Happy Humpday all! Let’s get a sweep with a trio of pitcher props over at PrizePicks. Listed below are a few that stood out to me more than the rest. Best of luck however you roll out your lineup!
Wednesday's Best MLB PrizePicks Player Predictions
This season: 55-31-3
Eduardo Rodriguez Over 6 Strikeouts
In one of the funnier moments of the trade deadline, E-Rod decided he did not want to pitch for a contender. The Dodgers and Tigers had a deal in place before he exercised his no-trade clause to prevent it from happening. He definitely did it because he has eyes on this matchup against Pittsburgh, where he can pad his stats.
The Pirates have a pathetic 59 wRC+ (2nd worst) and 26.3% K% (t-5th highest) versus lefties over the last 30 days. Rodriguez is in the top 93% in xFIP, 81% in BB%, 80% in K%, and 76% in CSW% among all starters. He has recorded six or more strikeouts in nine of his last 12 starts and should be able to eclipse this line in this contest.
Happy Humpday all! Let’s get a sweep with a trio of pitcher props over at PrizePicks. Listed below are a few that stood out to me more than the rest. Best of luck however you roll out your lineup!
Wednesday's Best MLB PrizePicks Player Predictions
This season: 55-31-3
Eduardo Rodriguez Over 6 Strikeouts
In one of the funnier moments of the trade deadline, E-Rod decided he did not want to pitch for a contender. The Dodgers and Tigers had a deal in place before he exercised his no-trade clause to prevent it from happening. He definitely did it because he has eyes on this matchup against Pittsburgh, where he can pad his stats.
The Pirates have a pathetic 59 wRC+ (2nd worst) and 26.3% K% (t-5th highest) versus lefties over the last 30 days. Rodriguez is in the top 93% in xFIP, 81% in BB%, 80% in K%, and 76% in CSW% among all starters. He has recorded six or more strikeouts in nine of his last 12 starts and should be able to eclipse this line in this contest.
I’m going back to the well on Senga. Sue me. It didn’t pan out last start against the Nationals, where he finished with five strikeouts, but a better day is in store for him today, facing Kansas City. They have the 7th highest K% (23.9%) and worst wRC+ (80) when facing righties on the season, and Senga-san always has the strikeouts flowing.
Amongst starters, he ranks in the top 93% in K%, 77% in CSW% (called strikes+whiffs), and his 3.86 xFIP is in the top 78% as well. He has six or more strikeouts in 14/19 starts. Senga's fellow countryman, Kenta Maeda, has a similar repertoire to him, and he managed to strike out seven K.C. batters the other day. Kodai should be able to get there as well here.
Logan Webb Over 31.5 Fantasy Score
Webb is a wizard at home, and that’s exactly where he’ll be tonight facing the Diamondbacks. He has held that roster to a .265 xwOBA with a 23.3% K% across 103 plate appearances, and they have been struggling at the dish as of late. Over the last 30 days, they have a 91 wRC+ (11th-worst) against righties. In their two meetings versus Webb, he has fantasy scores of 35 and 31.
Isolating his home numbers where he really dominates, Webb has gone over this threshold in nine of his 10 starts averaging 43.3 fantasy points per outing. Trust the Giants ace to keep Arizona in check the way he does for any team stepping into his domain.
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