This article is part of our Yahoo DFS Baseball series.
PITCHER
Ervin Santana, MN vs. COL ($48): The Twins and Rockies were rained out Wednesday and Santana is scheduled to start the first game of a doubleheader Thursday. Santana was the best option on the night card last night and he's still the best option on this slate. Santana got off to a great start this season and although he was roughed up a couple starts back, he continues to pitch at a high level. In his most recent start, Santana shut down a potent Cleveland lineup, in Cleveland. The Rockies are a force to reckon with at home, but on the road, they are a different team. As a whole, the Rockies are a bottom half team in wOBA against righties and their K rate is eighth worst.
Jordan Montgomery, NYY at KC ($34): Montgomery hasn't shown much of an upside yet this season, but he has been pretty reliable. He's averaging 16.8 fantasy points per game, but has yet to top 20 points in any one game. The good news is, he's yet to score lower than 15.9 points in any game. The matchup here is a favorable one as well as the Royals have the second worst wOBA against lefties this season. The way the Yankees are hitting, if Montgomery can do what he's done all season, and limit any damage, he's likely going to pick up a win and possibly break through the 20-point barrier.
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CATCHER
Manny Pina, MIL at SD ($9): Pina is one of many Brewers off to a nice start this season. Through 23 games, Pina is batting .312 with 13 runs and 12 RBI. He's done most of his damage against righties this season, which fits perfectly into his matchup against Jarred Cosart. Cosart is filling in for the injured Trevor Cahill and on the surface, it looks like he's in for a long day, but he doesn't have much of a recent track record to go off on, so I wouldn't recommend a full stack.
FIRST BASE
Ryan Zimmerman, WAS vs. PIT ($28): Zimmerman has cooled considerably since an outrageous start, but he has a chance to get back on track against an extremely vulnerable Tyler Glasnow. Glasnow has battled in most of his starts this season and for the most part he's survived without too much damage, but his most recent start was disastrous. Glasnow surrendered seven runs in 2.1 innings against the Diamondbacks and although Arizona has a stout lineup, it's not going to get any easier against the Nationals. The Nats are a decent stack option, but as always, it's tough to stack them with all the high salaries. Zimmerman is certainly pricey because of his hot start, but he's probably worth it on a day like this.
SECOND BASE
Ian Happ, CHC vs. CIN ($20): Unlike other sites, Yahoo has been quick to adjust pricing on Happ. Happ has actually exceeded expectations as a rookie to this point, which when you factor in that he's batting cleanup in a great lineup, is quite amazing. Happ has done all of his damage from the left side of the plate this season, but that's only because he hasn't had the opportunity to bat from the right side. He'll get that chance here as Amir Garrett takes the hill for the Reds. Garrett is no slouch, but he's been beat up a couple times this season and the way the Cubs lineup is going right now, it will probably get ugly for Garrett early on.
THIRD BASE
Miguel Sano, MN vs. COL ($23): Like Santana, Sano remains a good option as he faces German Marquez a day after the rainout. It's way too early to get a read on Marquez, mostly because he's been two entirely different pitchers in his four starts this season. He's had two duds and two great games, so which will we see in this game? There's no way to know, but one trend that has developed early on is that he's been better against lefties than righties. Enter Miguel Sano, whose hit righties better this season, to the tune of .441 wOBA, which is good for 12th in all of baseball.
SHORTSTOP
Jean Segura, SEA vs. CHW ($25): Segura has had no trouble adjusting to his new digs in Seattle. Segura has 45 hits and 24 runs in just 28 games this season. He also has a great matchup against Dylan Covey. Covey surrendered three runs in just under five innings in his last start and that was his best performance of the season. Covey is trying to eat innings for Chicago, but he's not long for the majors if he keeps pitching like he has this season. A full Seattle stack is recommended against Covey and Segura is at the top of the list.
OUTFIELD
Nelson Cruz, SEA vs. CHW ($26): I mentioned targeting hitters against Covey earlier and if Segura is option 1A, Cruz is 1B. Cruz has 10 home runs and 24 RBI on the season and it looks like he's about to go on another run as well. Cruz homered Monday and Tuesday night and he's got a good chance to pick up another one against Covey. Segura and Cruz are the best active hitters in the Seattle lineup, but they also have the biggest advantage against Covey as righties have hammered him this season. Opposing righties have posted a .542 wOBA against Covey this season.
Nomar Mazara, TEX vs. PHI ($12): It's not "Texas hot" quite yet, but we are getting close and when the temp goes up in Arlington, the balls fly out of the park. The Rangers meet up with the Phillies in a day game and temps are forecasted to be 90 degrees at game time, which means there's a good chance we see some long balls in this game. Nick Pivetta takes the mound for the Phillies and he'll bring a 6.14 ERA with him. Mazara has been the most consistent batter in the Ranger lineup this season and he's handled righties fairly well. Mazara has a .361 wOBA against righties this season.
Aaron Altherr, PHI at TEX ($21): The Rangers aren't the only team in this game that should find success at the plate. Martin Perez takes the mound for the Rangers and while his 1-5 record isn't quite indicative of how he's pitched this season, he hasn't exactly shut anyone down. With the warm weather creeping in, Perez will need to up his game to survive. This season, it's been the lefties making life difficult for Perez, but last season it was righties who got to Perez most often. Considering Altherr is the best hitter in the Philly lineup, I'm going to rely on last year's numbers with the thought that a correction is coming soon. Altherr has cooled a little over the past few games, but he still has 11th best wOBA against righties this season.
