The Monday main slates get underway at 1:05 ET for a fun-looking Memorial Day slate on both DraftKings and FanDuel with a short pitching board and all the looks of a slate that will be won with a few major outbursts at the plate. The Twins lead our power index but while they are showing good individual home run upside their run total in Vegas is somewhat checked, while the Cardinals and Diamondbacks are massive favorites with slate-leading implied totals of 5.63 and 5.90. Each of those options looks good, but the short slate will demand coverage of a number of quality options, with several low-end pitchers on the hill for their clubs.
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Note: All analysis is written utilizing available projected lineups as of the early morning, pay close attention to confirmed lineups and adjust accordingly. This article is posted and updated as it is written, so if a game has not been filled in, check back in a few minutes. Update notes are provided as lineups are confirmed to the best of our ability. Still, lineup changes are not typically updated as lock approaches, so stay tuned to official news for any late changes.
MLB DFS: Game by Game Main Slate Strategy Summary – 5/29/23
Cleveland Guardians (+133/3.92) @ Baltimore Orioles (-145/4.68)
Note: there is a bit of weather in the forecast in the Baltimore area, something to keep an eye on but there seems like plenty of cushion with all afternoon to get the game in.
The Guardians’ mediocre lineup is in Baltimore to face righty Tyler Wells who has a solid 24.8% strikeout rate with a 3.47 ERA and 4.29 xFIP in 57 innings and nine starts this season. Wells has been mostly effective in general, all of those are good numbers and his 11.6% swinging-strike rate and 0.84 WHIP are both excellent. The righty has allowed too much premium contact and has been dinged for home runs against, he has allowed an 11.9% barrel rate and a 42.4% hard-hit rate that has amounted to a 5.96% home run rate, which has been a bit of an issue for him in moderate samples each of the last two years. Ultimately, Wells is facing a somewhat non-threatening Guardians lineup, but their prime attribute is that they do not strike out frequently. The Guardians’ active roster has just a 19.6% strikeout rate against right-handed pitching this season, the second-best mark in the game by .01% but they are dead last with a collective 79 WRC+ in the split. Wells does not have a high-end projection in our model in this matchup, but it would not be completely stunning to see him post a handful of clean innings and a win bonus, though that might not be enough at $9,000/$9,700. The Guardians are a low-ranked stacking option with their inability to create runs or hit for power reliably this season. Steven Kwan has a 95 WRC+ over 234 plate appearances with a .259/.348/.343 which is down hard from his .298/.373/.400 and 124 WRC+ last year. Amed Rosario is hitting the ball hard if nothing else, he has a 48.9% hard-hit rate on the season but just one home run and a .101 ISO. Jose Ramirez has six home runs and five steals with a 112 WRC+ but we demand more from a player of his talents. His price is down at $5,200/$3,500 which has some appeal but he is not surrounded by much quality in terms of current year production and he has been slow to get going. Josh Naylor and Josh Bell has 10 combined home runs, Naylor has seven of them. The duo has not done much in the heart of the lineup at WRC+ marks of 82 and 89 so far. Gabriel Arias has a 44.2% hard-hit rate with a .200/284/.365 triple-slash and 80 WRC+ over 95 opportunities, Andres Gimenez has three home runs and seven stolen bases with a 75 WRC+, and Mike Zunino has another three home runs but has been largely out of power at the plate so far this season. Myles Straw is a slap-hitter who rounds out the Guardians lineup with speed.
The Cleveland starter is somewhat interesting on this slate, rookie Logan Webb is projecting well in our model against the Orioles. The southpaw has made six starts and thrown 32.2 innings of quality ball to this point. Allen has a 3.31 ERA and 3.90 xFIP with a 22.6% strikeout rate and 6.2% walk rate. The young lefty has been productive and has not been damaged much by hitters despite a 10.6% barrel rate and 44.2% hard-hit rate for the season. Allen is affordable at $8,100/$9,300, though the buy is obviously better on the two-pitcher slate. At his FanDuel price, one would hope that Allen will be somewhat lower-owned for our purposes. The Orioles projected lineup runs in its usual form with excellent options at the top including Cedric Mullins, who offers both power and speed and has eight home runs with 13 stolen bases in just 220 opportunities this year in the leadoff role at a fair price. Adley Rutschman is a go-to catcher option in most situations, the burgeoning star has eight home runs with a .160 ISO and 133 WRC+ in 237 plate appearances. Austin Hays has been very good this season, he is slashing .322/.364/.523 with six home runs and a .201 ISO while creating runs 45% better than average. Hays somehow still costs just $3,700/$2,800, he looks like a major part of the puzzle when rostering stacks of Orioles today. Switch-hitting Anthony Santander and right-handed Ryan Mountcastle provide thump from the fourth and fifth spots in the lineup, Santander has eight home runs and Mountcastle leads the team with 11. Ramon Urias has created runs 10% better than average this season and was underappreciated with 14 home runs in 445 plate appearances last year. Gunnar Henderson, James McCann, and Jorge Mateo round out the projected lineup, Mateo has been in a massive slump this month after starting the year like a superstar, Henderson has not ascended to the heights we believe are coming quite yet, but he also has not been bad, McCann has not been good, even against lefties.
