 What's going on and welcome to the solo shot. My name is Tom Vecchio. We have an 11 game MLB slate to start the week. Lock is set for 7.05. As always, this is one of the many shows on the Fane 2 Podcasts Network. You can find that anywhere, whether it's Apple Podcasts, whether it's Spotify, you name it, give it a like, follow or subscribe. Leave a review that is greatly appreciated. And you can follow me on Twitter at tom underscore Vecchio 1. Before we hop into things, get ready for the NFL season with incredible offers from Fane 2. America's number one sports book. Right now new customers can bet $5 and get 200 in bonus bets guaranteed. Plus all customers who bet $5 will get $100 off NFL Sunday ticket from YouTube and YouTube TV. Now is the best time to join Fane 2. The app is easy to use and you can bet on everything from spreads to player props and more. Fane 2, official partner of the NFL. Must be 21 plus and present in select states. 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It's probably gonna be earlier for the Mets where it could be leading up to game time. I think we're gonna see a delay for the Mets and then it'll eventually clear up, they'll be good to go. It's obviously moving up to the East and that's where it could be a problem for Boston. So kind of a bad or worse situation for Boston, it should be okay for the Mets and then for the Chicago White Sox, they're at home hosting the Kansas City Royals. It's probably just gonna be a mess the whole game, just rain throughout, don't know what we're gonna be expecting there. We do have Coors Field on tonight's slate. It is a little bit cooler at Coors Field. It's gonna be below 70, but it's still Coors, still plenty of potential for scoring. Let's jump into pitching on this 11 game slate, which is absolutely loaded up the top, starting off with Tyler Glass now at 11.5, Brandon Woodruff at 11,000, Fromber Valdez at 10.8, Logan Gilbert at 10.2, Sonny Gray at 9.8, Hazel Lazaro at 9.7, Chris Bassett at 9.5 and Jose Quintana at 9,000. Quite a few options, not only above 9,000, but above 10,000. There's four of them that are above 10,000. And again, we have Coors Field on tonight's slate. So where do we wanna be going? I would say it's pretty clear that Tyler Glass now is the best pitcher on tonight's slate. And, you know, he really showed it in this most recent game against the Boston Red Sox when he had 14 strikeouts and just six innings. Do I expect him to have 14 strikeouts again? No, but could he have 8, 9, 10? I think that's certainly a possibility going up against Minnesota, a team that is certainly very susceptible when it comes to strikeouts. So now when it comes to Glass now, he has an awesome 33.5% strikeout rate this season, only a 7% walk rate, 0.90 homeruns per nine allowed, an absolutely awesome 3.01 Sierra, mainly medium contact pitcher at 44.7% and a ground ball pitcher at 51.1%. He has that strikeout upside not only this year, but really what he's shown throughout his career. Again, I don't expect 14 strikeouts from Glass now, but 8, 9, 10 I think is certainly in the mix tonight when it comes to Minnesota, they come in with a 25.5% strikeout rate versus right-handed pitching with their current active roster, which is the third worst in the league. So, man, Glass now is peaking right now in terms of his strikeout production. And this is a matchup that really should help accentuate that. And when it comes to Glass now for some further stats, he has a 17.1% swinging strike rate this season, which is absolutely unbelievable. Now it's a little bit of a smaller sample size for Glass now, he missed some time. This is coming from a 99.2 winning sample size, which is the most he's pitched since 2018. So yeah, he's dealt with some injuries, but man, he has that strikeout rate going right now. And this is the kind of matchup that we absolutely love for again, like a 50 point type of fantasy performance from Glass now. The issue is that he's $11,500. He's the most expensive pitcher on tonight's lane. And again, we have of course field. We also have the Dodgers on tonight's slate. You know, and these are two teams or two scenarios, I should say, cores with the Cubs and the Rockies. These are three teams that we'd love to be stacking. You know, Brandon Woodruff at $11,000, I think is an awesome pitcher. You know, kind of a similar situation. Miami doesn't strike out as much versus righties. Woodruff still has a 31.3% strikeout rate. So it's very, very comparable to Tyler Glass. Now the problem is it's only a $500 or $500 salary difference between them. So you're