FanDuel MLB DFS Picks – August 16th

We’ve got a enormous 15-game MLB chief slate on tap tonight with plenty of opportunities throughout.
Let us get right into tonight’s FanDuel MLB DFS Picks and see if we could go into the weekend with some money in our pockets!
P — Charlie Morton (TB) — $11,300 vs. DET
Some of the AL’s top Cy Young candidates are around this slate as Justin Verlander accepts about the Oakland A’s in Oakland while fellow right-hander Charlie Morton takes on the Tigers tonight in Tampa Bay. Of the two, Morton has the better matchup by much and given that the cost is $900 cheaper, it was not a difficult choice to roll with the large Tampa hurler within this one tonight. Morton enters this one sporting a 2.90 ERA, a figure that’s extremely much supported by his own 2.79 FIP and also 3.25 xFIP as well. He is also punching a whopping 11.11 batters per nine innings this season and that amount could very well get a boost tonight against a Tigers team which ranks 28th with a 26.1% K-rate against right-wing pitching on the season while their .285 wOBA off of these positions 29th. Morton has faced the Tigers once this season — in Detroit — he hurled seven shutout innings with eight strikeouts. The fact this one is taking place at Tampa bodes well for its upside as well where Morton owns a 2.75 ERA, but in addition a 2.42 FIP, 2.83 xFIP along with a large 12.45 K/9 clip to go together with a 5.94 K/BB ratio. Needless to saythe ceiling is extremely high, as is your ground, within this matchup tonight.
C/1B — Rowdy Tellez (TOR) — $2,200 vs. SEA
The Blue Jays and Mariners open a string in the hitter-friendly Rogers Centre in Toronto tonight and that I like me some Blue Jays bats in this one. The Mariners will send opener Matt Wisler into the mound, a right-hander, but Wisler is only expected to throw a single innings or 2 innings max. In this one tonight. He will then be followed by left-hander Wade Leblanc who owns a grisly 7.64 ERA on the road this season as well as a 5.68 FIP and huge 2.73 HR/9 rate. Following Leblanc, a Mariners bullpen that positions 23rd with a 4.88 ERA on the season will then take over. Needless to say, there is opportunity for the Blue Jays to do some damage . At the season’s second halfof the Blue Jays rank sixth in baseball with a .218 ISO, therefore they’ve pretty much bang for as much power as every team in the league over the previous month. Enter Tellez who swings from the left side, but includes a few reverse splits as he’s posted superior numbers versus left handed pitching. He owns a .221 ISO along with .782 OPS against lefties around this summer, however the amounts burst in home versus lefties where he owns a .333 ISO, .906 OPS, .369 wOBA along with also a 131 wRC+ against them. That’s good news for if he confronts Leblanc, that he certainly will a couple of times, providing him a whole lot of worth upside in this one tonight.
2B — Marco Hernandez (BOS) — $2,100 vs. BAL
After completing my most important piles in this lineup, I’d just $2,200 to use on another baseman, and even though there are in fact a few practical options at that price and beneath, my pick of the litter is Hernandez who traces from right-hander Aaron Brooks of the Orioles tonight in Boston. Brooks has struggled this year as he owns a 6.35 ERA, 6.13 FIP plus a 5.28 xFIP in the season to cooperate with a large 2.36 HR/9 mark too. The ERA goes to 7.31 around the street and the HR/9 creeps around 2.53 HR/9, thus we surely have a targetable pitcher, and Boston’s 7.7 run projection in this one demonstrates that. Hernandez doesn’t bring plenty of home run power to the table, but he has handled himself quite well against righties using a .333 typical, .188 ISO, .881 OPS, even .370 wOBA and also a 127 wRC+ against righties at a little 48 at-bat sample size on the year. Hernandez struck .319 with the .852 OPS against righties at Triple-A this year Also. A few extra-base power would be a bonus in this scenario, however I believe Hernandez can get on base a few times and perhaps score a few runs given the huge run projection against the worst total pitching staff in baseball this year.
