 It is an early lock kind of day across Major League Baseball with the main slate on fan dual locking at 105 p.m Eastern for today So if you're listening to this after 105 p.m Eastern Go check out our master's podcast or the daily ISO to get your DFS fix instead because lock has already set in For Major League Baseball what we'll do today is break down the nine a game main slate on fan dual to get you Said for it should be a fun day as an afternoon baseball on fan dual welcome on into the solo shop 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 dissect this nine game main slate With lock set for 105 p.m. Eastern for today Let's dive into the weather notes for this late The big one is in Washington DC for the nationals and the rates weather 83 degrees with the winds out at 11 miles per hour that is a big upgrade for bats You can bet your bottom will be there in the stacking section It is 55 degrees at Yankee Stadium with the winds in from center at 10 miles per hour That is a downgrade to batters upgrade for pitchers like you're a coal and you're a nola There is a good chance of rain in St. Louis for the braze and the Cardinals though Looks like the rain will eventually roll out around first pitch There could be a delay here, but I bet they're able to play there eventually so check back on St. Louis for that It's cold in Boston 43 degrees the winds are in from right at 13 miles per hour. It's a downgrade to bats there And thunderstorms are possible in Chicago for the White Sox and Giants monitor that one because it could lead to issues there Given that there has been some severe weather around there recently and there it looks like there is some again today So check back on Chicago and say Lewis to make sure those games will play other ones are cold in the Yankee Stadium And Fenway Park and then very very nice in DC for some hitting out there We'll dive into the pitching preview for today in just one second But first a reminder as mentioned we do have other podcasts here on the number fire daily fantasy podcast feed our masters podcast is up Breaking down roster construction top guys in each player are in salary tier and much more via myself and Brandon Find that on the number fire daily fantasy podcast feed But also over on the fandal YouTube page Tom Becky Oh has you covered on the NBA side of things with the daily ISO each and every weekday So search for the number fire daily fantasy podcast feed wherever you get your podcast hit subscribe And if you like what you hear leave us a five-star rating on Apple podcasts or wherever you are listening Are you looking to have a stake in the Masters all weekends? Well fandal has you covered with the PGA mega eagle contest Which is now live test your knowledge of the PGA tour by putting together a set six-person lineup While staying under the salary cap and using fandals live scoring feature follow along as you compete for a share of $750,000 with first place taking home $150,000 for just $15 in the entry fee But as household names like Tiger Woods Scotty chef or Jordan speed or an underdog You may like tea times are on April 6th There are plenty of options for you to fill out a lineup as you compete for first place Thursday will be here before you know it So submit your lineups on fandal today eligibility restricts and apply go to fandal.com or download the fandal app for more details Pitching preview for this Wednesday main slate Garrett Cole is the highest salary guy and fandal coming in at $11,100 Dylan sees a 10-8. We're actually in the clan hand coming in a 10-6 Corbin Burns is $10,200 Logan Webb is 10-1 Christian Javier against Tigers 10,000 Jacob de Grom all the way down to 99 Aranola is 97 Pablo Lopez with that new sweeper is 94 Hazel's Lizardo 9,000 with David Peterson Mitch Keller Edward Rodriguez and Miles Nicholas as the others at $8,000 or higher now When I turn to my strikeout projections for today I have four guys with a strikeout projection of seven or higher and three of those guys are at home those guys The one guy who's not at home is there a nola on the road against the Yankees So we'll cross him off the three guys at home are Jacob de Grom Garrett Cole and Christian Javier I like all of them but de Grom especially with the discount is going to be my top guy of the day now He may be a tough sell after his debut where he got knocked around five runs Chased after three and two-thirds innings just 73 pitches the pitch count part of that was expected We discussed this an opening day where I was not on him because thought the pitch count might be low project in for 75 He went 73 The results were unlucky. He had seven strikeouts. It's a very good number. His velocity was good It's down a bit from last year but not a concerning amount So I don't think that debut was bad honestly. So if we put 90 85 percent Jacob de Grom in this spot for less than $10,000 It's really hard not to like him. He's facing the Orioles who have a pretty solid offense. Honestly They have a 108 WRC plus against righties a 20 percent strikeout rate I am not going to be on pitchers facing the Orioles super often but Degrom is different even with just an 85 pitch count projection I have de Grom's strikeout projection at 8.87 That is almost a full strikeout. I had a call It is well ahead of everybody else as well and we may get him at a reduced roster rate After the rough debut, I think that the salary indicates people may be skeptical of him So I'll take that. Degrom does enough for me to be my favorite option for today So we're buying low on Jacob de Grom probably not going to get him below 10,000 the rest of the year So I will take advantage while we are here It is a tight battle between Colin Javier for seconds I have Cole projected for more pitches and his weather is more pitcher friendly But he gets the Phillies whereas Javier gets the Tigers I'm going to take that and go with Javier as my number two guy a 79 a WRC plus against righties for the Tigers With a 128 ISO both those are the worst in the slate By a significant margin