 Hey everyone what's going on? I am Greg Sosman joined today by Jim Sonis of Fandall who's wrapping up the week with a full slate of baseball games Mostly what's going on Jim? Yeah full slate of baseball games including our first game at Coors Field this year Greg So happy Coors Day to you pretty excited about that. How are you doing? It's been too long? I have no Coors in my life. I've missed it desperately But so I'm doing fantastically that we are back tonight at Coors Field for opening day there and opening day at Yankee Stadium as well So let's begin building our lineup Let's go with the high-pressed pitcher that you'll be putting in the lineup for today and we'll start with you Darvish Darvish Is $9,100 for the Cubbies today over on Fandall and the Cubs Reigned out yesterday ready to go here today. Why is you Darvish your guy? Yeah, he saved me from using Tyler Chatwood So thank you rain for that because that's a blessing for sure But you Darvish kind of a rocky start in his first start this year, you know Only four innings only 73 pitches. It wasn't great But it also was not terrible still putting the ball in the zone still got a 15% swinging strike rate And I think that that pitch count was high enough We can expect him to go 90 or so pitches for tonight Which is enough where I can get excited because you Darvish can do a lot of damage with 90 pitches He is facing the pirates at home for tonight I will always be enthused about using a pitcher facing the pirates and the wind is blowing in at 11 miles per hour and Wrigley for tonight Which is definitely good to keep the ball in the yard as well for Darvish Darvish We look at him since he changed up his pitch mix in June of last year So it's been a year now I guess from a calendar perspective 16 starts in that sample 2.59 skill interactive ERA with a 36% strikeout rate and again He did get whisked last week despite not going super deep into the game despite allowing three earned runs So I think that when you factor in the salary at $9,100 He's gonna be my top pitcher on the board for tonight if the salaries were even I'd probably go Luis Castillo because Castillo is facing the Tigers always love that he can also get strikeouts But a $1,000 saving on a slight or a slight where we want to get to Coors Field I'll take that every time so you Darvish despite kind of a rocky first start to the year Still my number one pitcher for tonight wasn't the first start that we were hoping for from you Darvish Like you said, it wasn't all bad and if you don't want to go you Darvish You want to spend up a little bit more you can go after Luis Castillo Of course these two guys are forced to face each other yesterday They get right now both pushed back a day you Darvish now facing off against Pittsburgh Pirates And you have Luis Castillo in Detroit, which is where we head to next Because while we're not getting Luis Castillo versus you Darvish We are getting Luis Castillo against the ball and Spencer Turnbull is $7,800 tonight on Fandel and you're in Jim Yeah, how can I not be in Greg after what he did last week to this very same Reds offense now? I should say in general I'm not a big fan of using pitchers who are facing the same team for the second consecutive start because familiarity is big They just saw Turnbull's nasty slider last week and they kind of know what they're getting out of that But the problem is they couldn't do anything with that slider last week And I think that when you see him at $7,800 and it's like where we want to get to course field And there aren't a lot of other low-sourced pitchers. I want to use I think we do wind up going to Turnbull despite that repeat matchup with the Reds in that matchup last week Turnbull's swing strike rate was 17.2 percent. That is absolutely disgusting Leaning more on that nasty slider and he had eight strikeouts over five innings of work on 87 pitches Did walk four batters so it's like concern there, but the strikeouts are good It's not just this one-star for Spencer Turnbull We don't want to overreact to one start But he's been showing some life for a while now leaning on that slider more over his past 12 starts getting back to last year And in those 12 starts the strikeout rate is 27 percent. That's pretty good Now again, he's facing the Reds for the second consecutive start. That is not ideal But he's at home. He is facing a team that will strike out obviously and he's $7,800 Honestly, where it's not just course field but also the Yankees in a really good spot I'd love to get an exposure to some of them too So I'm kind of into Spencer Turnbull if your risk tolerance is lower than mine Don't go here go elsewhere pay up for for you pay up for Castillo But if you are okay with risk you are okay taking on some volatility, which I am I think Spencer Turnbull Maybe your guys $7,800 it could suck Greg, but it might not I think that's a worthwhile gamble Given the upsides for him on this slate. Those are always my favorite kind of Jim Sanna's picks, right? It