 What's going on and welcome to the solo shot? My name is Tom Vecchio. We have a six game Slate tonight It locks at 705 as always This is one of the many shows on the Fandu podcast network You can find that anywhere whether it's iTunes SoundCloud Stitcher Google Play make sure to give it a like follow or subscribe Writer review that is greatly appreciated Live here for the next 30 or so minutes going over today's slate I'll be back at 4 p.m. On the Fandu YouTube twitch Facebook and Twitter page taking your questions going over the slate Before we hop into things listen up baseball fans Fandu is giving you an exclusive way to get in on the action with the MLB single entry series presented by Roto grinders each week and enter a featured single entry contest to win cash prizes and can meet and compete for a seat in the $40,000 online final just play daily and we'll add your four highest point totals together To give you a combined score and rank for the week head over to Fandu and enter the MLB single entry series today Which ends on August 29th eligibility restrictions apply head over to Fandu.com or download the Fandu app for more details All right hopping into this six game MLB slate again. The lock is set for 705 We are looking to be in a good spot when it comes to the weather despite the Hurricane hitting the northeast we are free of that and we actually should be In a spot where we have zero weather issues on tonight's slate We have six games on tonight's slate of course that means a limited options across the board But starting off at pitching it's clear that Lance Lynn is the best pitcher on tonight's slate He comes in at ten thousand one hundred dollars Obviously having a phenomenal year one of the leaders for the Cy Young in the American League He's carrying a twenty seven point eight percent strikeout rate a seven point nine percent walk rate We'd like to see a little bit lower, but he does have great peripheral stats with a three point seven eight Sierra a three point nine three Exfit a forty four percent five ball rate can always be dangerous But it's paired with a fifty four point seven percent medium contact rate Which is of course good to see now in his most recent start looking at his game log It's not gonna be looking too impressive with only twenty one fendall points But he only pitched four innings against Oakland He had four strikeouts in that time one or run, but he was ejected early from that game So don't really take too much stock when looking at his recent game log Ejected from his most recent game. We don't want to be banking on that We know he has 50 or so fendall point upside given the context of the slate given the fact that we only have 12 Pitchers going it's clear that again Lancelin is the best pitcher on tonight's late $10,100 he's the pitcher that you should be paying up for in your cash games for that overall safety just because he is good Now we can say that there is some danger for him going up against the Toronto Blue Jays But we still want to be siding with Lancelin and the overall skill that he does bring now on the other side of Lancelin He's going up against the Blue Jays the pitcher for the Blue Jays tonight will be Alec Minoa Who's coming in at $9,600 and this is also a player where you don't want to be looking at his recent game log because his most recent Start against the Washington Nationals certainly was not good at all only going three innings giving up six earned runs in that time But we do know that Minoa has a very strong 28.3% strikeout rate this season in eight point five percent walk rate becomes on the solid three point seven seven Sierra and a 4.00 exit he does have a very solid four point one percent brown ball rate and a fifty two point two percent medium contact right now Of course, this is his first year in the major lease He only has sixty two innings pitch So of course take that with a grain of salt now you could say oh the White Sox also present a bit of danger But we did see the White Sox struggle in some of these recent games and we have seen some of their power take half a step back They're also striking out a bit more specifically against right-handed pitchers coming with a twenty four point zero percent Strikeout rate currently with their current roster say versus righties, which is the 13th worst in the league They're also carrying a 167 team ISO, which is 12th in the league So not as powerful of an offense as they were at earlier parts in the year They're also carrying a 108 WRC plus versus righties, which is just above the league average So yes, the White Sox still have some power in their lineup But it's certainly not as dangerous as they were in earlier months of the season Now both of these pitchers Lynn and Mano of course going up against each other And they do have the two highest strikeout rates on the board after that We see a bit of a drop-off and it comes it comes down to a lot of inconsistency for a lot of the pitchers And I will be