and Javier is a very good pitcher He continued using his slider a good amount in his first start this year And he's been doing that for 10 starts now in the 10th start sample He has a 3.11 skill interactive. He array with a 32 strikeout rate and Despite throwing more sliders a pitch that can let up hard contact in general He's letting up just a 29 hard hit rate in this time When you let it as many fly balls as Javier does, that's a huge huge key Now in the in the first start for Javier He let up three runs and five innings not the best results But he also had a 23.2 swing and strike rate, which is a true sicko level number Now Javier is facing a much softer offense I have Javier projected for 7.2 strikeouts, which is below coal but I like the other stuff he brings to the table enough to put Javier a hair above coal So to me that's the studs are ranked to grom one Javier two coal three We'll talk about shame and clanahan and things to watch Now looking at the guys with salaries of $9,000 or lower There are only two I think worth considering and honestly, I'd rather get above them anyway But the two guys who are values. So I think are viable are Hey, so so zardo at $9,000 David Pierson to $85 Peterson could get smacked around by the Brewers We saw them do damage against Max Scherzer last night to my chagrin And Lizardo is at home. So that's gonna give Lizardo the edge for me Now he's facing the twins. I don't love that matchup The twins have a 119 wrc plus versus a lefty since the start of last year 21 strikeout rates So this is more about the talent in the pitcher than it is about the matchup Lizardo walked a couple too many guys in his first start, but no runs on two hits and five and two-thirds innings So he's picking up where he left off last year after returning from his injury Lizardo Through fewer sliders and through more sinkers. I typically hate that sinkers suck for daily fan To see sliders are very good. So the trade off there should be a massive negative But in that time Lizardo still has a 28% strikeout rate His swinging strike rate against the Nets in that debut was 16.5 So even with a lot of sinkers Lizardo has been nasty. He has double digit strikeouts twice in this stretch He went 91 pitches in his first start this year. So I have Lizardo projected at 95 Which puts his strikeout projection at 6.37. That is plenty enough to make him viable at $9,000 So I still prefer the true studs, but Lizardo pretty fun. I would say just above this range For talking about the value plays Lizardo at 9,000. You do get Pablo Lopez in the same game It's a revenge game for Pablo Lopez. He added that That new sweeper and looked awesome with that pitch. I think the whiff there was like 70% I don't know. It was absurd. Uh, very good pitch. So if you want to go Lopez at 94 I will not talk you out of it. I think he's intriguing there But again, DeGrasse is 99 Javier 10,000 they will be my preferred targets for today in daily fantasy As far as stacking goes I was okay on opening day being lower on the braves facing Patrick Corbin last week because it was a colder game than the others Figured they'd be very very popular There were a lot of factors that pushed me a bit lower on them than consensus This week that is not the case as mentioned 83 degrees winds blowing out I think that gives us the green light to load up on the Tampa Bay Rays here Corbin struggled in that game, which is a continuation of what we've seen here for the past couple of years He went three innings But a four runs three earned Three walks to three strikeouts and seven out of 14 balls and play were hard hit Three of them were barreled He didn't let up any home runs, but I think that might have been because of the weather more than anything else I think that confirms we can feel good using batters facing Corbin still You know even after an off season of potentially trying to change We're up to nine starts on Corbin since he basically ditched his forcing fastball And don't think he used it at all last week But in that time he has led up a 43 heart hit rate Which is highest in the slates the rays hit lefties pretty well with a 119 w r c plus So I am more than happy to load up on the rays in this spot With the pitching options for today Around $10,000. I do want to try to say some salary, which means Isaac Perettis might be in every lineup His salary is $2,300 He has a 263 iso against lefties since the start of last year with a 42 fly ball rate He hit third in both their games against lefties so far So Perettis won't steal which is definitely a downside, but the power here is very good So I love Perettis a 23 makes it easier to get to Randy Arosarana wonder Franco While still spending a pitcher Franco gets a power bump against lefties Arosarana does too so The rays Despite being very popular are my favorite stack of the day today The second stack a little bit tougher and it does force us to use an offense that is struggling And that's the astros the offense not as good as it has been in years past as expected There's much less depth on this team right now But they still have some good options and I think we can turn to them today Astros are facing Eduardo Rodriguez. He was pretty mixed in his debut this year He went five and one third innings let him three earned runs He had five strikeouts compared to two walks and That came against the race again a pretty good team against lefties. So not bad at all I wouldn't be itchy to stack against Rodriguez most days, but it's a pretty good slave for pitching They're a good team against lefties. The astros are which pushes me to consider it here In that game Rodriguez let up a 43 heart rate Which pushes his heart rate allowed up to 37 percent in games where he has thrown more change ups But the better teams the good teams he has faced Have hit the ball really hard in that sample I still think the astros should count in that discussion They have seven guys on the roster who had Who have a 100 w RC plus or higher against lefties Since the start of last year in a hundred