This article is part of our FantasyDraft MLB series.
PITCHERS:
Corey Kluber, CLE at NYY ($25,200):- Kluber dominated the Yankees to the tune of 44.35 fantasy points on Aug. 3 and has scored between 23.65 and 49.45 fantasy points in four of his last five road starts. The Yankees have struck out at a 22.6 percent clip versus righties over the last month at Yankee Stadium and Kluber sports a 2.43 ERA, .184 BAA, 12.9 K/9 and .241 wOBA allowed in 59.1 second-half innings.
Mike Montgomery, CHC vs. PIT ($14,100):- The Pirates sport a 25.5 percent strikeout rate and mediocre .300 wOBA against southpaws on the road in the last month, while Montgomery boasts a 2.76 ERA, .193 BAA and 1.04 WHIP in 32.2 second-half innings. He scored 22.50 fantasy points against the Reds as a starter his last time out, and between 14.40 and 23.10 fantasy points in four other starts this season.
INFIELD
Nolan Arenado, COL vs. DET ($10,400):- Arenado's body of work against righties at Coors Field includes a .394 wOBA, .273 ISO and 35.8 percent hard contact rate, and he boasts a .500 average against Tigers starter Jordan Zimmermann in 12 plate appearances. Zimmermann has allowed a .365 wOBA, including 13 homers, and 37.1 percent had contact rate to right-handed hitters, along with a 5.72 xFIP when facing them on the road. He's also allowing a .423 wOBA when throwing his four-seam fastball, a pitch that Arenado boasts a .468 wOBA against. Meanwhile, Tigers relievers have a 5.65 ERA and have allowed a .377 wOBA to righty bats on the road in August.
Freddie Freeman, ATL at PHI ($8,800):- Freeman checks in with a .396 wOBA over 104 August plate appearances, and a .434 wOBA, .333 ISO, 23.4 percent HR/FB rate and 36.0 percent hard contact rate against righties on the road. He's also punished Phillies starter Aaron Nola for a .462 average over 15 plate appearances, while Nola has a 4.88 ERA and has allowed a .320 wOBA and 32.6 percent hard contact rate in his last five starts. Phillies relievers also have a 7.17 ERA and have allowed a .370 wOBA to lefty bats at home in August.
Logan Morrison, TB at KC ($6,800):- Morrison blasted another pair of homers on Sunday against the Cardinals and now has a .440 wOBA, .387 ISO, 29.8 percent HR/FB rate and 41.6 percent hard contact rate against right-handed pitching on the road. Royals starter Ian Kennedy has allowed a .381 wOBA, including eight homers, a 6.07 xFIP and a 47.6 percent hard contact rate to left-handed hitters at home, and a .375 average, including two homers, over 18 plate appearances to Morrison.
OUTFIELD
Nelson Cruz, SEA at BAL ($9,600):- Cruz owns a .408 wOBA, .345 ISO, 26.3 percent HR/FB rate and 37.2 percent hard contact rate against right-handed pitching on the road, while Orioles starter Chris Tillman has allowed a .403 wOBA, including 14 homers, and a 38.7 percent hard contact rate to right-handed hitting at Camden Yards. Cruz has also been raking throughout all of August, as evidenced by his .499 wOBA, .457 ISO and 44.4 percent hard contact rate over 92 plate appearances.
Mark Trumbo, BAL vs. SEA ($8,400):- Trumbo has pounded southpaws for a .373 wOBA, .245 ISO, 25.0 percent HR/FB rate and 34.3 percent hard contact rate at Camden Yards, while Mariners starter Marco Gonzales checks in allowing a .440 wOBA, 27.8 percent HR/FB rate and 32.8 percent hard contact rate to right-handed hitters. Gonzales has also allowed a .495 wOBA and 45.5 percent HR/FB rate when throwing his four-seam fastball, while Trumbo boasts a .377 wOBA, including eight homers, against the pitch.
Nick Williams, PHI vs. ATL ($6,300):- Williams is priced down for a matchup against Braves rookie Lucas Sims, who's allowed a .464 wOBA to lefty bats on the road in a modest sample. Williams boasts a .371 wOBA and 35.0 percent hard contact rate in 103 August plate appearances, and a .352 wOBA, 25.0 percent HR/FB rate and 30.0 percent hard contact rate against right-handed pitching at home. Braves relievers also have a 6.48 ERA and have allowed a .359 wOBA to left-handed hitters on the road in August.
UTILITY
Mark Reynolds, COL vs. DET ($9,600):- The struggles of Tigers starter Jordan Zimmermann and the Detroit bullpen against right-handed hitters were detailed earlier, while Reynolds checks in with a .455 average, including two homers, against Zimmermann in 13 plate appearances. He also sports a .443 wOBA, .302 ISO, 36.6 percent HR/FB rate and 41.1 percent hard contact rate against righties at Coors Field, and a .454 wOBA and 31.3 percent HR/FB rate against the four-seam fastball.
Robinson Cano, SEA at BAL ($8,800):- Orioles starter Chris Tillman has been vulnerable to left-handed hitters as well, allowing a .428 wOBA, 2.55 WHIP and 7.81 xFIP to that handedness at Camden Yards. Cano owns a .417 average, including two homers and eight RBI, over 40 plate appearances against Tillman, as well as a .374 wOBA and 35.4 percent hard contact rate versus righties on the road.
