn't get that deep into the game because he can't keep his pitch Count under control So he's not putting himself in a spot to you know potentially pick up in a few extra strikeouts Or even the Qs points on finger which we know can boost the player's value, especially when he's under eight thousand dollars So the top tier I guess we're gonna call it the top tier pitching tonight or the top options tonight on pitching or pretty straight forward And I think that this is really where we're gonna see a good amount of chalk on tonight's slide again only seven games So we're not dealing with a whole lot of Options but the the few that we have the top are certainly looking at pretty strong Now when it comes to the hitting options on tonight's late This is where we're probably gonna see things be very very chalky And I think that's gonna be leading off with the New York Yankees They're at home with their new and improved lineup going up against Jorge Lopez from the Baltimore Orioles picture That comes on the low twenty point four percent strikeout rate He's allowing one point five zero home runs per nine. He has a nine point eight percent walk rate Which is certainly not good his fly ball rate is actually very low sitting at twenty eight percent forty eight point seven percent brown ball rate But does have an eighteen point eight percent home run a fly ball ratio, which we know is not great Now this new and improved Yankees lineup, of course featuring a couple more lefties with Anthony Rizzo and Joey Gallo Joining the team Should make them I would say one of the one of the if not the most Popular slash chalky stacks on tonight's late because Lopez is a righty picture who was certainly struggling with some home runs at time so instead of loading up on all the righties from the Yankees lineup with judge and Stanton and Glaber Torres and Gary Sanchez and whoever it might be we'd actually mix in a few lefties this For the stack with Gallo and Rizzo and we see Lopez allowing one point six zero home runs per nine to lefties This year within four point eight eight exit, which is absolutely terrible We want to be looking at two of the Yankees as one of our best stacks on tonight's slate So yes, we should be looking to Rizzo and Gallo as the two new lefties, but still Aaron judge is still carrying a 209 ice So Gary Sanchez has a 205 iso Stanton has a 205 iso Versus righties this season. So you can mix and match the high tier of Yankees hitters If you want to drop down and take some some cheaper options You can look to Ruben and a door who still has a 164 iso versus lefties this season We know he still has plenty of power You can look for his a fly ball rate up there at forty eight point one percent was absolutely massive Putting him as a home run threat on most slates So I am certainly loving the top tier of Yankees hitters They are certainly expensive But do the fact that we have no really expensive pitching options on tonight's slate paying up over 4,000 or over thirty five hundred dollars for all four hitters any Yankee stack is certainly very doable And at the end of the day, it shouldn't be too shocking to see a Rizzo judge Stanton Gallo stack those four hitters specifically be the chalk is stack For tonight's Yankees team Now, of course, and dj the may use in the lineup We know people can take shots with him You want to mix in some gary sanchez or labor tours? Of course because both tours and sanchez are below three thousand dollars tonight You can certainly find some savings there as well So the Yankees tonight going up against Jorge Lopez is probably going to be One of the best actually you could possibly find he's still allowing 1.43 home runs per nine to righties I think that we should be looking to the Yankees as probably one of the best overall stacks Again on tonight's slate. They should be very very chalky Next up we should be looking at the Seattle Mariners now. I know a lot of people are saying Oh, it's the Mariners. They're not a quote-unquote good team But the Mariners are actually playing pretty well right now They are kind of in the hunt for a wild card spot And they're going up against Michael Waka for the Tampa Bay Raves who comes in allowing 1.77 home runs per nine He's certainly been struggling this year and in a few recent seasons with the home runs And more importantly, he is giving up a 9.9 percent barrel rate, which is the worst of his career The worst of his career a 9.9 percent barrel rate We also see him holding an 18.2 percent home run of fly ball ratio overall Is the 39.2 percent hard contact rate overall is the 36.5 percent fly ball rate overall The home runs are an issue for Michael Waka combined with the fact that he's not really a big time strikeout picture So when we see him with reverse splits allowing 2.47 home runs per nine Versus right-handed hitters this season despite being the fact that he has a right-handed pitcher We want to be looking to attack that now He does have a 3.73 exp versus righties, which is obviously good Maybe he's just getting unlucky with some some home runs And on the other side Maybe he is getting lucky with the fact that he's not giving up a whole lot of home runs to lefties because He's only allowing 0.65 home runs per nine to left-handed hitters this year, but he has a 4.73 Exfit the fly ball rate is right around his average For the season. He's at 35.3 percent