 What's going on and welcome to the MLB DFS Q&A my name is Tom Vecchio again I am filling in for Jim Sanis all this week in the beginning of next week for not only this show the Q&A But the solo shot daily 9 a.m. Both of these shows can be found on the YouTube page the Twitch page Facebook page all live at 9 and 4 p.m. Every day Looking pretty good to have a pretty good slate overall. I think it should be pretty straightforward Make sure to like follow subscribe the given platform that you are on so just a quick couple of things before we hop into Some questions as I mentioned earlier today No weather issues weather is looking great No issues at Yankee Stadium no issues in Washington DC for the Nationals and then the other five games all in domes So we are in a good spot for weather Next up the pitchers. We are still technically waiting on Confirmed pitchers for the Marlins and the Angels tonight. Everyone else is confirmed now. We could be seeing Jesus Lizardo for the Miami Marlins and then we could be seeing Jose Suarez for the Los Angeles Angels I think that's what we should be seeing Technically they haven't been confirmed as of yet, but I still think that we're in a good spot So starting off so Vann asked from YouTube asked, how would you rank the Brewers for today's matchup? I think they're great. I think that they should be viewed as One of the top teams. No, I specific this morning on the podcast. I specifically spoke about the Yankees and the Giants I think that they're both in phenomenal spots, but it's not like I don't like the Brewers You know, we just we can't go through every single team I kind of wanted to you know dip down and look at the Mariner So I still like we can touch on them a little bit later But I think that the Brewers are great tonight. Here's some of the Brewers players that you should be looking at tonight They are you know at home, which we know is a solid hitters park Willie Domis has been great since being traded to the Brewers. I was lead bringing plenty of power Obviously Garcia also brings plenty of power But I would actually look at potentially Omar Narváez as a potential option for some upside Bringing in a strong fly ball ratio doesn't have a whole a whole lot of hard contact has about a league average Home run the fly ball ratio, but he has been consistent. So, you know, we're splitting hairs here with a lot of these teams I still think I would take the Yankees and the Giants slightly ahead of the Brewers tonight But it's not like I don't like the Brewers overall in their matchup going up against Bryce Wilson A picture that has a smaller sample size but really hasn't shown a whole lot next up from Stream elements thing. Oh, that is just the the general thing Kyle on YouTube is saying hi Tom How do you like to raise as a potential stack tonight? So the rays are going up against Chris flexing tonight. I actually think Chris flexing is a somewhat of a decent pitcher He has a very low 15.5 percent strikeout rate this year Right here 15.5 percent strikeout rate not allowing a whole lot of home runs Very low walk rate very strong picture when it comes to ground balls and his medium contact rate Which means he keeps the ball down and he's been known to limit the damage, you know The 4.74 Sierra Sierra is asked a little bit Can be a little bit misleading and it obviously shows that he potentially should be giving up more You know runs than he is but listen seven earned runs in his most recent start against the Astros is of course not good But looking back at this game lock, he's giving up three earned runs or fewer in eight of his last ten starts That's due to the fact that he can get deeper into games without giving up those fly ball Sure He's not providing a massive massive ceiling of fancy points at certain times But he's also really not some gas can pitcher He went I went up against the Astros in this most recent start every pitcher has a bad start So I'm not really and listen eight runs against San Diego like we know what we're getting from those teams But really these other teams he's actually doing pretty well again. So I understand why people will want to go to the race tonight It's really just not my favorite stack if we're going to a You know stack that's a little bit off the board. I would actually look to the other side game with the Mariners I would actually look to the Orioles tonight as a potential under the radar stack With a 3.96 implied run total. Yes The Orioles at Yankee Stadium today who are 220 road dogs are a team. I'm actually considering For some potential upside due to the fact that they're going up against Andrew Hini we look to Hini's numbers this year and yes, I know that Hini is going to be Popular tonight with this twenty eight point two percent strike down rate We're seeing him as massive home as a massive home They were going up against the Orioles, but we're also seeing him allowing 1.53 home runs per nine a 41% Fly ball ratio is not that good now the 34% hard contact ratio actually isn't that bad But he's giving up a nine point four percent barrel