Fansided

FanDuel Picks and Lineup for Tuesday, April 3rd

By Adam Strangis

ARLINGTON, TX - MARCH 29: Justin Verlander
ARLINGTON, TX - MARCH 29: Justin Verlander /
facebooktwitterreddit
Prev
4 of 7
Next
GOODYEAR, AZ – FEBRUARY 23: Jose Ramirez #11 of the Cleveland Indians bats in the first inning against the Cincinnati Reds during a Spring Training Game at Goodyear Ballpark on February 23, 2018 in Goodyear, Arizona. (Photo by Rob Tringali/Getty Images)
GOODYEAR, AZ – FEBRUARY 23: Jose Ramirez #11 of the Cleveland Indians bats in the first inning against the Cincinnati Reds during a Spring Training Game at Goodyear Ballpark on February 23, 2018 in Goodyear, Arizona. (Photo by Rob Tringali/Getty Images) /

Third Base, High End Spend

All Day

Kris Bryant, $4,200

.800/875/1.600 with 1 HR in 5 at-bats

Bryant just absolutely smokes left-handed pitching and today likely won’t be any different. He has a .405 wOBA in his career and is playing in a launching pad known as Great American Ballpark. Bryant will always be in consideration with a lefty on the mound, especially one with a HR/FB ratio of over 27 percent in his big league career.

Main Slate

Nolan Arenado, $4,100

0 at-bats vs Tyson Ross

There’s likely too many other spots to spend money on tonight but if you want to pay for a third baseman, I’d take my chances here. Arenado gets the ghost of Tyson Ross and has the ability to go off any given night.

Mid-Range

All Day

Eugenio Suarez, $3,000

.296/.333/.630 with 2 HRs in 27 at-bats

You could do a lot worse than Saurez on the all day or the early only slate. He’s got good success against Jon Lester and there has to be some concern Lester might not be the same pitcher he always was. He didn’t look great on Opening Day. His velocity topped out at 91.9 on his four seamer and he was only able to throw a strike with it 57.6 percent of the time. Suarez should be able to do some damage if Lester isn’t sharper today.

Main Slate

Jose Ramirez, $3,100

.000/.286/.000 with 0 HR in 5 at-bats

This one is really just playing the odds. J-Ram didn’t suddenly forget how to hit completely and he’s gotta be due for a nice game sooner than later. Part of DFS is realizing when a really good hitter is on a cold streak and jump on him while the price is way lower than it normally would be. That’s the exact case for Ramirez tonight. The Cleveland star smashed fastballs last year and Richards threw a four seam 43 percent of the time last year.

Value

All Day

Miguel Andujar, $2,100

0 at-bats vs. Chris Archer

This is a rinse and repeat situation from yesterday. The Yanks got rained out, which bumped up Chris Archer. The spot is a little less appealing because of that, but you can just straight punt this spot with a highly regarded prospect if you like. It would help afford Sale in your pitching slot.

Main Slate 

Maikel Franco, $2,500(this is the same blurb from yesterday as the Phils got rained out) 

.375/.375/1.125 with 2 HRs in 8 at-bats

Given some of the other options, paying down at third base could make some sense. A little batter vs. pitcher special could point you towards Franco against divisional foe Matt Harvey. Franco has hit a homer in 25 percent of his at-bats and even though it’s a small sample size, Harvey doesn’t scare anyone either.