specifically versus lefties He's really giving up fewer home runs than he should against lefties So i'll be looking to some of the lefty hitters from Seattle for that home run upside along with the righties Of course, we want to be taking a hitter like mitch hannigar in a mariner stack with his 217 iso versus right-handed pitchers this year We know that is absolutely phenomenal coming into the 38.9 percent fly ball rate at 34.6 percent hard contact rate Listen if hannigar has that power versus righties and michael walker is giving a plane of home runs to righties That's really where we want to be going. But Like I said, we want to be also be looking at a lefty hitter who has power because Michael walker realistically is giving up fewer home runs than he should be And that probably lies with kyle seager for the mariners coming in with a very strong 50.3 percent fly ball rate A 41.6 hard contact rate versus righties this year and of course a 214 iso Kind of the player that he's been over the past couple of seasons So you can be looking there as well taylor trammel for the mariners This is also a player that you can be taking a shot on if he makes the starting lineup with a 248 iso You'd be looking to shed long deal and more whoever it might be from the mariners I actually think that this is a really good spot for them because walk is giving up so many home runs So the mariners our team that i'm going to be looking to I think that they are very very affordable sign Even if you spend all the way up to the top portion of their lineup Mitch hanager is $3,500 and he's their most expensive option kyle seager is $3,400 So you are immediately getting two home run threats in your mariners stack That's where you're going with and they're both 3,500 and below and if you drop further down to take any of their other options You're getting plenty of savings not that we desperately need the savings on a seven game slate where there's no pictures Above $9,000 But if you really want to load up on some of the Yankees hitters or whoever might Might be on this like you will need a little bit of savings So the mariners work in terms of their matchup But they also work in terms of what we actually need on this slate and it's just a little bit of savings Not a whole lot because we're not paying 11,000 for You know digram or shers or a coal or whoever might be You know, we only need to pay 8700 for the most expensive picture So getting a little bit of savings will certainly allow you to load up on whatever hitters you may like Now the last stack that I want to look at tonight will will be the san francisco giants They are on the road. They are in arizona. They are going up against taylor wide in there for the arizona diamond backs Another picture that does not have a large sample size. He's coming with a 36.2 percent 36.2 innings pitched this season in his first year in the majors. Obviously not super strong He has a 21.6 strike area at 9.6 percent walk rate. Neither of those are That good. He's allowing 1.96 home runs per nine He has a 4.80 sierra this year and a 5.31 x fit None of that is good. Of course, it's a 36 innings sample size. So take it with a grain of salt But we know he's allowing too many fly balls to the 47.7 fly ball ratio a 44.1 Hard contact rate this season. So yes, this is a picture We want to be looking to stack against and that means going to the san francisco giants One of the best teams in the league and we want to be looking to the many options that they have or they had already And now adding chris bryant to the fold makes their lineup that much better Now when it comes to the giants and their potential hitters, they have a number of lefties Right at the top of their lineup that we should be looking at stack. Lamonte wade junior is dealing with a bit of a back issue He was uh pulled early yesterday. So if he's in there, we can be looking to him A player that gets on base 3600. But outside of him chris bryant, of course, fantastic option hit a home run yesterday But mike ishremsky and brandon crawford are certainly looking to be my two favorite hitters from the giants tonight Mike ishremsky mike ishremsky coming in with a 52.1 Fly ball ratio in a 34.9 Hard contact rate versus righties this year brandon crawford is at 45.3 percent hard off live ball ratio And a 38.5 hard contact ratio absolutely fantastic numbers mike ishremsky three uh three point zero excuse me point three zero three iso versus righties this year Is absolutely phenomenal with his 134 w rc plus also looking to brandon crawford with a 267 iso and his 159 w rc plus They are shaping up to be two my favorite hitters on the entire slate kind of regardless of price or regardless of position Outside of rizzo and gala for that home run upside from the yankees I guess we're just rolling with a bunch of lefties on tonight's slate because we have so many righty pictures That are allowing too many home runs So the yankee stack and the on the giant stack are really where i'm going to be starting with things off on tonight's slate and then if i can fit in De sclafani, you know i'll drop him in the lineup and if i need to take some savings Maybe swap a few players out go with a four three one stack Maybe filter in some mariners players for a little bit of savings Get them in there if i need to drop down and take some shares of andropini when it comes to roster construction