leaning towards a pitcher a little bit further down and that could be Marco Gonzalez time I simply think that Zach Grinke at ninety two hundred dollars is too expensive to pay for a pitcher That's coming with a seventeen point nine percent strikeout rate. Yes Marco Gonzalez doesn't have that much higher of a strikeout rate sitting at nineteen point seven percent But we do get a bit of savings with Marco Gonzalez at seventy eight hundred dollars compared to Zach Grinke and ninety two hundred dollars Now we can also say that Zach Grinke has an easier matchup going up against the Kansas City Royals at home Where Marco Gonzalez is on the road taking on the athletics, which is no doubt a tougher matchup But I'm still going to be looking at the savings that Marco Gonzalez brings because ultimately Zach Grinke reaching or exceeding value at ninety two hundred dollars with a seventeen point nine percent strikeout rate Is not something that we're going to be seeing from him too often We see this from his most recent start against Kansas City last week when he was on the road Where Grinke went six innings One or a run but zero strikeouts from Zach Grinke and only posting 19 Fandal points and that presents a bit of an issue when he's ninety two hundred dollars So I'll be leaning towards Marco Gonzalez tonight With a nineteen point seven percent strikeout rate a seven point seven percent walk rate He's mostly a medium a medium Medium contact pitcher sitting at fifty point four percent his fly balls can be a slight issue at forty four point eight percent But we do know that he's in Oakland, which is a solid pitchers park So I simply want to take the savings with Marco Gonzalez at seventy eight hundred dollars Rather than pay somewhat of a premium for Zach Grinke and ninety two hundred dollars when we know he has a very limited strikeout upside So Lance Lynn is clearly the best pitcher on tonight's league He's the one that you should be focusing in on using in your cash games. I like alec minoa as a pivot away from him I like going to minoa for Tournament tonight searching for that strikeout upside considering he has a 20 28.3 percent strikeout rate Which is the highest on the slate it is higher than lance lin at 27.8 percent But of course minoa has a much smaller sample size being called up in his first year in the league So looking to lance lin for that safety looking for minoa for that strikeout upside going up against the chicago white socks and then looking to Marco Gonzalez for that savings at seventy eight hundred dollars You know, we also can make a case for kyle hindricks, but i'll circle back on that in a few minutes Moving on to the stacks on tonight's slate It's clear that we should see the asters as one of if not the most popular Options on tonight's league just because they're at home They have a 5.37 implied total and they're going up against daniel lynch a pitcher We certainly want to be attacking now lynch is actually pretty solid versus left-handed hitters this year Coming in with a 3.7 x-fib and a 29.4 percent strikeout rate He is a left-handed pitcher that shouldn't be too much of a surprise But versus righties he is struggling mightily this year with only a 17.1 percent strike area a 5.03 x-fib He's allowing 1.05 home runs per nine He's allowing a 37.8 percent hard contact rate against righties and a 36 fly ball rate So reaching that 40 40 line I personally like to look for when it comes to attacking pitchers that are certainly home run prone And if we want righties in the houston astros line if we certainly have plenty of them that we can be going to Thus, this is why we should be seeing the astros as a very very popular stack tonight whether it be julie garyell whether it be carlos korea, jose el-tubei whoever it might be we have plenty of options to choose from now This isn't to say you shouldn't be looking to roster kyle tucker or your your don alvarez two lefties in the astros lineup of course, of course, ultimately we'll be looking to attack the The royals bullpen if we get daniel lynch out of the game early So yes, we can be looking to lefties But I'll certainly be starting off the stack with a carlos korea with a jose el-tubei with a julie garyell So the astros with their 5.37 implied run total should be leading the slate tonight And they should be one of the most popular options for stacks You're using the cash games. You could fully stack them with four You could take them as one of searching for that home run upside But yes going up against daniel lynch and his nearly 40 40 line when it comes to fly ball hard contact rates specifically against Reddy's with the 5.03 exit is the spot you want to be attacking We also can look to the arizona diamond backstine the spot. We don't often go They have a a solid 4.51 implied run total there on the road They're going up against the pittsburgh pirates the pirates will have will crow on the mound certainly a picture that we can look to attack He comes in this