could suck, but it might not and that's what Spencer Turnbull is what he always is not bad picture Although the record does not indicate that from last year facing off against the Reds for the second time this season I get the worry but the upside is immense when you can get more Rockies and Yankees into your lineups tonight So Spencer Turnbull if you don't want to pay up for Louis Castillo You don't want to pay up for you Darvish. Spencer Turnbull is your guy Let's move on to the top hitter here and no surprise We talked a lot about Coors Field thus far and that brings us to all the best player that plays at Coors Field on a daily basis And that is Nolan Aronato is $4,100 today for the Rockies Aronato Still starting to get it going and why not do it in Coors Field? Absolutely, and I think the big allure of Nolan Aronato for me today is that he doesn't strike out because he's facing Garrett Richards And Garrett Richards has some flaws as a pitcher But the one thing that he does that is good for a Coors Field perspective is he doesn't allow a lot of balls in play That means he strikes out a lot of guys. It also means he walks guys, but hey a walk in a dingers That's definitely not a bad thing for Coors Field But the thing that I like about Nolan Aronato is that last year against right He's just a 14% strikeout rate So sure he could draw a walk against Garrett Richards Did not miss out what you want out of a guy who was $4,100 But he's also not gonna strike out whereas a guy like Trevor Storey who I adore I always love Trevor Storey, but the strikeout rate numbers better for Aronato So if I'm facing a higher strikeout pitcher, I'd rather have Aronato over Storey in my life Just met one specific situation again. No disrespect to Storey. I adore him But in this scenario, I do prefer Nolan Aronato It's not as if Aronato doesn't make hard contact to a 43% hard hit rate against righties last year a 46% fly ball rate So there are some concerns with the Rockies here given that Richards does not allow a lot of balls in play And that is a major allure of Coors Field But I think with a guy like Aronato It's not as big of a concern because the strikeout rate is so low My preferred stack in this game is the Padres So we'll talk about them in just a second But I think that if I'm fully comfortable going the Rockies as well and when I go there I think that Aronato is gonna be the first guy that I lock in for $4,100 Facing a strikeout pitcher in Garrett Richards You guys gonna put the ball in play and then strikeout butch that of course is Nolan Aronato The star for the Rockies and remember two teams play at Coors Field So you want to start with Nolan Aronato? Well, you're gonna finish on the San Diego side of things Which leads us to the beginning of that San Diego stack you mentioned here Jim And that's Trent Grisham who is very cheaply priced tonight on fangal $3,300 on fangal for a starter in Coors Field. Yes, please Absolutely, sign me up as well I think you could make the the argument that guys like Tommy Pham maybe higher on the list because he's pretty good at Baseball for a number of that piece as well, but I want to talk Trent Grisham and it's our show Greg So I'm gonna talk Trent Grisham at $3,300. He is a mid-range salary guy at Coors Field Despite the fact that he is hitting high in the order He's quite good at baseball if we look at Trent Grisham since the start of last year against righties He has a 38% hard hit rate with a 47% fly ball right and you get that for $3,300 in this park I have all about that life as mentioned that I like the Padre stack more than the Rockies the main driving factor there is that John Gray Little concerning last week just a 7.6% swinging strike rate despite the fact He faced a Texas Rangers team that hates making contact still couldn't get whiffs against them and the velocity was low Now it was endorsed so the velocity being low a bit more excusable there because velocity does go up in higher temperatures Should be back up tonight, but the lack of whiffs is what gives me pause when it comes to John Gray So I want to stack the Padres. I want Trent Grisham to be the first guy in there at $3,300 I mentioned Tommy Pham before Granada Patiz as well But Eric Cosmer actually hitting fly balls potentially on purpose and if he's able to get back in the lineup tonight He's been sick the past couple of nights $3,500 I would get him in there too But the first guy for me on the Padres team and the stack that I adore is going to be Trent Grisham at $3,300 Trent Grisham hitting toward the top of the lineup Maybe he's not Tommy Pham, but he's so cheap and cheap enough that he should be in your lineup at course field tonight So Grisham won many Padres along with Fridao Patiz, many Machado You want to try to get in your line-ups over on Fandall As you mentioned though, we're not just stack stacking this Rockies and Padres game It's a Yankee theme as well We're facing off against the Red Sox and they're awesome pitching