Yahoo DFS Baseball: Monday Picks

Yahoo DFS Baseball: Monday Picks

This article is part of our Yahoo DFS Baseball series.

PITCHER

Tanner Roark, WAS vs. ARI ($46): Roark has been lights out over his last three starts, scoring 23, 32 and 23 fantasy points, respectively. He's also tallied over 20 fantasy points five other times over his last 10, and he has a 2.45 ERA over 103 innings at Nationals Park this season. Meanwhile, the D-Backs check in with a .312 wOBA and 22.5 percent strikeout rate versus right-handed pitching, a .303 wOBA on the road, and a paltry .220 figure over the last seven days that's the lowest in the majors.

J.A. Happ, TOR vs. NYY ($44): Happ has already handcuffed the Yankees twice this season, scoring 28.0 and 28.6 fantasy points, respectively. He's also posted 20 to 24 fantasy points in each of his last three starts, while the Yankees have just a .288 wOBA over the last seven days. They also check in with third-lowest wOBA in the American League and seventh-lowest in baseball (.304) versus southpaws, while Happ has allowed just a .290 wOBA in 82.2 Rogers Centre innings this season.


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CATCHER

Yadier Molina, STL vs. CIN ($13): Molina continues to wield one of the hottest bats in baseball, making his bargain price all the more surprising. After a 2-for-4 night Sunday, he has a .375 bating average and .406 wOBA over his last 20 games. He also sports a .333 wOBA against right-handed pitching this season, while Reds starter Tim Adleman has yielded a .380 wOBA, 2.00 HR/9 and 5.44 xFIP to righty bats on the road.
 
FIRST BASE

Carlos Santana, CLE at DET ($22): Tigers starter Buck Farmer has seen left-handed hitters tag him for a .388 wOBA and 5.89 xFIP, making him an inviting target for the switch-hitting Santana. The slugger has provided the majority of his power from the left side of the plate, hitting 30 of his 34 homers on the season and also boasting a .383 wOBA and .284 ISO as a lefty hitter, along with a 20.5 percent HR/FB rate and 38.7 percent hard contact rate.
 
SECOND BASE

Devon Travis, TOR vs. NYY ($14): Travis represents some cost-conscious exposure to Yankees starter Luis Severino, who's given up a .362 wOBA to right-handed hitters, along with a 5.40 ERA overall on the road this season. Travis counters with a .361 wOBA against right-handed pitching, while also hitting nine of his 10 homers on the season. He also sports a .330 batting average and .332 wOBA over the last 22 games.

THIRD BASE

Adrian Beltre, TEX vs. MIL ($22): Beltre has battered Brewers starter Matt Garza over the course of their respective careers, going 11-for-26 with a double, three homers and nine RBI against the Brewers right-hander. He also has a. 384 wOBA at Globe Life Park, along with a .357 wOBA, .207 ISO and 23 homers against right-handed pitching this season. He's been on fire all of September as well, with a .358 batting average, .309 ISO, seven homers and a .451 wOBA over his last 21 games. Meanwhile, Garza has generated a bloated 5.54 ERA and allowed a .360 wOBA on the road this season, including a .368 wOBA over his last three starts.

SHORTSTOP

Brad Miller, TB at CWS ($12): Miller offers some cheap power upside against James Shields, whose 2016 numbers make him one of the biggest targets on the slate. Shields has surrendered a .372 wOBA and 15 homers to left-handed hitters this season, while Miller has a .348 wOBA, .268 ISO and 27 of his career-high 30 homers against righties.

OUTFIELD

Khris Davis, OAK at LAA ($21): Davis takes a crack at Angels starter Jered Weaver, who, like Shields, has given up a whopping 37 homers on the season. He's yielded 22 of those to right-handed hitters, and 20 overall at home. Weaver's Achilles' heel is a mid-80s fastball that is particularly inviting to mashers like Davis, who has 40 homers against right-handed pitching, along with a 29.3 percent HR/FB rate and 40.3 percent hard contact rate when facing that handedness on the road.

Cameron Maybin, DET vs. CLE ($19): After a 4-for-6 performance Sunday that included a triple and four runs scored, Maybin now has double-digit fantasy points in six straight games, as well as a .319 batting average, .368 wOBA and 35.7 percent hard contact rate over his last 18 games. He's also enjoyed his greatest success against righties in what has been a breakout season, with a .341 average and .365 wOBA overall, including a massive .419 average and .439 wOBA when facing them at Comerica Park. Indians starter Corey Kluber is certainly no picnic to face, but Maybin has been stellar against anyone and everyone in recent games.

Christian Yelich, MIA vs. NYM ($14): Yelich shapes up as a strong value play against Mets starter Bartolo Colon, given his .323/.323/.516 slash line over 31 career at-bats against the veteran right-hander, his .367 wOBA at home against right-handed pitching, and the 42 percent hard contact he has against that handedness overall. Meanwhile, Colon has given up a .350 wOBA to left-handed hitters on the road, along with a 5.66 xFIP, 1.85 HR/9 and 36.2 percent hard contact rate, while also alloweing 16 of his 22 homers to lefty bats.

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Juan Carlos Blanco
Winner of the FSWA 2016 Newcomer of the Year Award, Juan Carlos Blanco has been playing fantasy sports for over 20 years and covers NBA, MLB, NFL, CFL and Arena Football for Rotowire.com, including serving as the beat writer for teams in multiple sports. He has previously written for KFFL.com and remains an avid season-long and daily fantasy player in multiple sports as well.
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