essentially getting to the same point if you're trying to roster one of them. You could probably find a 500 extra just to get up to Glassna who I do think is in a little bit of a better spot. If Glassna was gonna be a little bit more popular and Woodruff's gonna be falling a bit under the radar, I think he's certainly fine to be going to. We have Rumber Valdez on tonight's slate at 10.8. He's at home going up against Oakland. The first few starts for Valdez. This side of the all-star break for a bit rocky, but he's kind of evened out since then. And this is a match by thing we just wanna trust, right? He's 10.8. I could see myself going to him ahead of Glassna simply due to the salary relief. It's not a big deal. 700 isn't that much of a difference, but going up against Oakland is just far easier than going up against Minnesota. And that's really what we wanna be getting to with Valdez combined with the salary relief, which is certainly nice. A 23.7% strikeout rate for Valdez is obviously not nearly as high as Woodruff or Glassna, but .82 home runs per nine is certainly very solid. Coming into the 3.7 force here is awesome. There's no doubt about that. And mainly medium contact ground ball pitcher from Valdez, which is what we expect to see. And again, it's going up against Oakland. They come with a 23.8% strikeout rate versus lefties with their current active roster, which is the 11th force in league. So in theory or in reality, I should say, Minnesota strikes out at a higher clip in their split versus righties compared to Oakland. And we do see Glassna striking up batters at a higher rate compared to Valdez, but given the salary, given the matchup, Oakland is still a good team to be attacking with from Valdez. So we have three awesome pitchers right to start. And then let's not forget about Logan Gilbert at 10.2. He's at home going up against the Angels. Gilbert's a solid pitcher, 25.4% strikeout rate, 4.5% walker. He's absolutely awesome to see. He does allow 1.24 home runs per nine, which is okay. He's like right on the edge between a ground ball and a fly ball pitcher. He's still mostly medium contact. 3.67 Sierra is something that we should absolutely love. And granted, this matchup is just something that I'm going to be continually going back to against the Angels, especially as we end the season. No trout, Otani, where there's another lineup, but don't think it matters that much. Gilbert's still an awesome pitcher. And I think this is just an overall kind of get right spot for the Mariners. They're on a two or three game losing streak after they played Tampa over the weekend. And like this is the match of them just to kind of get back on track like a very tight AL West slash wild card race for them. So I like Gilbert to go out there, seven innings, one, maybe two earn runs, get a good amount of strikeouts, because this still is a good matchup. LA, they come with a 25.6% striker right versus righties, which is with their current act of roster, which is the second worst in the league. So this is a chance for Gilbert to kind of show that strikeout rate, which he's been known to have over the past few seasons and really get the Mariners back on track. Like I said, against the line of that really isn't that good right now. So I will take Gilbert and at 10.2%, I'll take 1,300 of salary relief compared to Glassnell, even though I do consider Glassnell the best pitcher on tonight's slate in the best matchup going up against Minnesota. The question becomes is, where do we go outside of some of these top pitchers just because they're so expensive? Now granted, they're all awesome and a lot of them are in great spots, but again, we have course field on tonight's slate. We have the Dodgers on tonight's slate. We want to be paying up for these higher salaries. Where do we go? I can see myself going to Gavin Williams for Cleveland. He's 7,200. Obviously that's a very, very friendly salary when it comes to roster construction. On the road in San Francisco, it's a great pitchers park. Gavin Williams has shown some really nice strikeout stuff this year. He has a 24.4% strikeout rate, which is okay. He has flashed it too high at times. He's a 10.5% walk rate, which is obviously very, very concerning. He has a 4.4 a Sierra. Medium contact ground ball slash fly ball pitchers, actually 38.3% ground ball rate for Gavin Williams and 38.8% fly ball. So it's nearly identical, but 57.4%. Medium contact rate is good to see, especially in a park as they have out in San Francisco, which we know is very, very favorable for pitchers. Right now, this