Justin Verlander (@ Tigers) is the easy call for the top pick tonight, though given his sky-high price on both FanDuel and DraftKings, he’ll limit some of your other choices. Mike Minor (@ Royals) makes for a good consolation prize when you factor in Kansas City’s splits against lefties. Patrick Corbin (vs. Mets) and Mike Soroka (vs. Cardinals) both have suboptimal matchups on paper, but they’re still decent options. Soroka in particular looks like decent value on DraftKings.
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Eduardo Rodriguez (vs. Rockies) is a good value on both sites, especially after watching Colorado flail helplessly at Chris Sale pitches all night on Tuesday. Rodriguez isn’t as dominant, but he’s another nasty lefty who could easily rack up a lot of strikeouts. Sonny Gray (vs. Cubs) also seems underpriced despite a tough matchup in a bad park. His peripherals and advanced numbers all suggest he’s been solid this year, and he’s worth a shot in GPPs that include the Cubs-Reds game.
As far as fades, Jake Odorizzi (vs. Angels) stands out despite his recent hot streak, and Matt Strahm (@ Dodgers) seems slightly overpriced given his inability to go deep into games. Yu Darvish (vs. Reds) remains overpriced despite being terrible virtually all season.
There’s about a 50-percent chance of rain out in San Francisco for the Blue Jays-Giants, but things look clear around the rest of the league. Of course, it never hurts to check with the Fantasy Alarm Weather Center closer to lineup lock.
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wRC+ is defined by Fangraphs as “[measuring] how a player’s wRC compares with league average after controlling for park effects. League average for position players is 100, and every point above 100 is a percentage point above league average. For example, a 125 wRC+ means a player created 25% more runs than a league average hitter would have in the same number of plate appearances. Similarly, every point below 100 is a percentage point below league average, so a 80 wRC+ means a player created 20% fewer runs than league average.” For more on the stat, click here .
