We wrapped up last Friday with a 3-0 sweep in our Sleeper Picks, moving the overall record to 16-10 for the young season. This Monday, we’re treated to a solid 13-game MLB slate, presenting plenty of options on the platform.
Here are three of my favorite player props for April 8.
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Monday’s Best MLB Sleeper Picks Player Predictions
Sleeper Record: 16-10
There was a time when James Paxton was one of the more dominant starters in the league. At 35, it’s hard to see him as that pitcher anymore, but he still has some left in the tank, and this is a matchup where he should be able to find some punchouts. Like last season, Minnesota has been striking out a ton in the early going and owns the fourth-highest K% (26.7%) so far. If washed-up Carlos Carrasco can find six against them, Paxton should also be able to. “Pax” struck out five across five scoreless innings on 97 pitches against the Giants in his first start with the Dodgers.
We wrapped up last Friday with a 3-0 sweep in our Sleeper Picks, moving the overall record to 16-10 for the young season. This Monday, we’re treated to a solid 13-game MLB slate, presenting plenty of options on the platform.
Here are three of my favorite player props for April 8.
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Monday’s Best MLB Sleeper Picks Player Predictions
Sleeper Record: 16-10
There was a time when James Paxton was one of the more dominant starters in the league. At 35, it’s hard to see him as that pitcher anymore, but he still has some left in the tank, and this is a matchup where he should be able to find some punchouts. Like last season, Minnesota has been striking out a ton in the early going and owns the fourth-highest K% (26.7%) so far. If washed-up Carlos Carrasco can find six against them, Paxton should also be able to. “Pax” struck out five across five scoreless innings on 97 pitches against the Giants in his first start with the Dodgers.
Making his San Francisco Giant debut is the reigning NL Cy Young winner, Blake Snell. He most recently threw a simulated game a few days back, but with this being his first start, it’s not unreasonable to assume he could be on some pitch count, given that he didn’t take part in Spring Training. The Nationals are known to be pretty contact-oriented, and not one starter to face them has exceeded this number. It’s a pretty limited sample. but for what it is worth, Washington’s roster has done decent against him, posting a .444 xwOBA and 23.4% K% in 47 combined plate appearances against Snell.
For as bad as the Marlins have been, they have been stringing together hits against the starters they have faced. Six of the 10 starters they have faced have allowed five or more hits, and three have allowed four. The main reason for this play comes down to Nestor Cortes’ poor performance so far. I have tuned into both of his starts this year, and he has not looked sharp. The stat sheet shows it, too. He has exceeded this total in both starts, allowing 13 hits through his first 10 innings of work this season. Excluding a shortened start in August of last season, Cortes allowed five or more hits in nine of his 11 starts.
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