is more about the matchup and his salary, which I think is something that we want to be factoring in where no one's going to say that Gavin Williams is as good of a pitcher as Glassnow or Woodruff or Gilbert or Valdez or even Sonny Gray who I didn't touch on or some of these pitchers, but really his salary is something that we want to be focusing on, especially on a slate that again we have, of course, Field. In Granted, San Francisco, they come up with a 24% strikeout rate versus righties right now at their current active roster, which is the 10th worst in the league and they only have a 101 WRC plus in this split. So they're barely above league average and they're striking out at a good amount. So with Gavin Williams' salary, he's an option that I could certainly see myself going to. You know, as I expand the player pool, I obviously want to be paying up for one of those top pitchers just to kind of lock in that safety, but 7,200 in this matchup against San Francisco is something that I certainly have my eye on. As we move over to stacks, we have again, we have of course Field on tonight's slate, Colorado hosting the Chicago Cubs, stack either team. You know, it's pretty much a given when of course Field is on the slate. As I mentioned, it's a little bit cooler at course nights, gonna be a bit under 70, but it's still the best hitters part in the league. There's no doubt you should be looking to get exposure to this game, you know, anytime it's at, or you know, this matchup anytime it's at course Field. That's a pretty much given. We also have the Dodgers on tonight's slate. And as I mentioned before, I don't necessarily love talking about the Dodgers or the Braves, you know, or of course Field to like an excessive degree because we know where we're gonna be getting from them or we know what not only what we could be getting from them, but really what their potential is. And that's like double-digit runs, you know, basically by like the fifth inning before we can blink, they're gonna put up like three, four home runs and they're gonna be scoring all these runs. And that's what we have tonight. So stack course Field with Colorado or the Cubs, stack the Dodgers. I absolutely love them tonight. There's no doubt about that, but where else can we be going outside of that? Number one is with Seattle. And as I said, this is a bit of a get right spot for them on this two or three game losing streak. They're going up again against the Angels. Reed Detmers will be on the mound for the Angels. He's a pitcher that has some strikeout ability, but really the downside for Detmers, I think is much more interesting than potentially being worried about him on the mound. He's allowing 1.24 home runs per nine. He does have a 25.8% striker right, which is certainly solid. A 9.5% walk rate is something that is very, very dangerous combined with his mostly fly ball pitching, which is at 40.4%. And the 36.6% hard contact rate. So what do we have here? A pitcher, sure, he's got some strikeout outside. We've seen it from Detmers at times, but the walk rate combined with the home runs going up against Seattle, who certainly has a lot of power in their lineup. That is what we want to be shooting for. And when it comes to Seattle, we know that they have a ton of power in their lineup obviously led by Julio Rodriguez up at $4,500. And he is their most expensive hitter by a large market. And he has 4,500. And then JP Crawford at 3,300 is the next most expensive player on Seattle. So I would love to get to Jayrod. Any single time he's on a slate. I mean, we know he can do three, four hits seemingly every other night. But if we're trying to pay up for pitching, there's times where a three-man stack from Seattle excluding Jayrod might be the case. And it might be JP Crawford. Teosca Hernandez has been really on fire for a large majority of August. Coming into September, I think he's awesome at 3,200. Cal Raleigh at 3,100 is also a player you should be considering. Eohanio Suarez at 2,900. Ty France at 2,900. So a little bit of salary relief from Seattle going up against Detmers is something that we need when we have course field. If you're trying to pair them with a team there, you're trying to pair them with the Dodgers and pay up for pitching. So Jayrod at 4,500 is always a great option. And, you know, this is where, realistically, this is where Gavin Williams could come into play where you need that salary relief to pay up for a couple top stacks. And Jayrod just doesn't fit if you're paying up for a Woodruff or Glassnut who are 11,000 and above. So I