rate, which is not good now We have to account for the change in most of his games You know at home or was at home for him in LA now at Yankee Stadium Which is a negative park shift for him giving up fly balls at Yankee Stadium is not a good choice We could see him certainly give up a few home runs done if we just take a look at the Orioles real quick Listen, they got some power in this line Trey Mancini, Ryan Mountcastle and Austin Hayes are probably the three players that I'd be targeting the most end looking to Cedric Mullen. So listen you wanted under the radar stack. It might not be the raise for me It's actually looking to be more of an Orioles type of night and listen They should not be popular as massive massive road underdogs seeing up plus to 20 best stack and pitcher for GPP I Think that might be the Orioles like if they're really really not gonna be popular time. Do we have a confirmed lineup for them? Let's just give this a quick refresh to see what Orioles or if we have an Orioles line of Rangers Yankees Phillies Mariners Nationals. We don't have The Orioles yet So I'm gonna lean with the Orioles for that power applied in the home run You know potential that he knee really has allowed this season and then what picture would I actually look to? It could be Jose Suarez for who should be pitching again not yet confirmed, but should be pitching for The angels tonight Listen if he's gonna be out there, I think we really need to account for maybe not his Skill overall, but we want to be looking at the Rangers lineup, which is just absolutely terrible Removing Joey Gallo from that lineup does not make it any better You know 21.8% strikeout rate this season is obviously not great We're dealing with smaller sample size We look back to 2019 the last time he had a decent sample size the strikeout rate is it is around the same But what we do know from him Listen a 54% ground ball rate and an almost 60% medium contact rate is absolutely Phenomenal showing the ability to limit the damage So I would actually look to Suarez as a potential GPP option and only $7,000 could allow you to Really just pay up for a full Yankee stack a full giant stack if that's what you're looking to do Josh asking from YouTube, but do you like a Baltimore stack? Yeah, I just mentioned it briefly if you're just tuning in We're just hopping in a little bit later The Orioles are actually a team that I do like tonight. I said it earlier I understand that I understand why he needs gonna be popular. I do I get it a 28% strikeout rate for a picture That is $7,600 Only probable starters. Where's he he's $7,600. He has a 28.2 percent strikeout rate He's at home. He's at a massive. He's a massive favorite for the Yankees all these sorts of things I get all that he's still allowing 1.53 home runs per night Now if you were to tell me, you know at the end of the night, he goes out there and he pitches six innings and gives up two-win runs and has Six or seven strikeouts. I'm not gonna be surprised But also if you told me that he went out there and pitched five innings and gave up five earned runs I'm also not gonna be surprised if two of those two of those or three of those earned run came via the home run Like I'm not gonna be surprised by either outcome Right, I don't think that he has a lot of middling performances Where he's either gonna be on one end with a lot of strikeouts and this 28.2 percent strikeout rates Shining through or it's gonna be the 1.53 home runs per night and a 41 41% fly ball rate. That's what's gonna be shining through So if you want to go to Baltimore on a slate where they should not be popular This is the slate to do it, right? You know every team can put up 10 runs The Orioles have shown the ability to do that and it's not like going to a Baltimore stack They're not confirmed yet the Orioles I'll just give this a refresh. We'll go back to here But going to an Orioles stack Mollins, Mancini, even Santander, Mountcastle, Austin Hayes Some of these players have legit power like we should not be denying them just because they're they're road underdogs and an apparent You know tough matchup. So I'm fully on board with Baltimore tonight. Like I said, I'm actually gonna be on board with the Mets tonight if We do get Jesus Lazardo confirmed as the starting pitcher for the Marlins It's Mr. Jackie Moon just stopping by to say hi good to have you here tonight. Thanks for being here I recognize your name from the last time I was on I think you asked about Didn't you ask about that that hitter parlay for all the players to have like two or three hits on the same night If I remember correctly Brian Hamilton from Facebook is asking best value plays for tonight So do you mean value plays in terms of strictly hitters or a value stack overall? If you give me some more details on that I gave you a little bit of a of a clear answer Brian Hamilton on Facebook. Do you want specific hitters for like a specific position or do you just want like a stack overall? Take a look at the lineups. Hopefully Brian will get back to us In the mean hitters