Stacking in MLB DFS has become an essential part of the game. We’ve covered the topic quite thoroughly in the past and due to its importance, we’re laying out situations that both behoove themselves to stacking and others that may warrant fading a potentially popular stack on a slate.
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A roster full of hitters priced very reasonably, with positive ISO splits, facing an average pitcher at home. Sounds like the makings of a potential stacking opportunity for me.
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Milwaukee Brewers — Projected Run Total: 4.5
The Brewers boast one of the higher projected run totals on today’s slate in a matchup against the exploitable Tommy Milone. Stacking the Brewers is an attractive option today largely due to the game’s location, all Milwaukee hitters will have a Park Factor of no less than 55, the matchup against Milone (he had an acceptable but unspectacular 1.27 WHIP last season) and pricing — stacking the projected 1-5 hitters will cost you only about $17k, leaving you sufficient room to fit in upper-tier pitching options and/or some premium bats.
Of that aforementioned 1-5 hitters, three have a Hard Hit Differential Score of 65 or higher, with two sitting up 90%, which I’ve pulled by utilizing our Trends tool.
Likely not a coincidence, each of these three also have at least six Pro Trends working in their favor. Though all are interesting, of particular note is Gennett. His pricing has been all over the board thus far this season, as seen in the interactive widget below.
While Gennett hasn’t necessarily been consistent — nor has the majority of this team for that matter — his matchup and price more than make up for that.
Having managed to last only 10.2 innings total through his first two starts, Milone has managed to allow four home runs and eight runs total in these two brief appearances. It’s not as if Milone is a dreadful pitcher — though his two starts season may indicate otherwise — he’s just not elite, or anywhere near it.
Though much of the lineup does set up to have positive splits in this matchup, Jonathan Lucroy is not one of them and may worth avoiding, despite hitting clean-up. Outside of him, targets should include Domingo Santana, Gennett, Ryan Braun, Chris Carter and Jonathan Villar in some combination (assuming all are active).