absolutely love Jayrod tonight, if I can afford him. And that might be where Gavin Williams comes into play. But really, Teosca Hernandez, Cal Raleigh, going to Ty France, going to Eohanio Suarez, this is a pretty viable stack going up against Read Detmers. So that is, again, and I just feel this is a clear bounce back spot for Seattle across the board after this. I think it's a sweep. They got swept in Tampa over the weekend. But this is just a spot that I want to be going to. Seattle not only for looking Gilbert, but also for their hitters. I also think we should be looking at the Houston Astros tonight, going up against the Athletics. I spoke about Fromber Valdez, and now let's talk about the hitters from the Astros. Ken Waldechuk will be on the mound for the Athletics. A pitcher we do not need to worry about in any capacity. He comes in with a 12.2% walk rate, a 21.2% strikeout rate, 1.58 homeruns per 9 allowed. He has a 4.99 Sierra skill interactive ERA, and he's mostly a fly ball pitcher at 39.2%. Yeah, I'll take the Astros in this spot 10 times out of 10 against a pitcher that allows runners on for free at a 12.2% rate. And yes, I will take the Athletics, not the Athletics. I will take the Astros going up against the Athletics. Now, of course, Houston, they've been hot as of late, and most of their hitters, if not all of the ones, at least the ones that we want, are very expensive with Jose Altuve, Jordan Alvarez, Alex Bregman, Chas McCormick, and Kyle Tucker, all 3,500 and above let off by Altuve and Alvarez at 42 and 4,100 respectively. So yeah, this is a stack that I certainly have a ton of interest in. And frankly, they could be a nice pivot away from the course field. If you get some indication throughout the day that course field is just gonna be super, super chalky tonight depending on where things lie, whatever might be between salaries of pitching, what the optimal lineup could look like, what the starting lineups for the teams look like. If we see that Houston is going to be slightly under the radar, this is a spot that I absolutely love them and really could be, you know, a spot to score like 10 runs, pop off at 3, 4 home runs, as they've been known to do, especially over the past few weeks. And again, we have the Dodgers on tonight's plate. So really, course field, the two teams there, the Dodgers, and then Seattle and Houston. These are five great teams to be stacking tonight. Anytime that they're on the slate, especially tonight, given the power upside that they all have. All right, when it comes to home run calls to close things out, I'm gonna be going with Teosca Hernandez. Like I said, I love this matchup for him going up against Redept Mercy. He has been super, super hot, especially the second half of the season, especially in August. Again, I'm expecting big things from the Mariners tonight. That is very, very clear. And then touching on a team that I didn't necessarily talk about, and that's gonna be going to Rafi Devers from the Boston Red Sox. And again, this game does have some rain. I didn't wanna touch on the Red Sox too much because of the rain potential or the worry of rain in this game. But, you know, Devers just kind of, you know, for lack of a better time. He kind of just owns the Yankees, not only this year, but of the past few seasons. And more importantly, Clark Schmidt, while he's looked okay in some recent starts, he's still struggling versus lefties overall. He's allowing a 504 slugging to lefties this year and 1.23 homeruns per nine, along with a 36.9% fly ball rate. And Devers just seemingly always brings it against the Yankees. So I really do like this matchup for Devers and some of the other Red Sox hitters. It's just that the rain is such a big issue today that I'd be willing to roll with Devers as a one-off, like going with like a 431 stack and taking Devers as a one-off. So I'm not like hinging my lineups on a Red Sox stack where I'll just have one exposure to them given the potential of rain in Boston tonight. So we have a ton of great pitchers. We have like legitimately at least five great teams to be stacking tonight between Corse Field, the Dodgers, Seattle and Houston. We really should be in for a higher scoring slate. All right, so that does it for today's podcast. As always can be found on Apple podcast, can be found on Spotify. The video version can be found on the Fandal YouTube page. It can be found on Fandal TV plus. It also can be found on Fandal.com slash watch. You can follow me on Twitter at Tom underscore Vecchia one. And until next time, good luck in your contests.