overall, okay, so you want specific value hitters overall from Brian for some value, so Like I said, I do like Seattle a little bit and Abraham Toro has been hot for them since being traded He's under three thousand dollars. I could you could certainly be looking there Once we get the Giants confirmed starting lineup. That's something I certainly want to be going towards or looking towards For some potential value Probably the easiest answer for this is gonna be someone in Yankees line because both Gary Sanchez and Labor Torres are under $3,000 with labor being twenty nine hundred and Gary Sanchez being twenty eight hundred dollars I think those are very very easy players to drop into your lineup if we look at the Yankees lineup overall Listen up bottom half of the bottoms half stack in their lineup of Stanton O'Dore Sanchez and Labor Torres really isn't that expensive O'Dore's thirty two hundred labor is twenty nine Gary Sanchez is twenty eight So those are some of the hitters that I would look to also waiting on the Giants lineup As I said, we can be certainly getting some value there because they're in a great spot going up against Taylor Widener our Julius Caesar on Facebook is asking you are the Giants a good stack tonight. Absolutely. Absolutely. The Giants are Probably my second favorite stack on tonight's late coming with a five point four three implied run total Like I said going up against Taylor Widener a player a young pitcher for the Diamondbacks, he doesn't have a strong. He doesn't have a large sample size But he's a player in the thirty six point two innings that he has pitched so far Giving up too many home runs giving up too many fly balls one point nine six home runs per nine I'll you know very modest twenty one point six percent strikeout rate 47% fly ball rate and a forty four percent hard contact rate So yes going to the Giants and any of these hitters up at the top whoever happens to be in their starting lineup Like I said on the solo shot this morning. LaMonte wait junior was pulled early from yesterday's game Dealing with this back injury. So depending what they actually do with their lineup We could be getting a bit of value, but really overall the Giants are in a phenomenal spot tonight Ah Diffuse on YouTube is asking Nelson Cruz as a one-off in GPPs, of course, we can always be looking to Nelson Cruz Bring up Nelson Cruz's stats real quickly Looking for his splits going up against Chris flexing is Right here Nelson Cruz Look at his splits Versus right-handed pitching. What do we have we have a very strong 249 ice So obviously he's going to be plenty strong with the fly ball rate and of course a 23.4% home run the fly ball ratio You can always look to him as a one-off like I said I'm not in love with the raise as a stack tonight against Chris flexing just because of the ballpark He keeps the ball down so so much with the medium contact and the round balls that I would look to you know A one-off like you said with Nelson Cruz. I you can also look to You know Brandon Lau I think it's a fine option You want to go to Austin meta Austin meadows as a one-off is also a play favorite third baseman John Rosenberg on YouTube is asking third baseman overall Point per dollar tonight. I mean DJ. Let me use only $3,000. I know he's been having his struggles this season You could be going to him. If you want the value play, I would go with Abraham to Toro Like I said, he's been hitting the ball. Well, but I'm on board with Kyle Seger as well going up against Michael walk who's giving up too many home runs to righties I think Michael walk is due for some negative regression when it comes to the amount of home runs that he's giving up to lefties It's actually not giving up a whole lot of home runs to lefties this season even though the fly ball rate is there So for me from a point per dollar basis, you just want to take a little make you a $3,000 Not expensive at all. He's not a deep deep value play But getting exposure at the top of the lineup for the Yankees who have a six point zero four implied run total is obviously Nothing nothing that you want to be passing up Saban is asking best picture for a single entry tonight It's probably gonna be he knee right we want upside that probably comes with his strikeout potential with a twenty eight point two percent strikeout rates I don't know many other pitchers can really You know match with him if he actually gets that going like if he can Get out of that you saw your gray. I know a lot of people are gonna be on a four It's he's not with the Dodgers anymore. He's now on the nationals But just the overall upside that he brings I think you can you can go with him in a single entry going with gray I understand You know the strikeout rate that he has shown but this is the issue right this is the issue for him He's not going deep into games right sure He's racking up plenty of strikeouts in this time But if he's only gonna be going forwardings, especially being after traded to a new team They might not throw him out there for a super long amount like he may not break 30 