Play: Logan Allen, some Orioles bats/stacks, Guardians bats in small doses
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Texas Rangers (-162/4.81) @ Detroit Tigers (+149/3.78)
The Rangers draw targetable lefty Matthew Boyd this afternoon which makes it something of a surprise that they are not pulling in a total above 5.0 implied runs. The team does sit at 4.81 and looks like one of the afternoon’s better options against a pitcher with a 5.74 ERA and 5.12 xFIP this season. Boyd has struck out 20.9% of opposing hitters while walking 9.6% and allowing a 3.21% home run rate so far this season. He has actually limited premium contact to just 31.3% hard hits and a seven percent barrel rate but the flyball pitcher tends to make his mistakes with flair and opponents can square pitches up against him. The Rangers are fifth in baseball with a collective 128 WRC+ against left-handed pitching this season, their lineup is loaded with quality on the right side of the plate, Boyd could be in for a long short day today. Marcus Semien and Corey Seager are the league’s best power-hitting middle infield pair. Semien has eight home runs in 243 plate appearances and a 10.16 in our home run model, Seager has four home runs and has excelled in his return to the lineup, he is 66% better than average for run creation in his 93 plate appearances this season. Nathaniel Lowe has hit five home runs and has a 121 WRC+ in 233 plate appearances, yet he costs just $4,600/$3,400. Lowe hits for a bit less power but a better overall triple-slash and better run-creation marks for his career against same-handed pitching, he should not be skipped just because there is a lefty on the mound. Adolis Garcia has a team-leading 11.43 in our home run model, the outfielder is a star who has 14 home runs and 49 runs batted in this season, the RBI total leads all of baseball a third of the way through the season. Garcia is too cheap at $5,500 on DraftKings, his $4,200 price on FanDuel is about right. Josh Jung and Jonah Heim are quality right-handed power bats who can be played on both sites, though Heim is of particular value as a hard-hitting catcher on DraftKings. Robbie Grossman, Bubba Thompson, and Leody Taveras round out the lineup with mix-and-match quality.
The Tigers are facing our top projected starter, righty Nathan Eovaldi, who seems very likely to be crushingly popular around the industry despite a $10,500/$11,200 price tag. Eovaldi has been excellent this season, he has a 2.60 ERA and 3.28 xFIP with a 25% strikeout rate while walking just 4.2% in a whopping 69.1 innings over 10 starts. Eovaldi has allowed just a 4.8% barrel rate and 87.9 mph of average exit velocity with a 1.14% home run rate. The righty is facing a Tigers lineup that sits 26th with an 87 WRC+ collectively in the split against righties. The team’s projected starting lineup has a current-year strikeout rate of 23.3%, there is a significant ceiling for Eovaldi in this matchup, he has all signs of pitching a high-quality deep start with strikeouts and a chance to chase both the win and quality start. While we will stop short of calling for the CGSO, Eovaldi does have one of those in the books already this season, he threw another complete game while allowing one run in his last outing, and his three starts prior to that were 7.0, 8.2, and 8.0 innings, the righty has been providing fantastic depth. The low-end Tigers lineup features a few playable lefties, most of whom got involved after a mention in this space yesterday. These include Zach McKinstry and Riley Greene in the top two spots in the lineup. The pair of lefties have been the team’s two best hitters, McKinstry has a 146 WRC+ and four homers with 10 steals in 150 plate appearances, and Greene has five home runs and six stolen bases with a 127 WRC+ in 219 opportunities. After those two inexpensive hitters, righties Javier Baez and Spencer Torkelson occupy space at 66 and 89 WRC+ with a significant lack of power, ahead of lefties Nick Maton and Akil Baddoo. Maton costs $2,400/$2,300 with eligibility at second and third base on both sites, he has five home runs but a 73 WRC+ and .165/.287/.323 triple-slash. Baddoo is up to three home runs and five stolen bases in a productive 134 plate appearances over which he has created runs 18% better than average. The bottom of the projected lineup is lousy with Miguel Cabrera, Matt Vierling, and Jake Rogers. The big question with Cabrera at this point is how many of his young teammates can he even name without looking at their jerseys?