3B — Vladimir Guerrero Jr. (TOR) — $3,400 vs. SEA
Next man up in our Blue Jays heap is Guerrero that will in fact be leading off this stack out of the projected three-hole tonight. Guerrero has been red-hot at the plate over the last three walks afterwards placing on this epic practice in the Home Run Derby at Cleveland through the All-Star break. Since coming out of the rest, Guerrero has generated a .222 ISO, .913 OPS, .382 wOBA and a 140 wRC+. Furthermore, in the month of August for this point, Guerrero has submitted a .275 ISO, .990 OPS, .407 wOBA and a 157 wRC+. Obviously, he is moving a hot bat and his match logs are laced with multi-hit matches on a regular basis. Guerrero will certainly get to confront Wisler in the first inning of this one tonight, and that’s a good thing as his .208 ISO, .878 OPS, .369 wOBA and 131 wRC+ around the period versus righties greatly simplifies his figures against southpaws. He will surely face Leblanc at once as well, but he will observe both righties and lefties within this 1 tonight and given just how sexy his bat was in general lately I am simply not overly concerned with his overall struggles versus lefties this year. The 20-year-old’s long run is sky-high, but I believe that’s the case for the here and now in this matchup tonight.
SS — Amed Rosario (NYM) — $2,500 vs. KC
The Mets continue their second half roster to Kansas City this weekend as they accept left-hander Mike Montgomery in the series opener tonight. Montgomery has been great during his MLB career, but he’s struggled to find it this year as he possesses a 5.19 ERA. 5.09 FIP along with a 1.79 HR/9 clip as well. He’s coming off a huge outing in which he hurled seven shutout innings with a whopping 12 strikeouts from a barbarous Tigers crime, but he still owns a 4.63 ERA as a rookie in five starts this season, all of which have come with the Royals after being acquired by the Chicago Cubs. As a result of Montgomery’s function and an undependable Royals bullpen, the Mets are projected to score an extremely healthy 5.5 runs in this one tonight, so I’ll unleash a three-man Mets heap as a consequence, beginning in with Rosario. There’s a real nice blend of speed and power in with 12 homers and 14 steals on the season, however the amounts against southpaws are enormous. Against lefties this year, Rosario has published a .250 ISO, .905 OPS, .379 wOBA and 136 wRC+. Furthermore, he is punished left-handers on the path to the song of a .297 ISO, 1.062 OPS, .436 wOBA plus a 176 wRC+. Rosario has also assembled a .187 ISO, .948 OPS, .395 wOBA along with 150 wRC+ because returning from the All-Star break on July 12th. The stolen base upside isn’t so high with just two of the 14 beats coming from lefties, but everything points towards a ton of worth upside here in this price, especially considering his placement in the lineup out of the projected leadoff spot tonight.
OF — Randal Grichuk (TOR) — $3,300 vs. SEA
Next person up at our four-man Blue Jays heap is Grichuk who we shouldn’t be too worried about the splits with as he strikes both left and right-handers well and has throughout his career. The bat has become more productive against left-handed pitching, which is likely a good thing considering he’s projected into his sixth in the lineup and will hence probably face the lefty Leblanc at least twice in this one. He owns a .194 ISO, .781 OPS, .330 wOBA along with 105 wRC+ against lefties this year. However, he will also likely face at least one righty tonight, and that is okay as well because the energy is increased versus righties with a .213 ISO against them, but also a decent .726 OPS, .303 wOBA and 86 wRC+. The thing that I enjoy about Grichuk that the most is that he’s on fire in the plate such as his own teammate Guerrero. Grichuk possesses a massive .412 ISO, 1.115 OPS, .448 wOBA and 185 wRC+ at the month of August to this stage. He has homered in two of his last three matches and has combined in a dual, five runs scored and five RBI at the time also. At length, it’s nice to see that he’s considerably more production in the home where he possesses a .256 ISO, .803 OPS, .331 wOBA and a 106 wRC+ around this season. Lots to like in this matchup also.