fantasy points again Right now you could say oh, he's only $6,000 But there's no one like super super expensive You could be left with some salary left on the table Which is obviously not something that you wanted to be doing so he need ultimately is probably the best option Alvin white on YouTube is asking at the top three stacks on tonight's slate So top three stacks It's gonna be the Yankees the Giants in the bruise. I know that seems super chalky But they really are in the best spots They have a solid combination of you know some expensive hitters that you want but they also offer some value like the Yankees We're still waiting on the confirmed one for the Giants Which I mean it's only for 17 on the east coast so we might not be getting that as of now It might be waiting a few hours for that But the Brewers are also in a great spot Realistically they are just the offenses that are in the best spot. Do I like you know taking a shot with the Orioles? Yes, you know, that's the whole point I'm shooting for their upside if they do happen to have a great game against a pitcher like he who is home run prone but that's obviously on the You know the lower end of outcomes when it comes to like, you know, their bell curve What is their projection the Orioles having 10 plus runs is obviously on the lower end? I like them in tournaments, but they're really not the top three best stacks on tonight's slate That's of course be line with the Yankees the Giants and the Brewers What are your thoughts on stacking Seattle and Baltimore? I Think that they're both good stacks when I use them together in the same line up if that's what you're asking I mean that should be like a really Really under the radar lineup combination like that should be at super super low Like roster ship rates, which would be great for tournaments if they do happen to go off So I've spoken a lot about The Orioles if I look to let me just bring up walk of stats So I can you know show you why I am you know considering the Mariners tonight I mean, so we look to walk of stats this year. No, obviously normal amount of innings pitched 1.77 home runs per 9 That's not great He's allowing he has a 22.1 percent strikeout rate very modest overall 36.5 percent fly ball rate 39.2 percent hard contact rate now walk is a right-handed pitcher and like I said before he is Showing reverse splits where he's actually allowing a significant amount of home runs versus righties Then he is versus lefties, which is obviously why I said he should be due for some negative regression versus lefties Which is why I would target a player like Kyle Seger potentially from the Mariners We look to some of these fly ball rates. They're not good a 49% of hard contact rate versus righties is absolutely terrible So if you wanted to go to Seattle and go to a player like Mitch Hanninger, you know Kyle Seger has great splits versus righties and I think that walk is in the spot for some negative regression against lefties overall I think that's fine. Thai France is certainly in play. I mentioned Abraham Toro a few times You know taking a shot with you know, Cal Rahle Cal Rahle and Jared Kalanik to their young prospects that they call up are obviously Really really deep GPP plays. That's not something I'll spot I would be going right off the jump But I would be looking to Hanninger and Seger now stacking them together with Baltimore That is a really really Like you're hoping for like a 1% outcome You're hoping that the Mariners and the Orioles go off, which is not something I traditionally do Like I want the Yankees to like have a huge game and if I pair the Yankees with the Mariners Like I already have like one outcome that should be relatively stable and then if the Mariners do have a big game That's where it'll really boost the lineup And then I'll mix in like Mariners with the Brewers Mariners with the Giants So I so I have a little bit of exposure if the Mariners do go crazy and the other teams take care of what they should be doing Which is putting up six serve seven or five runs whatever might be That's when the Mariners stack really shines through because we have them in combination with what the teams what they should already be doing Washington stack. It's a pen game for the Fils Let's Washington their lineup is confirmed already yet. We have the Nationals We know the power that the Nationals can bring obviously I should say we know that the power that the Nationals could bring Obviously, their lineup is looking a little bit different in these last couple of days You know one Soto and Josh Bell are clearly going to be the two best options overall the Philly bullpen I think that's why you're bringing up is due to the fact that Aaron on YouTube is bringing stuff is because the Philly bullpen is just not good and that's obviously the case this season We know that for them overall I Think you can go with it Let me just get the lineup in front of me instead of going through one by one Philly's Nationals Just Soto Bell and this car key boom like parts of that lineup are not great But also listen the