season allowing 2.58 home runs per nine to righties 1.15 home runs per nine to lefties Is a terrible 14.5% walk rate versus lefties an 8.5% walk rate versus righties A 5.13 exit versus lefties and a 4.59 exit versus righties This is absolutely not a picture. We need to be worried about considering He carries a very modest 22.3 percent strikeout rate versus lefties and a 19.8 percent strikeout rate versus righties A picture that often walks too many hitters Let's them on base and then gets burned by the home runs And he's allowing a 40.2 fly ball rate to lefties a 35 hard contact rate a lower 33.6 percent fly ball rate versus righties We'd like to see that a little bit higher But he does have a bad 26.0 percent home run the fly ball ratio versus righties So a picture that allows too many hitters on base for free and then is getting burned by the fly balls Is absolutely a spot that we want to be looking to when it comes to the arizona diamond backs And ultimately the diamond backs aren't overly expensive Of course cattel marté at 39 hundred dollars is an expensive option But after that we are dropping down to the low 3000 or high $2,000 range when it comes to the potential options for the arizona diamond backs Dalton varshow has a very solid 204 iso in this but I think he is certainly an option tonight And then ultimately comes down to what their lineup looks like we want cattel marté in there But if we're looking to pay up for Lens limits nights like his salary could be a bit of an issue if we're also looking to stack them with the astros Who we know can be very expensive But look to filter in any of christian walker david peralta Carson kelly astruble cabrera the diamond backs have plenty of options even pavement smith at 29 hundred dollars They have multiple options that you can be going to Searching for that home run upside going up against will prow a pitch that we know Is struggling with too many home runs and too many walks this year and again This is the same situation as we see with the astros ultimately if we don't get too much out of Will crowd it's not like we're gonna be worried about the pirates bullpen So yes, this is a great spot to be attacking with the diamond backs something I guess we haven't been able to say too many times this season Now where else can we go in for stacks because there are only six schemes on tonight's slates It wouldn't be a surprise to see some people jumping on board with the cubs jumping on board With the yankees, but I actually want to be looking to the other side of that Yankees game and that will be with the atlanta braves. They're going up against jordan montgomery who Is certainly having a solid year But he's getting burned a little bit when it comes to a home runs versus right-handed hitters this season 1.10 home runs per nine allowed to write ease this year on a 40.1 percent fly ball rate Now he's only he only has a 10.9 percent home run a fly ball ratio Which is below the league average So we could say that he is due for a little bit of regression And yes going up against some of the righties with the power that the braves have Is certainly something now we can be looking to take advantage of tonight We look to the righties on the braves and yes, they're still of course without ronald kunya He's done for the year But the additions that they have made at the deadline We know that the power is going to be there for them Whether it be adam de bol whether it be whore. Hey, so they're austin riley dan's v swanson They have multiple options up and down their lineup. Now. This is a stack that I would be primarily looking to as a A secondary option behind the astros or some other teams just because we know that the Yankees bullpen Is actually very very good So if we don't see a lot of home runs get going early against montgomery This stack could be a bit dead in the water So ultimately the astros are going to be my top stack on tonight's slate But I still want some shares of the braves because we know that there is home run potential against montgomery The braves aren't home. It's a solid hitters park Etc etc and ultimately i'm hoping that the braves just simply aren't as popular as a team like the astros Which of course makes them that much more interesting for tournaments So yes looking to stack azi albies riley swanson Solaire du vol you name it all the righties have power for the braves and that is certainly a spot that I want to be looking So we have some clear stacks on tonight's slate I think that we have some very very clear pitching options on tonight's slate and really it comes down to How much exposure you can get to the astros in your lineup? Can you pair them with lance lin due to his higher 10,100 salary? And then where can we find the savings? So tonight's slate will be very interesting when it comes down to roster construction Again, I can answer all of your questions at 4 p.m. On the fandal youtube twitch and facebook page Make sure you are like follower