FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball Helper: Saturday 6/24/23
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Let's check out the top options on today's main slate.
| Team | Opp SP | Opp | O/U | Moneyline | Implied Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SF | Merrill Kelly | ARI | 8 | -104 | 3.5 |
| KC | Yonny Chirinos | TB | 9 | 220 | 3.56 |
| OAK | Jose Berrios | TOR | 9 | 215 | 3.59 |
| MIL | Tanner Bibee | CLE | 8 | 112 | 3.81 |
| PIT | Bryan Hoeing | MIA | 8.5 | 124 | 3.95 |
| NYY | Jon Gray | TEX | 8.5 | 106 | 4.11 |
| CLE | Freddy Peralta | MIL | 8 | -132 | 4.19 |
| BAL | Bryce Miller | SEA | 8.5 | -108 | 4.25 |
| SEA | Dean Kremer | BAL | 8.5 | -108 | 4.25 |
| TEX | Luis Severino | NYY | 8.5 | -124 | 4.39 |
| CHW | James Paxton | BOS | 9 | 100 | 4.41 |
| ARI | Ryan Walker | SF | 8 | -112 | 4.5 |
| PHI | Max Scherzer | NYM | 9.5 | 114 | 4.51 |
| MIA | Osvaldo Bido | PIT | 8.5 | -146 | 4.55 |
| BOS | Lance Lynn | CHW | 9 | -118 | 4.59 |
| NYM | Cristopher Sanchez | PHI | 9.5 | -134 | 4.99 |
| CIN | Jared Shuster | ATL | 11.5 | 122 | 5.36 |
| TOR | Hogan Harris | OAK | 9 | -260 | 5.41 |
| TB | Jordan Lyles | KC | 9 | -270 | 5.44 |
| ATL | Graham Ashcraft | CIN | 11.5 | -144 | 6.14 |
Pitchers
James Paxton ($10,100)
At his third highest highest salary this season, Boston's left-hander ranks sixth in value with a 3.44 rating and second overall with a 34.8 FanDuel point projection.
While Paxton potentially has a difficult matchup versus a Chicago White Sox's offense with a projected .317 weighted on-base average (wOBA) and a 17.9% K-rate, the veteran starter has been dealing in his last four appearances, recording a 2.62 expected Fielding Independent Pitching rating (xFIP) and a 33.3% strikeout percentage in 24.1 innings.
Max Scherzer ($9,200)
Since June 1st despite producing an impressive 2.94 xFIP and a 28.7% K-rate in his last four starts, Scherzer's FanDuel salary stands at his lowest point this month against a Philadelphia Phillies' lineup with a .318 wOBA and a 21.2 K-rate in their last 2785 plate appearances.
When considering his value salary and previous success in this matchup (2.49 xFIP and 9 strikeouts in 7 innings this season,) New York's right-hander is a top play in all formats with a 32.3 fantasy projection including 5.94 expected strikeouts.
Jose Berrios ($9,200)
Toronto's 29-year old right-hander is another option in this salary range to consider against an Oakland Athletics' unit with a .283 wOBA and a 25.1% K-rate in this particular split.
In his third season with the Blue Jays, Berrios has improved in several key metrics, accounting for a 4.11 xFIP, a 10.7% swinging strike percentage, and a 21.5% strikeout rate.
At his median salary point during June, Berrios offers a reasonable potential return at his discounted number, rating seventh among Saturday's 20 pitchers with a 31.1 fantasy projection and 5.67 expected strikeouts.
Lance Lynn ($8,700)
Even at his second highest salary point this month, Lynn is a viable candidate in all formats with a slate-high 4.01 value rating and a 34.9 FanDuel point projection against a Boston Red Sox's team with a .318 wOBA and a 21.8% strikeout percentage.
Although his matchup is not an ideal part of Lynn's evaluation, the veteran presents plenty of upside with a 3.84 xFIP, 26.9% K-rate, and 13.0% swinging strike percentage.
Stacks
After scoring tens runs in the first game of this series, Atlanta's outstanding offense has another opportunity to produce with an eye-popping 6.14 run expectation against Cincinnati's right-hander Graham Ashcraft.
In his second opportunity starting in the Majors despite recording a 47.6% ground-ball percentage, the Reds' right-hander has taken a serious step back in his production when analyzing his 4.74 xFIP, 16.8% K-rate, and 10.1% walk percentage.
To best counter Ashcraft's reliance on keeping the ball on the ground, Atlanta stacks should feature their best fly-ball power hitters including Matt Olson (32.7% fly-ball rate, 19.4% barrel percentage), Ozzie Albies (9.0% barrel rate, 33.3% fly-ball percentage), Marcell Ozuna (15.1% barrel rate, 33.8% fly-ball percentage), and Eddie Rosario (30.6% fly-ball percentage, 11.8% barrel rate).
In an appealing opportunity against Jordan Lyles, the Rays present several options against a struggling starter with an ugly 5.41 xFIP, a 16.9% K-rate, and a 10.9% opposing barrel rate.
Ideal Tampa Bay combinations should first involve their top lefty bats to hone in on Lyles' main weakness (5.06 xFIP, 10.4% walk rate) including Luke Raley (.393 expected wOBA, 19.6% barrel rate), Wander Franco (.348 expected wOBA, 6.1% barrel rate) and Josh Lowe (.346 expected wOBA, 11.0% barrel rate) while Randy Arozarena (.385 expected wOBA, 16.1% barrel rate), Yandy Diaz (.393 expected wOBA, 9.4% barrel rate), and Jose Siri (17.2% barrel rate, .342 expected wOBA) still rate well enough to be included.
Hogan Harris will make his third career start in a very tough spot against a Toronto offense ranked third on Saturday with a 5.41 expected run total.
Through 28.1 innings this season, the 26-year old has profiled as a below-average pitcher when observing his 4.87 xFIP, 18.8% K-rate, and a low 7.7% swinging strike percentage.
Toronto combinations should feature their best power fly-ball hitters to attack Harris' 41.8% ground-ball percentage including George Springer (28.5% fly-ball percentage, 9.5% barrel rate), Whit Merrifield (30.8% fly-ball percentage, .262 expected average), Matt Chapman (24.1% fly-ball percentage, 18.7% barrel rate), and Danny Jansen (10.6% barrel rate, 33.3% fly-ball rate) while Vladimir Guerrero Jr. (.391 expected wOBA. 13.3% barrel rate) and Bo Bichette (.382 expected wOBA, 10.2% barrel rate) are other options to consider with their ideal batted ball metrics.