Certainly do that but overall san francisco is also pretty affordable chris bryant is $4200. He's the only player Above $4000 now if lamonte way jr. Actually does play he's $3600 I think he's absolutely a player you want in your lineups, but even if he doesn't play you could roll with bryant yastremsky crawford Buster posig and you have a great three or four man stack right there So the giants versus taylor widener is a Stack that i'm going to be going to a very very heavily tonight right after the yankees And i might say that the giants are my second favorite stack I think seattle is going to be number three just based on the fact that they have a little bit less power Compared to the yankees and the giants But i think seattle is somewhat necessary tonight at least in my eyes because they do a great home run match against michael walker And they offer a bit of value again We don't need a ton of it, but they still offer a bit of value So i'll be of course looking to the yankees at home Which is just factually a better hitterspark than arizona Which is why the giants are are number two behind the yankees But i'll still be looking to them very very heavily against taylor widener because Listen, even if they don't put up a whole lot of runs against a young pitcher Once they get to the diamond backs bullpen, which is not good It will be in a spot to hit plenty more home runs and post plenty of fantasy points Now the final things on tonight's slate the three final things number one I'm kind of interested in the mets tonight Now right now on feindl there's no pitcher noted as the starter for miami But it's expected to be jesus lasardo for the now marlins. He was traded Last week for whoever was Going from oakland to miami So he is expected to be the starter for miami tonight So if he's going to be in there This is a picture that you can be looking to attack due to the fact that he allows too many home runs Only 38 any sample size this year. He's allowing 2.61 home runs per nine He can strike out some hitters, but he's allowing too many fly balls and a little bit of a little bit of hard contact So looking to stack the mets tonight if we get confirmation that Jesus lasardo is actually to confirm the pitcher for the miami marlins That's one thing I will certainly be looking to One team will certainly be looking to stack and you know, maybe if everyone does their research early before lasardo is added to the player pool as to confirm starting pitcher people won't be on the mets like they'll be Uh, you know, they'll be very under the radar, which I think is great And we can look to some of their power upside of course with the addition of holly bias to their lineup alongside pita lanza I think that should be a nice stack to go to And then when it comes to the pitching options Eric lauert tonight at 7500 Listen, he's obviously very affordable He doesn't have a massive strikeout rate. He's going up against the pirates Which I think we'd all agree is a team that we're not particularly worried about when it comes to their overall power We look at some of his recent game logs and we see that he's going Pretty deep in games and he's only allowing one or two more and runs It's the fact that he is ending six innings with one or and run and three maybe four strikeouts Which limits his upside so like eric lauert in terms of His matchup and his salary being only 7500 dollars and going up against the pittsburgh pirates But I don't know the fact that he is Uh, you know, not a big strikeout picture overall and that's really what the issue is when we're looking at his salary at 7500 dollars and we're looking at andrew heaney who's also 7500 dollars Now, why would we go with eric lauert at a 23.4 percent strikeout rate when andrew heaney is up there at 28.2 percent? So I do like lauert based on his matchup against pittsburgh. I just don't love the lower strikeout rate So I'm a little bit interested in lauert just to differentiate the player pool Uh, but I'm not like going all in and I'm just because I know that he's going to be having a limited upside And then finally the homerun call on tonight's slate that is going to be brandy crawford For the san francisco giants as I just mentioned going up against taylor weiner a player that is a pitcher That's allowing far too many Uh fly balls a young pitcher that has a smaller sample size But still a pitcher that we can be looking to attack and then brandy crawford Obviously a lefty with that power over a 40 fly ball ratio and coming with just under a 40 hard contact rate Really hitting the mark of where I like to look when it comes to targeting homerun hitters and their given matchup So brandy crawford is my homerun call for tonight. He's 3200 dollars I think he makes a fantastic option as a as a one-off play for going with like a four three one stack or Folding him into a larger giant stack against taylor weiner All right, so that does it for today's solo shot. I will be back at 4 p.m. For the mlb q&a on the feindl twitch YouTube and facebook pages. I'll be taking your questions about linems players Once we have a little bit more information on tonight's slate So that does it for today's podcast has always been found on itunes soundcloud Stay sure google play make sure to give it a like follow or subscribe You can follow me on twitter at dfs underscore tom until next time. Good luck your contest