OF — Teoscar Hernandez (TOR) — $3,000 vs. SEA
Completing our four-man powerful Blue Jays stack is Hernandez who must get at least a couple of repetitions with Leblanc tonight and that is very good news taking into consideration the harm he has done versus southpaws over this season. Hernandez enters this 1 tonight wearing a .231 ISO, .781 OPS, .324 wOBA and also a 101 wRC+ from them on the season. While it’s great to see him hitting lefties well as he’ll see Leblanc tonight, so it’s also nice to see he’s been swinging the bat much better against righties, unlike earlier in the year. He is hit righties to the point where he now owns a .228 ISO contrary to them while he is also ruined righties at home to the tune of a enormous .297 ISO to go along with an .809 OPS, .331 wOBA and 106 wRC+. His reduced batting average takes away in your OBP which then drags the wOBA and wRC+ characters, however to be honest I’m entirely here for its raw power and his ISO numbers give us a lot of reason to think he sports power to spare, especially against a pitching staff that permitted lots of home runs on the year. Together with 19 long balls on the season and even four steals to boot up, I am liking the chances of a few extra-base electricity from the 26-year-old in this 1 tonight.
OF — J.D. Davis (NYM) — $3,100 vs. KC
We will be finishing this lineup using a set of Mets to complete a three-man Mets stack, beginning here with Davis who is in the middle of a breakout season with the Mets thanks to getting close full-time repetitions in contrast to his prior time spent with a wealthy Astros lineup. While his bat has improved all around, Davis is swinging a deadly bat against left wing projecting that bodes well with this particular matchup tonight against Montgomery along with the Royals. His breaks are now rather even on this season, but his .214 ISO, .901 OPS, .376 wOBA along with 137 wRC+ do have a small edge on his .201 ISO, .878 OPS, .368 wOBA along with 132 wRC+ from righties. Now, the 1 thing I do not like with Davis is that he’s fought on the road this season where he’s hit five of his 14 home runs, but he does possess a huge .340 ISO, 1.110 OPS, .442 wOBA plus a 181 wRC+ for the month of August to this stage and had four hits, a steal, and 2 RBI in his last street series and homered and doubled in his preceding road series. I am willing to set the home/road breaks apart for a hitter that’s possibly the most enhanced in baseball this season and one which is matchup proof because of his big-time numbers versus both lefties and righties this season.
UTIL — Pete Alonso (NYM) — $4,000 vs. KC
Improving our three-man Mets heap is Alonso who is making a mockery of their NL Rookie of the Year race this season. The hulking first baseman and 2019 House Run Derby champ enters this one just one home run shy of the 40 home run mark that is an all time album for a beginner, knocking the 39 which Cody Bellinger started in 2017. The energy numbers are just massive all year and there’s simply no holes . Against left-handed pitching, he possesses a huge .393 wOBA, .992 OPS, .397 wOBA and 152 wRC+. That is the good news, naturally, as he encounters a left-handed starting pitcher. While the most is much more productive in the home, Alonso still pwms that a .300 ISO, .831 OPS, .343 wOBA along with 116 wRC+ to the season against left-handers around the road, so the home/road divides are nothing to be concerned about here. His creation dipped, by his own lofty standards, at the month of July but Alonso is once again on fire in August using a .340 ISO, 1.074 OPS, .436 wOBA along with 177 wRC+?? for the point in the month. After homering in four consecutive games from August 5th through 9th, Alonso went deeply at yesterday’s outburst in Atlanta where he listed five hits and six RBI. The 24-year-old has indeed set the baseball world on fire this season and he makes for a wonderful play to cap this 1-3 Mets heap against a struggling starter and shaky bullpen tonight.