Play: Nathan Eovaldi regardless of popularity, Rangers bats/stacks
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Kansas City Royals (+179/3.99) @ St. Louis Cardinals (-197/5.63)
Veteran righty Adam Wainwright missed the first part of the season, he has made four uneven starts since his return, throwing 21.1 innings with just a 10.2% strikeout rate with a 4.5% swinging-strike rate and 6.33 ERA that is not helped much by a 5.81 xFIP. He has pitched into the sixth innings in each of his last two starts but gave up five earned runs in the most recent outing while striking out only two. It has not been pretty so far in 2023 for the former ace, ending his career as Zack Greinke may not have been the best plan after most though he would retire on the back of last year’s productive but unspectacular 32 starts. Wainwright did manage a 17.8% strikeout rate and 4.10 xFIP last season, he could find limited form going forward but it is not going to be great and he is a tough buy even at $6,100/$7,100 against a Kansas City team that can hit for power when this much contact is available. The Royals projected lineup opens with Nick Pratto, who is still inexpensive at $3,200/$2,900 at first base or in the outfield. Pratto has two home runs with a 129 WRC+ while slashing .289/.389/.423 over 113 plate appearances. Vinnie Pasquantino has a 6.64 in our home run model, the lefty is very difficult to strike out and should drive the ball with authority today even if he does not hit one over the wall. Sal Perez has 12 home runs and a .255 ISO and costs just $5,100/$3,200 in what seems like a bit of a mistake price on both sites, but particularly where catchers are required. Bobby Witt Jr. is slashing .232/.267/.427 with a .195 ISO and 84 WRC+ but his nine home runs and 15 stolen bases in the cleanup spot have a nice appeal for MLB DFS. Witt is a star who is a bit discounted during a slump, take advantage when rostering Royals. MJ Melendez has a ton of premium contact, he is carrying a 13.8% barrel rate and 56% hard-hit rate but has just five home runs and a .152 ISO with a 79 WRC+ after going deep again last night. Michael Massey, Drew Waters, Nicky Lopez, and Jackie Bradley Jr. round out the projected lineup in heavily left-handed fashion, none are great but any can be used as a mix-and-match option when creating stacks of Royals.
The Cardinals were something of a letdown after looking locked and loaded in their matchup yesterday. The team facing off against Josh Staumont at the outset of the game, before the opener hands off to Mike Mayers, neither pitcher should be considered an option for MLB DFS. Staumont has a 28.2% strikeout rate and 4.96 ERA with a 4.51 xFIP so far in 16.1 bullpen innings, he had been pitching well before a bumpy outing late last week, but will likely only see an inning or two at the most. Mayers has a 4.29 xFIP and 5.02 ERA with a 24.3% strikeout rate for his career, primarily out of the bullpen. With all of this in mind, there should be no questions about why St. Louis is carrying the slate’s second-highest implied team total going into tonight’s matchup. The lineup opens with Lars Nootbaar whose strong left-handed bat costs just $4,200/$3,400 in the weak matchup. Nootbaar has four home runs and five stolen bases and has been 19% better than average creating runs in 183 opportunities. Paul Goldschmidt, Nolan Gorman, and Nolan Arenado are an enviable power core for any team, the two veteran stars bookend the young second baseman with 19 combined home runs, Goldschmidt has 10 and a .230 ISO with a 154 WRC+ while Arenado has nine and a .169 ISo with a 99 WRC+ after turning around a bad slump. Gorman hits between them from the left side and mashes everything he touches. The second base power hitter has a 16% barrel rate and 49.6% hard-hit rate with 13 home runs and a .293 ISO this season but is priced at just $4,800/$3,800 in this matchup. The top-end of the Cardinals lineup seems likely to be relatively popular, but there are good options to offset pricing, popularity, and positional concerns throughout the lineup. Willson Contreras is a step below the Rutschmans, Smiths, and Murhpys of the world at the dish, but he is a capable hitter who fills the catcher position at a fair price. Brendan Donovan is a highly capable left-handed bat who has been productive over the past two weeks after a bit of a dip. Overall, Donovan has five home runs and four stolen bases with a 102 WRC+. Paul DeJong has raked since returning to the lineup, he has eight home runs and a .277 ISO, he did not do much last year in 237 plate appearances but did hit 19 home runs in 402 plate appearances and has been productive throughout his career. Alec Burleson and Tommy Edman round out a lineup that is truly playable from 1-9.
