Happy Monday Everyone!
A day to thank myself for staying away from Dallas Kuechel. A day to praise Joe Girardi for using NoRunDMC in order to give me a win in my H2H matchup. And a day to try and win big.
Hitter for Today
If I needed one hitter to put in a solid game for me today I am taking
Anthony Rendon. He has not returned to his 2014 form, but he has reached base at least two times in his last five games. While I do not have him in my keeper league I think he is a great play in Daily Fantasy Games. I also think that he should be moved from anyone's bench to their starting lineup. Rendon is also going against Bartolo Colon a.k.a. Bartbino a.k.a. The Ageless Wonder. Rendon is 6 for 16 against Colon, and while this is a small sample size he has had success in the past so maybe its a sign of good things tonight.
Pitcher for Today
Its Kershaw day! But that would be too easy. I mean the man is a monster with a great matchup. However, I want to try and give you underrated value. Because in DFS if most people are picking Kershaw it may make sense to move away from the common pick. It also might be beneficial to roll with Kershaw and use this recommendation for Pitcher number 2. I will go with
Vince Velasquez on this one. He's facing a Tigers team that strikes out in bunches and he is excellent at generating those whiffs. I think many people will avoid him because he does not go too deep into games but I would not avoid. He gets so many strikeouts while allowing a limited number of runs. I think this Detroit team will help Vince top the leaderboards today. While I do not think it will be a 20 strikeout performance I do think he could reach 10.
