Welcome to David Mendelson’s MLB DFS Quick Hits for FanDuel & Draft Kings Contests for Thursday, September 10, 2020
Welcome to today’s edition! On the first day of football season, MLB DFS has gone small tonight with a six-game slate that locks early at 6:40 PM EST. There are a few aces that will be heavily targeted, but hopefully, we can find you some value. As always, bats are bountiful even in a small slate. In these MLB DFS Quick Hits, you’ll see my:
Pitching Plays – My top two pitching plays of the night. The opposing team’s effectiveness against pitcher’s handiness, K rate, and wRC+ are just a few of the items considered here.
Happy Hitters – One corner infielder, middle infielder, and two outfielders who should be smiling at the end of the night. Hitter’s platoon splits, ISO, and wOBA are just a few of the items considered here.
Let’s Get Weird – I will give one hitter and one pitcher lesser owned that MIGHT have a chance to boom but an equal chance to bust. In other words, a dart throw that could set you apart in MLB DFS GPP’s. Your decision if you want to live dangerously.
Let’s dive right into today.
Top MLB DFS Plays for 9/10
Pitching Plays
- Sandy Alcantara ($6,600 DK / $9,200 FD) – Starting off here with Alcantara, coming off a 6 IP 1 ER 8 K game. I like what I’ve seen in limited action from Mr. Alcantara. The Phillies have a good offense but are not as good on the road. Their K rate spikes up to 25% and they have a pretty bad .156 ISO vs RHP. This should help Alcantara keep the ball in the ballpark and build off his strong start to the season.
- Dustin May ($8,800 DK / $7,600 FD) – The K’s may not be there, but Gingerguard has gone at least 5 innings in 5 of his last 6 starts. He’s on the bump tonight against a Diamondbacks squad over the last month that is hitting .207 with a bottom-five wRC+ at 80. The Dodgers should be hitting on a tee tonight against the ghost of Madbum, which should allow May to settle in nicely against this offense.
Happy Hitters
- Corner Infield: Brandon Belt ($3,300 DK / $ 3,200 FD) – He may just become a staple here, especially vs RHP. Paddack hasn’t looked great this season and Belt is crushing the ball recently, leading baseball in wRC+ vs RHP over the last month. He is hitting .372 with 6 of his 7 HRs vs this handiness. Don’t overthink it and play the hot hand with this one.
- Middle Infield: Mike Brosseau ($4,700 DK / $2,600 FD) – I’ll happily plugin lefty masher Brosseau here. Last time he faced a LHP, he hit 2 HR’s and is hitting .351 with 4 HR’s against them this season. In a divisional matchup, I think he’s a great play and should be the center of any Rays stack you use.
- Outfielder #1: AJ Pollock ($3,900 DK / $3,000 FD) – Yeah, Madbum is on the mound. He and his 8.44 ERA. Pollock has been the best Dodgers hitter vs LHP hitting .359 with a 1.007 OPS. He should be in the middle of a lineup that can score a lot of runs tonight.
- Outfielder #2: Alex Dickerson ($4,200 DK / $2,800 FD) – It’s 2020 and the Giants are an offensive juggernaut. Dickerson has an insane .440 ISO vs RHP and a 182 wRC+ over the last month. We know Dickerson can hit the long ball and I feel one from him tonight.
Let’s Get Weird
- Josh Fleming ($5,900 DK / $7,700 FD) – Over 3 starts this season, he hasn’t been bad at all. He’s accumulated a 3-0 record with a 3.52 ERA and an impressive 1.07 WHIP in 15.1 IP. With Mike Kickham on the opposite side, I expect the Rays offense to give him plenty of run support to help him qualify for a W, which he has going at least 5 IP in every start. The Red Sox have a 24% K rate for LHP over the last month of the season and could be picked on by a gutsy GPP pitcher in Fleming.
- Hunter Renfroe ($3,300 DK / $2,700 FD) – There’s no sugar-coating this one. He’s struck out over 30% of the time vs LHP over the last 30 days. He does, however, have a .500 ISO and okay 129 wRC+. You’re really hoping he runs into one honestly, but against the barely used Red Sox pitcher Kickham, he just may do that and differentiate your lineup.
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