Play: Cardinals bats/stacks, Royals bats/stacks
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Tampa Bay Rays (-123/4.23) @ Chicago Cubs (+114/3.86)
Run totals are somewhat clipped in Chicago today with a wind blowing in toward the plate. The Rays rolling lineup is capped at just a 4.23-run implied team total against a pitcher who is typically good at limiting runs and home run upside in general on his own. Righty Marcus Stroman comes in at $8,300/$10,000 on this slate, it is safe to say he is a different option from site to site on this slate. Stroman has a 2.95 ERA and 3.70 xFIP for the season and has struck out 21.3% despite his CSW% taking a minor dip from 28% to 26.2% in his 11 starts and 64 innings. Stroman has allowed just a 1.97% home run rate on a 3.1-degree average launch angle and four percent barrels, he is good at checking power and has the wind at his back in this one, Stroman is in play as a strong option with upside at his DraftKings price despite the stiff opponent, at the FanDuel cost we close our eyes and hope he is lower-owned for the investment, but he is an option on the short slate. Stroman projects third on our pitching board in this matchup but shares of Rays bats should also be drawn against him in small doses. Everyone in Tampa’s projected lineup has a run creation mark of at least the 100 league average, which is carried by returning Brandon Lowe, the lefty thumper is the team’s current low-man, everyone else is 25% above average or higher for run creation in growing samples, this is starting to get real for a number of these hitters. Yandy Diaz has 12 home runs and a .285 ISO while creating runs 93% better than average, Wander Franco has seven homers and 18 stolen bases and is a cheap star at shortstop on DraftKings for just $5,100, he costs a fair $4,000 on the blue site. Lowe slots in third in the projected lineup, the masher has eight home runs in 180 plate appearances this season. Randy Arozarena has 11 home runs and six stolen bases and is another affordable star at $5,700/$4,000. Isaac Paredes has hit eight home runs and has a .209 ISO despite just a 3.1% barrel rate and 28.2% hard hits. Josh Lowe and Christian Bethancourt are underappreciated options late in the lineup, Lowe has 11 home runs and a .294 ISO in a major breakout and Bethancourt is a productive rarely popular catcher. Taylor Walls and Jose Siri round out the lineup, Walls has been playing over his head perhaps more than most in this lineup, but there is no arguing with his 141 WRC+, .246 ISO, seven home runs, or 14 stolen bases when he costs just $3,800/$3,400 with multi-position eligibility on both sites. Siri has nine home runs and five stolen bases over 111 plate appearances and is always a good source of sneaky power and speed.
The Cubs have 22 wins and a .423 winning percentage as the worst team in the National League, which does not add up with the players in their lineup. The Cubs are a collection of good options for MLB DFS purposes and they have several significant run-creators in the projected batting order today. The team will be facing young righty prospect starter Taj Bradley, who has made five starts and thrown 24.1 innings with strong results. Bradley has an excellent 33.7% strikeout rate while walking just four percent, showing outrageously good control and command in his first few starts in the Show. Bradley has induced an 11.9% swinging-strike rate and has a 28.7% CSW% for the season with a 2.81 xFIP under his less appealing 4.44 ERA. Bradley costs $9,600/$9,900 and seems likely to be popular against the Cubs in an unfriendly hitting environment. Bradley is a play on both sites this afternoon, he ranks as one of the better pitching plays on both sites. The Cubs can be played against him, the rookie has been very good but is still a rookie who has allowed a 40.3% hard-hit rate and 89.7 mph of average exit velocity, but the conditions are not ideal. Nico Hoerner has three home runs and 12 stolen bases with a 99 WRC+ in the leadoff role. Dansby Swanson has underperformed somewhat with just five home runs and four stolen bases in his 232 opportunities but he is a star-caliber option at shortstop when he is going right, and he is still regularly involved with a 119 WRC+. Ian Happ has a 127 WRC+ in his 225 plate appearances, the productive switch-hitter has four home runs and four stolen bases and costs just $4,200/$2,900. Seiya Suzuki costs $4,400/$3,300 and he has a 9.7% barrel rate with a 50.5% hard-hit rate for the season with six home runs and a .200 ISO in the books. Mike Tauchman is a low-end option, Christopher Morel has been scorching since his return, he has nine home runs in 71 plate appearances, and Matt Mervis is a left-handed hitting prospect with two home runs but a .200/.273/.317 triple-slash in 66 plate appearances. Miles Mastrobuoni and Tucker Barnhart round out the lineup.