Philly's bullpen is not great. So Yeah, I'm on board of it. Let's see the Washington has a 4.21 like this is see This is a spot where the Phillies or the Nationals could be going overlooked a little bit Where everyone might jump to the chalky options with the Yankees and Giants and the Brewers And then if people get on board with the mechs or the Orioles or the Mariners as I kind of mentioned You know one of these teams in the middle could go overlooked and if that means the Nationals I'm on board with that Dana saying you don't like Seattle as much as I did this morning You know I do it's it's Seattle in the right spots though It's not just loading up on Seattle just for the sake of doing it It's in the right spots because like I don't ultimately I don't think walk is that strong of a pitcher and if he's going to be continuing to give up You know these these big fly ball numbers these big hard contact numbers and frankly He's probably due for some negative regression when it comes to his home run a fly ball ratio versus left-handed hitters 6.7% a home run a fly ball ratio that is well well Better than the league average like he should be due for some negative regression if he's giving up a 35% Fly ball ratio, so I am on board with Seattle like I'm not gonna be going overboard on them But they are you know one of my they're probably right behind the Orioles as my favorite under the radar stack Erin is saying Seattle because they're hungry. You're right. They are just a couple spots out of the wild card The wild card they're actually like playing pretty well like they're within striking distance Everyone thought Seattle was gonna be atrocious this year and they're actually looking pretty good My top two home run picks from Salvatore on YouTube like I said this morning Brandon Crawford is number one and then it's gonna be Peter Lonzo. So if we do get Hey Zeus Lazardo confirmed for The Marlins if he does get in fact confirmed as the starter for the Marlins tonight I'm really looking to Peter Lonzo tonight Look at this 2.8 6 homeruns 2.8 6 homeruns per 9 allowed to righties this year from Lazardo is absolutely terrible a 48% fly ball ratio and a 35% hard contact ratio 21.4 percent home run the fly ball ratio versus righties if I bring up Yolanda's numbers real quick not that I you know need to Show that Peter Lonzo is a great great home run hitter But his numbers versus lefties this year are insane a 366 iso is a 160 WRC plus a 52% fly ball ratio a 27.9 percent home run a fly ball ratio a little bit lower than I would want a 32.9% hard contact rate But the numbers for Peter Lonzo in this match before his home run potential are absolutely crazy So I said Brandon Crawford earlier this morning. I would add Peter Lonzo I would had some of the other Mets players If we get their confirmed starting lineup Let's just double-check this the Mets are confirmed Nemo Alonzo McNeil Javi Baez the new addition JD Davis like this is like this lineup has power. Let me bring up the Mets. It's lefties Baltimore, New York update this I Mean Peter Lonzo of course leads the way Javi Baez isn't here just because he's been recently and he doesn't have the plate Appearances as a met to qualify for this, but James McCann is there Yeah, I'm on board with some of the Mets as I said I mentioned them earlier on the this morning on the podcast How would I create a lineup tonight we don't show examples here not really something that we would do Albin is asking do you like McGill and raise over giant and over giants for single entry? For single entry. Yes, because we you would be trying to get away from the high Rostorship rates that Sand frame is likely going to be caring But if they're gonna be super chalky like you want those teams that are under the radar now Can the rays go off for a ton of runs like they did a couple days on Thursday or whatever was against the Yankees? Absolutely, you know, I think Chris flexing isn't the worst picture in the league You know his 15.5 percent strikeout rate isn't Obviously good at all, but he also keeps the ball low on the ground with medium context So it certainly limits the damage against him But if you're looking to take advantage of a single entry and you want teams that are super super low roster ship rates Yes, the I would be going with the rays ahead of the Giants because we're gonna be fading some of the chalk fading some of the chalk Michael is saying that was Ardo is starting for Miami if that's confirmed. That's great. Oh It's confirmed right here. I missed that when I refresh He's confirmed for the Marlins say like I said the Mets are in a good spot They have a lot of power now Will a lot of people be on board with the Mets because they are in Miami, which is just a massive massive pitchers park Will they be on board with you know stacking the Mets tonight? I don't think so I think that what makes that is what makes the Mets that much more interesting tonight is getting them super low In GPPs with the home run potential that they clearly have against a pitcher that is allowing way way too many home runs