Fanball MLB Triple Play – April 11, 2019

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Let’s look at the MLB Triple Play for Thursday, April 11…

Leading Off (mid-range play): Wil Myers (SD//OF at Zack Godley- $5,500 )
    Myers is my slam dunk play of the night. Not only does hit his Zack Godley well (.421 BA with 3 XBH 5 RBI, and 7 runs scored in 18 AB), but he also has been playing strong overall this year. He has a .306 BA with 5 XBH and 2 SB, and those SB come in hand on Fanball where they are worth a whopping 9 points! Add in Renfroe (.294 BA with 2 XBH in 17 AB against Godley) and you’re looking at a reasonably priced pair with some strong upside (and who should carry a low ownership).

Batting Cleanup (stud lock): Shane Bieber (CLE/RHP at Detroit Tigers – $11,700 )
    In cash I’m going Bieber all day. He is, by far, the safer of the two pitchers between he and Walker Buehler. Bieber has looked like a stud so far this year with a 9 strikeouts in 6 innings against the Blue Jays in his only start. While some might say, “but yeah, it was the Blue Jays.” Well, the Tigers aren’t a murder’s row of bats either. On the season Detroit has a .194 BA and 31.3% K-rate against RHP. Against Bieber, the current roster has struck out 38% of the time with ZERO XBH in 29 AB against him. Yes, it’s a small sample size but if you also factor in their struggles against RHP and Bieber’s strikeout upside you get a recipe for success. The only real concern we have here is that Detroit has actually been winning games (6-1 in their last seven games) and scoring a few runs 4+ runs in three of their last five games. Still, that K-rate is so high and I’m definitely attacking that in a cash game.

Pinch Hitter (sleeper):  Jesse Winker (CIN/OF vs Pablo Lopez – $4,900 )
    It’s Jesse Winker SZN (is that how it’s done??)!!! After starting the season 1 for 24, he has picked it up his last two games; going 3 for 8 with 2 HR, 4 RBI, and 3 runs scored. Add in a catcher (either Tucker Barnhart or Curt Casali) and you get some cheap exposure against Pablo Lopez, who has given up 7 ER in 10 IP this year with a 13:10 ground ball to fly ball ratio that will heavily favor hitters at Great American Ballpark.

Riding the Pine (Fade of the Day): Joe Musgrove (PIT/RHP at Chicago Cubs – $11,300)

    I just don’t see the point in paying up for a guy like Musgrove against the Cubs when you can spend down and a similar lack of reliability for Jeff Samardzija or Nathan Eovaldi…but with more upside. Would you rather use a pitcher going up against the Cubs in Wrigley (Musgrove) or at home against the weak-hitting Blue Jays (Eovaldi). This is a no-brainer to me, and therefore a reason to totally fade Musgrove.
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