Play: Taj Bradley, Marcus Stroman, minor shares of bats on either side
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Minnesota Twins (+109/3.90) @ Houston Astros (-118/4.18)
Astros starter JP France has a good-looking 3.43 ERA on the surface with a bit more telling mark of 4.33 in his xFIP. The righty has made four starts and thrown 21 innings, while he has been OK for runs, his 20.2% strikeout rate is unimpressive despite his 30.5% CSW%, and he has allowed a lot of home run power in the small sample. France has given up a 10.8% barrel rate and 89.9 mph of average exit velocity with a 5.62% home run rate. France’s numbers are worth watching, his numbers may be somewhat skewed by one bad outing in which he allowed three home runs, but he gave up on in each of two other starts as well, so overall there should be plenty of opportunity for Twins home run hitters to connect today. Minnesota’s projected lineup opens with Joey Gallo who has a 16.82 in our home run model to lead the team. Gallo mashes when he makes contact, he has a 20% barrel rate and 60% hard-hit rate with 11 home runs and a .331 ISO in his 145 plate appearances this year but costs just $4,200/$3,000 with eligibility in the outfield and at first base. Edouard Julien has four home runs on the season in just 58 plate appearances. The top prospect for the Twins has a .286 ISO and a 16.1% barrel rate in the small sample with a 9.19 in our home run model. Carlos Correa has six home runs but is slashing .216/.308/.392 in an extended slump, Byron Buxton has 10 home runs and a .230 ISO while creating runs 16% better than average but his .225/.325/.455 could be better. The power-hitting duo land at 11.17 and 14.85 in the model. Alex Kirilloff hits from the left side with eligibility at first base and in the outfield on DraftKings for $3,600 and at just first base on FanDuel for $2,900. Kirilloff has three homers with a .194 ISO in his 73 plate appearances this season. Max Kepler is projected to return to the lineup, the lefty had been off to a good start with six home runs in his 114 plate appearances, he has a 10.90 in the home run model this afternoon. Kyle Farmer, Willi Castro, and Christian Vazquez are lower-ranked options, Farmer lands at 7.12 for home run upside, he has three in 105 plate appearances, Castro has four in 107 opportunities, adding eight steals, while Vazquez has done very little at the plate this year.
“Well, with your bad knee, you shouldn’t throw anyone.” Grace’s response to Principal Ed Rooney’s claim that he does not trust Ferris Bueller as far as he can throw him rings through our head as we look at the name Sonny Gray on a short pitching slate in a matchup against the Astros. Gray has been mostly stellar this season, he has made 10 starts and thrown 54.1 innings with a 1.82 ERA and 3.34 xFIP which is more telling. He has struck out 29.2% so far this season, up five points from last year on the back of a big bump in swinging strikes. The righty has yet to allow a home run despite a 42.4% hard-hit rate and 90.1 mph average exit velocity allowed. Gray has been good through most of his career, but can have his moments. Ultimately this is a spot to target for shares on the mound, the pitcher is at a fair $10,000/$10,200 and is an option on both sites against the underperforming Astros lineup. Jose Altuve has made just 31 plate appearances but has been involved regularly already with a 193 WRC+ in the small sample and one home run in the books. Jeremy Pena moves up to second in the projected lineup with eight home runs and six stolen bases in his stat line after a productive Sunday. Pena costs $4,900/$2,900 and makes a good shortstop option on both sites when going to Astros bats. Yordan Alvarez is playable as a one-off and should be a major part of stacking plans when going to Astros. Alvarez has a 20.3% barrel rate and 54.5% hard-hit mark for the year with 14 home runs and a .321 ISO. Alex Bregman has scuffled at .235/.333/.370 with a .135 ISO and 99 WRC+ but he hits in a high-quality spot in the lineup and does not cost much for his expected talent. Kyle Tucker has seven home runs and a 120 WRC+ with power and speed upside well beyond his current production. Jose Abreu got on the home run board! The first baseman hit his first long ball since August of last year over the weekend, he now has a .051 ISO and 50 WRC+. Corey Julks, Jake Meyers, and Martin Maldonado round out the projected lineup.
