DraftKings MLB Late Picks April 4: Trevor Bauer Power Hour

CHICAGO, IL – JUNE 14: Jose Abreu #79 of the Chicago White Sox hits a two run home run in the 1st inning against the Cleveland Indians at Guaranteed Rate Field on June 14, 2018 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images) /

DraftKings MLB Late Picks April 4: Trevor Bauer Power Hour

Rain has already washed out the White Sox and Cardinals, so we are down to a perfectly split slate with four early and four late games for our DraftKings MLB tournaments. I can get used to this having games postponed the day before business. It makes it so much easier to plan our attack.

DraftKings MLB Late Pitcher Plays:

Top Tier:

Trevor Bauer ($11,300): Bauer is expensive, but he might be worth it. He was dominant in the opener, putting up 30 DraftKings points against the Twins. Surprisingly, Bauer has only faced one current Blue Jays player. The Jays have been pretty good so far, but pretty good wont cut it if Bauer is as filthy as he was in the opener.

Middle Tier:

Yu Darvish ($8,300): Darvish was rough in the opener, and the Braves at SunTrust may not provide much of a reprieve. The current Braves are just 15-70(.214) off of Darvish with only one homer and three runs to go with a whopping 29 strikeouts. It’s hard to trust Darvish if you watched him in the opener, but the past stats suggest there could be sneaky value here.

Matt Harvey ($7,600): The current Rangers are just 1-18(.056) against Harvey so far. It’s a very small sample size though, so proceed with caution. Harvey was decent in his first outing this year, but the strikeouts from hits Mets days weren’t there. Harvey had just one strikeout in six innings. Texas is a solid offense, and I don’t care how much they have struck out early on. That doesn’t mean Harvey can ring them up at this stage. I’ll believe it when I see it, which means that this is a substantial risk for a reward that may or may not exist.

Bargain Pitchers:

Max Fried ($7,300): Fried has only faced the Cubs once. He pitched well in that short appearance last year. The Braves seem poised to let Fried pitch a little longer in games this year, but there’s risk here. The Braves treated him with kid gloves last year, and starting him against an offense like the Cubs is risky. However, Fried should be able to neutralize the park’s catering to left handed power.

Aaron Sanchez ($7,000): Sanchez has dominated the Indians so far, holding them to just eight hits in 52 at bats(.154) with two homers, five runs, and 15 strikeouts. This lineup is less potent without Lindor, but you also have to take a leap of faith with a lineup this potent. The good news is that you get nice strikeout potential at a low price with Sanchez.

My picks: Bauer, Harvey

CINCINNATI, OH – SEPTEMBER 28: Corey Dickerson #12 of the Pittsburgh Pirates doubles to drive in a run in the first inning against the Cincinnati Reds at Great American Ball Park on September 28, 2018 in Cincinnati, Ohio. (Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images) /

Leonys Martin and Hanley Ramirez have the Cleveland homers off of Aaron Sanchez. Jose Ramirez is 2-5 with a RBI in his small sample size.