Luke Gregerson
Gregerson had a nice easy save on Saturday, a nice sight for his owners. Gregerson set down the Tigers in order with a pair of strikeouts to boot. Gregerson had given up multiple baserunners in each of his last four outings, and couldn't finish the ninth in his last appearance. Gergerson's numbers for the season are still a bit sketchy (4.30 FIP, 7.71 K/9), but Saturday did wonders for his owners (and coaches) confidence in the Houston closer. That being said, Chad Qualls is still a very quality handcuff to have, as he has snagged four saves of his own with the Astros winning games left and right. Back to Gregerson though, his strikeout rate has been dropping since 2012, but in terms of his high ERA (and FIP for that matter), that can be blamed mostly on his sky-high HR/FB rate. His HR/FB rate is currently just below 20 percent, more than twice his career rate (8.3 percent), and given that his groundball rate is actually higher than ever before in his career, and his hard-hit ball rate is right in line with previous seasons, that number is due to crater sooner than later. Saturday was huge for Gregerson getting a little more slack on his leash, and sooner than later the fly balls should stop flying over the fence, and his ERA should settle down.
Mike Wright
Wright had another strong start on Saturday, throwing seven shutout innings, as he has now thrown 14.1 innings without allowing a run in his major league career. Saturday's start wasn't quite as strong as his MLB debut (in which he went 7.1 shutout with six strikeouts), as he walked three and only struck out four, but the results were impressive none-the-less. Wright's peripherals (.184 opponent BABIP, 100.0 LOB%) are clearly going to regress quite a bit, but his first two starts have been quite the start. Wright's next start looks like it may well come against Chris Sale and the White Sox in Baltimore on Thursday, and at this point, Wright has given no reason why he shouldn't be in your lineup each start going forward.
Yan Gomes
Gomes will be in the Indians starting lineup on Sunday, as he returns from a lengthy DL stint. Gomes sprained his MCL just 20 at bats into the 2015 season, but was one of the trendier picks at the catcher position before the season. Gomes has hit well in his rehab stint (5-for-13), and still has the profile of a catcher with plus power, and a solid spot in the lineup. If impatient owners dropped Gomes, go and snag him off the waiver wire.
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Starling Marte
Marte has been slaughtering left-handed pitching to the tune of four home runs and a .417 batting average so far in 2015. Picking on lefties is hardly a small sample size 2015 thing either, as he has hit .353 in his career against lefties. Marte gets to face Jonathan Neise on Sunday, an adequate, but not dominant lefty. Neise rarely gets strikeouts, and when Marte puts the ball in play, good things happen. Thanks to his elevated line drive rate, and excellent speed, Marte are a staple among the league leaders in BABIP. Facing a pitcher who doesn't have swing and miss stuff, as Neise lacks, is a dream match up for Marte; let's have a Marte Partay!
DraftKings: $5,000
Delino Deshields
Deshields has become a key contributor to a Ranger offense that has really found its way against Yankee pitching the last few days. Deshields is best know for his stolen base potential (and rightfully so, with 11 steals in just 28 games), but he is also a good supplier of runs and hits with his spot at the top of the order. Deshileds BABIP is a not so outrageous .373, given his speed, and propensity to hit the ball on the ground, and he has a discerning eye at the plate. Deshields has produced points in 13 of his last 14 starts, and in addition to being a high floor guy, has a high ceiling with his multiple stolen base potential. Deshields faces 2015 candidate for the "Wait that dude is still in the league?!" award, Chris Capuano, on Sunday, and his last first start of 2015 Capuano gave up four runs in just three innings.
DraftKings: $4,000
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