This season so yes, I will be looking to some of the Mets Aaron is also saying that Walker Stinks. I agree with that The fuse on YouTube was saying could you admit Chris Brian? Chris Brian from a giant stack due to his price point and the depth of the Giants lineup or is he someone to prioritize? That's a really good question. That's like that's the kind of question that I Like when it comes to like, how should you be approaching stacking this specific team? We don't have the Giants As of now. Nope. Not the Diamondbacks the Giants So yes, you can be fading Chris Brian or just simply emitting him from your Giants stacks Due to the fact that they have They're still the Giants brought up here somewhere No, let me just bring up the Giants versus Righties real quick and you can if you know that Chris Brian is going to be super popular And you want to admit him a because he's going to be popular or be like you said His salary is too much where he doesn't fit within your lineup build where you have another expensive stack like the Yankees You're paying up. Maybe you're paying up for Desclifani and you don't have the salary to fit another player over 4000 Yes, and if lamonte way jr. Is in the lineup you should absolutely be looking to him with a 355 iso, you know Chris again Chris Brian's not on here because he doesn't qualify for the plate appearances as a Giants Versus rise this year. We could expand that and get him on here But we still plenty of options. Lamonte Wade, Micah Stremsky, Darren Ruff and branding Crawford are absolutely the four players You could be going with you want to go to Buster Posey. Absolutely. So yes Admitting Chris Bryant from a Giants stack is perfectly fine. You're getting players that are you know great point per dollar Production and you're getting home run upside with your Stremsky and Brandon Crawford. So perfect question there Uh sounds like a med stack tonight. Yeah, I'm on board with it. Uh, you know Aaron is saying Rizzo tonight. Would you stack him? Of course I think that Rizzo and Gallo are both going to be extremely popular tonight their first games at Inky Stadium Whether it was their first games at Inky Stadium their hundredth game at Inky Stadium It does not matter It's really about the match of going up against Jorge Lopez and the left-handed power that they both bring At Yankee Stadium with the short porch. Of course be stacking the Yankees Go to Rizzo go to Gallo. I think that they're both in fantastic spots So I like Tyler McGill tonight versus Miami. This is what kyle on youtube is asking Uh, I do uh overall we're not uh, let me just bring up the pitchers Actually have him right here already brought up Uh, yes a smaller 35.1 ending sample size Strong 27 strikeout rate. He's not allowing too many home runs Yes, I'm on board with him We look to some of his recent performances and they are very strong the marlins, you know removing Duvall and Whoever else was they traded away from their lineup like makes the marlins lineup that much weaker and it's really not a lineup You should be uh worried about so Taylor Tyler McGill at $8,500 should be one of the most popular pitchers on the slate I would say it's a toss-up between Really heaney McGill and then probably Desclifani in that order It's what I think is going those three to be the most popular pitchers on tonight's slate Uh, Miami park scares you Ken is saying on youtube. I think that's what you're saying In regards to the home run upside for the Mets and you don't you don't want to be stacking them Because of the park factor. I get that right, but what happens if you know that home run rate the the volume of home runs That was Zardo is allowing what happens if that shines through right and and pito lanzo does have a home run The Mets won't be popular because of the park I absolutely agree with that But that also what makes them so interesting Tortoise because if they do go off for three or four home runs Like the Mets can be a tournament winning stack tonight with the home run upside that Zardo has or is allowing Uh, so I'll be looking some Mets tonight for a little bit of power. I'll be looking to baltimore for a little bit of power Um I think that those are two really nice potential under the radar teams on top of the Yankees the giants and the brewers Who should be very chalky? All right, so I think that does it, you know, we we have a A good grasp of the slate, you know, we want to get the giants confirmed starting lineup Then we can go from there Uh, as always, this is the feindle q&a for mlb dfs I'll be back tomorrow morning for the soul shot at 9 a.m. Since jim sonnis is out this week Uh, you can follow me on twitter at dfs underscore tom. You can follow Make sure to follow like subscribe on the given platform that you are whether it's uh facebook youtube twitch No matter where it is We're in a good spot for tonight's slate We should see plenty of home runs and we should see plenty of options for tournaments Again, you'll be back tomorrow morning at 9 a.m. For the soul shot and until next time. Good luck in your contests