Game two of the Seoul Series takes place this Thursday, March 20th at 6:05 AM Eastern Time. If you’re an early bird looking to spice up your morning via Sleeper, look no further. The picks didn’t pan out yesterday but they did hit at a 60% clip last postseason. Here are three solid options worth considering for Thursday’s game between the Dodgers and Padres.
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Thursday’s Best MLB Sleeper Picks Player Predictions
Sleeper Record: 1-2
Attacking platoon bats with these sorts of props can be extremely profitable. We saw it on full display when Jason Heyward was pinch-hit for, finishing with just two plate appearances. There’s a decent chance we see a repeat, with San Diego carrying three lefty relievers. Even if he doesn’t leave the game early, I like his chances to put the ball in play against Joe Musgrove. He has struck out on just three occasions across 24 plate appearances against him. Heyward ranked in the top 82nd percentile in K%, 74th in Whiff% and stayed under this in 68% of his starts last season.
Game two of the Seoul Series takes place this Thursday, March 20th at 6:05 AM Eastern Time. If you’re an early bird looking to spice up your morning via Sleeper, look no further. The picks didn’t pan out yesterday but they did hit at a 60% clip last postseason. Here are three solid options worth considering for Thursday’s game between the Dodgers and Padres.
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Thursday’s Best MLB Sleeper Picks Player Predictions
Sleeper Record: 1-2
Attacking platoon bats with these sorts of props can be extremely profitable. We saw it on full display when Jason Heyward was pinch-hit for, finishing with just two plate appearances. There’s a decent chance we see a repeat, with San Diego carrying three lefty relievers. Even if he doesn’t leave the game early, I like his chances to put the ball in play against Joe Musgrove. He has struck out on just three occasions across 24 plate appearances against him. Heyward ranked in the top 82nd percentile in K%, 74th in Whiff% and stayed under this in 68% of his starts last season.
Similar to Heyward, Mookie Betts isn’t one to strike out frequently. Last season he ranked in the top 88-percentile in K%, 92nd in Whiff% and 99th in Chase%. Those rates are more or less in line with what he has done for the vast majority of his career. Against Musgrove, Betts has struck out just twice in 24 plate appearances. Look for him to put the ball in play as he usually does.
Pretty much all of the advanced metrics via Baseball Savant and FangGaphs agree that Jurickson Profar is not a very good player. He posted a -2.0 WAR last year and ranked in the bottom nine percentile in average exit velocity, 12% in hard-hit% and 12% in sprint speed. He’s also a liability in the field and was replaced in the outfield yesterday, resulting in just three plate appearances. He stayed under this mark in 68/115 (58.2%) of the games he started last season. It’s hard to see him finding much success against Yoshinobu Yamamoto.
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