Play: Twins bats/stacks, Sonny Gray, some Astros bats/stacks, a few JP France darts are fine
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Colorado Rockies (+176/4.23) @ Arizona Diamondbacks (-193/5.90)
The slate’s highest run total comes in the contest in the desert with the Rockies facing the Diamondbacks as major underdogs. Colorado’s weak lineup suffers when they leave Coors Field and they rank 22nd in baseball with a 95 WRC+ collectively in the split against right-handed pitching. The Rockies are pulling in a 4.23-run implied team total against righty Ryne Nelson, who has a 5.02 ERA and 4.58 xFIP with a limited 16.4% strikeout rate on the season. Nelson has allowed a 3.20% home run rate that may have a bit of luck baked in based on the 40.5% hard-hit rate and 91.4 mph of average exit velocity he has also allowed. Nelson is not a great option even against the lousy Rockies lineup, he does not project well but costs just $6,700/$6,900 for those who want to throw a few very cheap darts. At the worst, the matchup is a very good one. The Rockies lineup opens with Charlie Blackmon, who has had a nice season at the plate so far with a 113 WRC+ and five home runs while slashing .287/.369/.466. Jurickson Profar has an 84 WRC+ with five home runs in 206 plate appearances, he is not good. Kris Bryant has five home runs and a 91 WRC+ in 205 plate appearances, we thought he was still good now we’re not as sure. Elias Diaz is a viable catcher who is slashing a robust .333/.387/.519 with a .186 ISO and 131 WRC+ as perhaps this team’s best hitter so far this season. The backstop is playable at $5,300/$2,800 but there are also cheaper catchers in better stacks. Ryan McMahon has seven home runs and a .205 ISO, and Randal Grichuk has one home run and a 139 WRC+ in 92 plate appearances and has been productive despite the lack of power early in his season. Nolan Jones is a high-end rookie power hitter who has made 12 plate appearances and has a 5.95 in our home run model. Jones is a sneaky option at $3,200/$2,600 he fits in at first base or in the outfield on DraftKings and as a third baseman on the blue site. Harold Castro and Ezequiel Tovar round out the projected Rockies lineup.
The Diamondbacks are carrying the slate’s highest implied team total at 5.90, they look like a terrific option for stacking and will probably be fairly popular for it in their matchup against righty Karl Kauffmann. The pitcher has a 9.35 ERA and 6.00 xFIP over 8.2 innings and two starts. Kauffmann is a non-prospect pitcher who has posted a 14.3% strikeout rate and 11.9% walk rate with a 2.08 WHIP in the tiny sample, he is a major target for bats and is not a viable option on the mound in this outing. Pavin Smith is projected to lead off, he has four home runs with an 83 WRC+ after cooling badly over the last few weeks. Smith is slashing just .209/.310/.355 with a .145 ISO and six percent barrel rate but his 42.2% hard-hit rate is still good and he walks at an aggressive clip. Ketel Marte lands second for $4,700/$3,000, he has seven home runs with a .190 ISO and 117 WRC+ in 217 plate appearances and makes for a good option in Arizona stacks. Corbin Carroll and Christian Walker are stars for this team, Carroll has eight home runs and 14 stolen bases and has created runs 33% better than average over his first 200 plate appearances as a rookie and Walker has 11 home runs with a .229 ISO and 105 WRC+ after starting the season in the meat locker. Lourdes Gurriel Jr. has eight home runs with a .236 ISO and 144 WRC+, he joins Carroll and Walker as a strong run-creation engine with power in the heart of this lineup. Josh Rojas has underperformed with a 74 WRC+ in 163 tries, Gabriel Moreno is a productive catcher slashing .295/.331/.386 with a 94 WRC+, and Jake McCarthy got sent down after a bad start to the season, he is back but has just a 29 WRC+ in his 79 plate appearances. McCarthy has good power and a lot of speed but needs to put it together at this level consistently. Geraldo Perdomo has come back to Earth overall but is still slashing .304/.403/.522 with a .217 ISO overall.
Play: Diamondbacks bats/stacks
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