staff So let's find a player that you know doesn't really strike out gets on base a lot I could take advantage. Ah, there you are Aaron Hicks Yeah, Greg We can make things pretty easy in your graphics team and just like make one dedicated square for ever is facing the Red Sox for that night And tonight happens to be the Yankees facing Ryan Weber Couldn't get whisked against the Orioles, which is a bad sign Usually six certain runs over three and two-third innings barely any whisk We're gonna stack the Yankees tonight and the way we can do that without you know Busting the bank open is going with Aaron Hicks who is $2,900 He's betting fit for the most part against righties and for a guy who has the pop that Aaron Hicks has I am definitely on board with that had a double last night at a dinger a couple of nights ago as well And it seems like Aaron Hicks slowly getting that timing back after all the mistime last year You kind of expect a bit of a slow start out of Aaron Hicks Which is why the strikeout rate is a little bit higher than you would like it to be But he is making hard contact when he does connect. He is batting fit He is $2,900 the long-term form for Aaron Hicks against righties is quite good I think that's all attractive now I'd mentioned that if Mike Ford happens to play again as he did a couple of nights ago against the righty Sign me up there because we can get two value bats in this Yankees lineup And I am all about that life But if we're going just based on the default lineup against righties is probably gonna be Aaron Hicks is the main value play here $2,900 labor Torres is able to play tonight after that elbow injury last night would definitely like him as a mid-range guy too But Hicks $2,900 helping you get to those more expensive Yankees and I will happily take that with the power he's showing so far Aaron Hicks has the power to go out on any day facing the Red Sox pitching even more so and Mike Ford is in the lineup And it was Luke Voight that played last I had big grand slam for the Yankees in the first inning Mike Ford She get an opportunity tonight to take advantage of Ryan Robert Which makes another cheap option for you for the Yankees to get in there on Fandall One last player to get to it's a new game to talk about and that's with the Arizona Dimebacks cold Cal Hoon is your guy a starting out feeler for a Decent team and a decent lineup for a more than decent price Yeah, $2,700 Greg for any guy batting second is generally gonna be something I'm gonna be in on and it helps that cold Cal Hoon last year against righties really turned things on especially after he came back like Cold Cal Hoon was legit pretty good overall last year against righties a 44 percent hard hit rates a 38 percent fly ball Those are really good numbers especially when you put him batting second in as you said a competent lineup for Arizona They're facing Tony Gonsolin Gonsolin a 20% strikeout rate as a starter last year that is lower than he would hope and he allows a lot of hard contact So I think that if you're looking for value plays I would turn to Arizona Like if we don't get Mike Ford as a value play in the Yankees I think Arizona might be the best of value stack on the board. Not only is it cold Cal Hoon Yeah, Christian Walker doesn't strike out as much as you would think against righties and really good power numbers David Peralta not as much of a fly ball guy as I would like but hey, he's $2,600 Walker is $2,400 Cal Hoon is $2,700 if you lock in those three guys in Arizona You could use you Darvish is your pitcher and still go nuts with your other batter So I think that's probably a route I will take pretty often for tonight depending on what the Yankees lineup looks like like if the Yankees give me more Value plays I'll happily go there But right now Arizona shapes up really well to be a salary saver letting you dive into those really good offenses So Arizona definitely at the top of my list for tonight's teams to try to say some salary cold Cal Hoon the best value play within that lineup a lot of pop against righties $2,700 great spot in the order. I will happily take that for sure Opportunities abound for the Arizona Diamondbacks a really cheap player who's batting second well It gives you so many other possibilities as Jim mentioned you Darvish Luis Castillo They get into play when you could stack these Diamondbacks or have a cheap Yankee Just make sure you pay attention to when the lineups come out throughout the day before you lock your lineup over on fan deal tonight That's gonna do it for us here on the panel hurry up Jim best of luck tonight. We'll talk to you next week Thank you, Greg. I appreciate it same to you. Enjoy course field tonight. Have a fantastic weekend. We'll talk to you on Monday I will enjoy course field. I'll enjoy Yankee Stadium. I'll enjoy the Orlando bubble I'm just happy that sports is back for Jim Sonders. I am Greg Salsman. Have a wonderful weekend. We'll see you next time right here I'm a fan delirium