subscribe there to get a notification when we go live I can answer your questions You know, especially depending on what their linems look like if look like for these teams if anything changes throughout the day I'll take your questions there So looking to the astros as clearly the top stack on tonight's slate Really likes the spot for the diamond backs going up against will crow and the pittsburgh bullpen And then I do like the braves tonight for that home run upside going up against jordan montgomery Now when it comes to the final three things on tonight's sixth game slate I'm also going to be looking to take some shares of kyle hendrix at $8,300 as a pitching option tonight Now I mentioned him briefly before and ultimately he's Basically the same pitcher as zack rinky or marco conzallos I said I like conzallos because his salary relief that he brings compared to zack rinky now Ultimately, yes grinky has a very very easy match of at home going up against kansas city But if we're looking at comparable match specifically for hendrix and grinky Why are we not siding with hendrix or I guess you could say conzallos? Who are who are significantly cheaper again? Grinky is $9,200 and kyle hendrix is $8,300 Grinky has a 17.9 strike every kyle hendrix has a 17.2 strike average Grinky comes in with a 4.4 for seara while kyle hendrix has a 4.61 seara So why are we looking to grinky too many times when the matchup is roughly the same? We have grinky at uh, grinky at home going up against kansas city. They come in with a 144 team iso versus righties hendrix is at home going up against colorado who comes in with a 156 team iso versus righties colorado Also has a 76 wrc plus versus righties While the royals have an 88 wrc plus versus righties with their current rosters So the matchups are essentially the same we're splitting hairs here when it comes to a lot of these stats But the one thing that we're not splitting hairs on is the fact that kyle hendrix is almost $1,000 cheaper compared to grinky So while I do like marco conzallos who's even cheaper than kyle hendrix I do have a lot of interest in kyle hendrix I just have some concerns about grinky reaching value due to his limited strikeout upside at $9,200 And is that much easier for hendrix or conzallos to reach value given the fact that they also have limited strikeout upside It's just due to the fact that they are that much cheaper So looking to some of the mid-range options is the spot i'll be going tonight for pitching Outside of course lanslin and alpinot who i'm certainly very interested in paying up for I will also of course be looking to stack the yankees tonight that goes without saying they have a great park factor They have plenty of home run upside. We'll circle back on the yankees As another team to potentially stack. They are very expensive In terms of their salary stein and stacking them with the lanslin could be very difficult If you were trying to get exposure to houston as well, that could be certainly very difficult to accomplish Now when it comes to the final home run call or I should say the first home run call on tonight's slate It will be julie guerrilla for the houston astros now. I'll give one home run call now I'll give a second home run call on the 4 p.m Q&A you can find right here on the feintle youtube twitch facebook and twitter pages Julie guerrilla the first baseman for the houston astros is my home run call for tonight He comes in with great numbers versus left-handed pitchers again attacking daniel lynch was a 5.03 Exit versus right. He's allowing 1.05 home runs per 9 to right. He's a 36 fly ball rate a 37.8 hard contact uh rate versus Right-handed hitters who looked to guerrilla who comes in with a 46.5 fly ball rate versus lefty's He has a lower 31.8 hard contact rate. We like to see that a bit higher, but He started off a little bit slow since returning from his injury in the most recent few games from him He certainly turned things around so the fly ball potential for guerrilla is certainly very strong in this split And that's a spot that we want to be going of course We could look to korea. We could look to hosé al tuve as well for the astros presenting plenty of power versus daniel lynch So yes, the astros are my top stack julie guerrilla. It's my first home run call for today We will go over more on the 4 p.m Q&A show you can find right here on the fandal youtube twitch and facebook page Lanslin is the top option on tonight slate alec minoa is close behind him, especially for tournaments And then we're going to be looking to drop down a little bit take some savings for For some hitters with kyle hindricks and marco gonzalez really allow the stacks to shine through with their expensive salaries All right, so that does it for today's podcast you can find it on itunes soundcloud stitcher google play Make sure to give it a like follow or subscribe. You can follow me on twitter at dfs underscore tom till next time. Good luck in your contests