The trio of walk unders went well yesterday, finishing 2-1. We’re not here to dread on the past, though, as we trudge on forward this Tuesday, May 14. Here are three of my favorite player predictions via Sleeper for today’s MLB slate.
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The trio of walk unders went well yesterday, finishing 2-1. We’re not here to dread on the past, though, as we trudge on forward this Tuesday, May 14. Here are three of my favorite player predictions via Sleeper for today’s MLB slate.
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MLB Sleeper Picks Player Predictions
Sleeper Record: 65-36
Getting Chris Sale at this price, for this line is an auto-play right now. He has racked up the punchouts all season long, eclipsing this mark in five out of seven games. The two misses came close with six strikeouts in each. Taking on the Cubs won’t be the easiest task for Sale, but he will also be the toughest lefty they have faced this year. By far. Sale ranks in the 92nd percentile in xFIP, 90th in K%, 86th in BB% and 96th in CSW%.
Unless they are working with a limited pitch count, this is a criminally low line for any starting pitcher in the big leagues. Keaton Winn is coming off back-to-back blunders and draws the Dodgers this start; however, he should find his way to at least four punchouts. We can chalk one of Winn’s poor starts to pitching in the rain. Before this little cold streak, he had recorded at least four strikeouts in five of his six starts. That includes an outing against the Dodgers where he had six across five innings of work. Twenty-one of the last 25 right-handed starters to draw the Dodgers have exceeded this line, so let’s take the more than here.
This is a steep line for Ronel Blanco to clear, even against the Athletics. Oakland has been fairly strikeout-averse recently and is t-22nd in K% (21.1%) against right-handed pitching over the past two weeks. They are also first in wRC+ (136) across this short period. Ten of the last 13 righty starters to face them have stayed under this line. As for the Astros starter, Blanco is solid but doesn’t deserve this line. He has gone under this mark in five of his seven starts, ranking in the bottom 41st percentile in CSW%.
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