plus plate appearance, which does not count Mariso Dubon who has 96 So even among just the guys who are left on this roster and who are active and healthy They can hit So the astros may not be as good But I do think that they're good enough to be in play here. So the astros to me A team I am very willing to use in daily fantasy for today That thinned out lineup shouldn't ensure that chasm acormic plays which I will take Acormic been hitting sixth the most part recently. He has a 219 iso against lefty since the start of last year with a low walk rate He's already up to three stolen bases this year too. So seems to be adding that to his repertoire. So I love that Jeremy Pena cal Tucker both willing to run against lefties So that's nice to add for their value. And I think that We should feel good about the astros here despite the fact They are not quite the offense. They used to be the final stack is going to force us into something sub-optimal We can't have great weather can't have a great matchup and check all those boxes We had to concede something somewhere I am more willing to budge on a matchup than on weather So I'm going to go with the braves against miles. Nicholas a guy. I don't typically stack against I've been more willing to recently. It's because Nicholas is Dropping his sinker usage It's happened across his past 15 outings and in that time Nicholas has let up a 35 fly ball rates that goes up to 39 percent when you look at just lefties The hard hit rate allowed is 37 percent And we did see Nicholas struggle an opening day He went three a third innings He let up five runs on 10 hits two barrels seven hard hit balls on 14 balls of play It is different from what Nicholas used to be where he was suppressing hard contact better than a lot of guys in the league He's now facing the braves who have a 196 iso against righties and a 112 wrc plus I think they can get to him here. I think we should be willing to stack against Nicholas here Despite the fact it's not typically something we would do and there are plenty of factors pushing us the direction Especially on a slate with so many good pitchers in Or so much bad weather as well for hitting Within the spray stack will prioritize the lefties Certainly not easy with the salaries, but Ozzy Albie's manageable 32 Michael Harris 35 As with other times an inclination towards the lefties will not put me on Eddie Rosario at $2,200 Kind of a bridge too far for me. Don't see a ton of upside there So I'll need value elsewhere to make this work, but I am willing to Give it a shot here. So the braves to me the third stack behind the rays And the astros things to watch didn't want to go back to shame the clan of hand touching on why I'm not as high on him here I'm guessing people will be pretty jazzed about him He did exceed my pitch count expectations last week going 87, but I've gotten projected for 90 tonight It's not a lot of strikeouts from a clan of hand recently He's been using more forcing fastballs his past 10 starts and in that time He has a 20% strikeout rates. He's topped six strikeouts just twice in those 10 starts So I'd want more than that here for his salary. It is a good matchup But it's not great weather for pitching either. So I won't get to him myself Don't blame you if you do but we'll not be getting to mclanahan personally Grayson Rodriguez is making his debut for the Orioles for today facing the rangers a 95 w rc plus against righties Not a huge power team Rodriguez Really good in triple a last year. So that's enough where I won't stack against him But I've gotten projected for just 83 pitches. He went 75 and is uh one triple a start before coming up So not my radar as a pitcher either I think more so just a literal thing to watch in this things to watch section Rodriguez should be fun But not a guy I have have a ton of interest in for dfs for today Finally As mentioned, we have to make constellations of stacks for today whether it be weather matchup something else I might have to make a bad weather constellation and use the pirates For today if I need value they're facing Corey Kluber who got punched in the mouth in his first start Lot of hard contact got chasing that game early let up two home runs The pirate salaries are low I don't want to do it because the weather stinks. They're not a great team, but I may be forced into it So the pirates a consideration for stacking if you want some more bats, but would rank them below The braves the rays and the astros Let's finish up here with some dinger calls for today. The boring one got to go against Patrick Corbin and go randia rosa rena I think he's plus 360 did a homer over a fan dual sports book Justified a lot of a lot of power for him against lefties a lot more law for him against lefties And otherwise he will still basis which is not great for dinger calls, but good for dfs So randia rosa rena very fun in that regard the fun one is jasmine quorumic He's not like the most outlandish recommendation because he's in um In a park with a short porch and left facing a left-handed pitcher Place of the astros stuff like that, but I like jasmine quorumic So homerun calls for today randia rosa rena and chasm a quorumic That is all that we have here for today on the solo shot if you want some betting thoughts on The slave for today did go through that some strikeout props homerun props and a couple money lines I like over on covering the spread find that by searching for covering the spread If you want some more daily fantasy podcasts again all right here in the number fire daily fantasy podcast feed So go subscribe there wherever you get your podcast and again If you like which here leave us a five star rating if you have any questions for me I am on twitter at jim saunas j i m s a n n e s You can also follow the fan dual podcast network at fan dual podcast want to thank you all for tuning in for today Good luck to you with your mlb dfs lineups and have fun watching some day baseball for today This has been the solo shot right here on the fan dual podcast network