This series uses the FantasyLabs Tools to analyze MLB stacks in the day’s slate. The series does not provide play or fade recommendations. It provides analysis.
Los Angeles Dodgers
With the Lineup Builder, it’s easy to incorporate stacks into DFS rosters. The top four-man stack in the Bales Model belongs to the Dodgers, who are implied for 5.9 runs — the second-highest total in the slate.
The Dodgers have the pleasure of facing Bartolo Colon, who has allowed 16 hits and 10 earned runs in his last two starts. Per our Lineups Page, Corey Seager is projected to hit from the No. 2 spot and has been smashing the ball with a recent batted ball distance of 253 feet, an exit velocity of 95 miles per hour, and a hard hit rate of 57 percent. Hitters with similar Statcast and Vegas data to Seager have averaged a +5.21 FanDuel Plus/Minus with a 53.1 Consistency Rating (per our Trends tool.) In fact, every batter in this stack has a recent batted ball distance of at least 232 feet with an exit velocity of at least 93 MPH. The Dodgers may be a popular stack tonight; Pro subscribers can review ownership after lock via our Ownership Dashboard.
Arizona Diamondbacks
If you create stacks utilizing our Pro Trends, the Diamondbacks are tied for the most trends (30) with the Dodgers.
Over the last 12 months, R.A. Dickey has a mediocre WHIP of 1.396, is allowing 1.189 HR/9, and isn’t striking many batters out with a 6.453 SO/9. Jake Lamb leads all third basemen with eight Pro Trends, and he is averaging a +3.66 FanDuel Plus/Minus over his last 10 games. Despite that, his salary has increased just $100. Paul Goldschmidt boasts a .401 wOBA and .230 ISO against right-handed pitching, and every batter in this stack outside of David Peralta owns a positive wOBA and ISO differential against righties.
Tampa Bay Rays
One of the top five-man DraftKings stacks in the CSURAM88 Model belongs to the Rays, who are implied for 5.0 runs. Per our Vegas Dashboard, the Rays own a Team Value Rating of 82 on DraftKings — fourth-best on the slate.
Every Rays batter in this stack owns an ISO of at least .217 against right-handers, with Logan Morrison sitting on top with a .329 ISO. They square off against Kevin Gausman, who has been hot and cold (mostly cold) this season; over the last 12 months, he’s sporting a 1.598 WHIP with a 1.548 HR/9. The Baltimore righty is allowing a .474 ISO over his last two starts, along with a recent batted ball distance of 226 feet and an exit velocity of 94 MPH. Historically, batters with similar Vegas data facing pitchers allowing similar Statcast data have averaged a +1.57 DraftKings Plus/Minus.
Good luck, and be sure to read J.J. Calle’s MLB Breakdown later today!
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