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Adrian Beltre- 3B- TEX- Idea- While Beltre hit better against southpaws in 2017 he still put up a solid .293/.356/.505 slash line against RH pitchers. So far this season he has reverse splits and a .295/.375/.393 slash line against RH...

Zack Godley- P- ARI- Idea- Godley has made the case in the early part of 2018 that his breakout last year was no fluke. After posting a 3.37 ERA with a 3.42 FIP and 3.32 xFIP in 2017 he has...

Eric Hosmer- 1B- SD- Idea- Hosmer had a very productive season against RH pitching last season, with a slash line of .335/.410/.528 against them. Her normally performs much better against RH than southpaws. Charlie Morton had a season of reverse...

Josh Reddick- OF- HOU- Idea-Matt Moore has had reverse splits over the course of his career at times and last season was the most extreme yet. Lefthanded hitters posted a .356/.433/.614 slash line with 8 HR allowed in 36.2 IP...

Notes two days before the games count... Delino DeShields had locked up the CF spot officially a couple of weeks ago. He had a strong spring, hitting .333 with an OBP of .415 and scored 11 runs in 19 games....

Notes from the Grapefruit and Cactus leagues... Sorting out the Rangers' bullpen probably will be a task going on until after the season starts. There are a lot of arms and not many set spots. Tim Lincecum has started throwing...

Notes from the Grapefruit and Cactus leagues... Noah Syndergaard P- NYN- Syndergaard threw 22 pitches in his Grapefruit League debut. A full half of them (that's 11 if it's too early to do math) were 100 mph or faster. Not...

Notes from the Grapefruit and Cactus leagues... Focus on Baltimore The Orioles have had immensely talented young players shift between 3B and SS before (some guy named Ripken comes to mind.) Ripken made the switch at 22 and in the...

Elvis Andrus- SS- TEX- Idea- Andrus has performed extremely well this season, but just a bit better against RH pitchers. He puts his .305/.345/.476 slash line up against Kendall Graveman. The A's pitcher has had his difficulties with RH batters,...

Lorenzo Cain- OF- KC- Idea- Cain has rapped out 3 hits three times so far this month. If there was a prime opportunity to do it again, facing Dylan Covey is it. Covey's slash line against RH hitters is .380/.470/.758...

Eric Hosmer- 1B- KC- Idea- Hosmer has been hot lately and facing Bartolo Colon is a recipe for staying that way. Hosmer owns a .331/.408/.538 slash line against RH pitching and has hit 19 homers in 359 ABs against them....

Ezequiel Carrera- OF- TOR- Idea- If Carrera gets the start he has a favorable matchup against Buck Farmer. Farmer hasn't performed well in a small sample size this season, but it is not out of line with his career slash...

Starling Marte- OF- PIT- Idea- Marte is poised to take advantage of the reverse splits of both himself and Sal Romano. Marte's slash line against RH pitching is .304/.369/.418 while Romano is .285/.371/.526 against RH hitting. Value play- Draft Kings...

Ben Gamel- OF- SEA- Idea- Gamel has been cold lately but could get a chance to break out today. The Mariners are facing Chris Tillman, who has been a disaster as a starter this season. His slash line against LH...

Ezequiel Carrera- OF- TOR- Idea- Carrera has only gotten occasional starts lately but today seems like it would be a good occasion for one. He owns a .320/.381/.485 slash line against RH pitcher. The specific RH pitcher the Blue Jays...

Jackie Bradley, Jr.- OF- BOS- Idea- Bradley is poised to take advantage of his reverse splits matching up with reverse splits of Jason Vargas. Bradley has a .343/.410/.557 slash line against southpaw hurlers while Vargas has a .290/.333/.451 slash line...

Luke Voit- 1B- STL- Idea- The rookie Voit has started his major league career with a severe reverse split, batting just .111 against southpaws but posting a slash line of .317/.417/.585 against RH pitching. Jeff Hoffman owns a slash line...

Whit Merrifield- 2B- KC- Idea- Merrifield has an opportunity to continue a hot stretch as Matt Boyd takes a .336/.402/.511 slash line against RH hitters into the game against the Royals. Merrifield's slash line against LH pitching is .292/.342/.444 so...

Cory Spangenberg- 3B- SD- Idea- Bartolo Colon has gone more than 5 IP only once in his last 8 starts. The Padres as a team are probably salivating for tonight's contest. Spangenberg brings a .290/.336/.405 slash line against RH pitching...

Cory Spangenberg- 3B- SD- Idea- Bartolo Colon has gone more than 5 IP only once in his last 8 starts. The Padres as a team are probably salivating for tonight's contest. Spangenberg brings a .290/.336/.405 slash line against RH pitching...

Hunter Renfroe- OF- SD- Idea- Renfroe is slashing .328/.426/.621 against LH pitching and has hit 4 HRs in 58 ABs against them. Amir Garrett hasn't let RH hitters get many hits but he does put them on base. His slash...

Hunter Renfroe- OF- SD- Idea- Renfroe is slashing .328/.426/.621 against LH pitching and has hit 4 HRs in 58 ABs against them. Amir Garrett hasn't let RH hitters get many hits but he does put them on base. His slash...

Max Kepler- OF- MIN- Idea- LH hitters are slashing .291/.391/.421 against Matt Cain. Kepler's slash line against RH pitching is .295/.369/.506. Combine those two and Kepler has a distinct advantage against the veteran. Value play- Draft Kings salary $4000 Delino...

Max Kepler- OF- MIN- Idea- LH hitters are slashing .291/.391/.421 against Matt Cain. Kepler's slash line against RH pitching is .295/.369/.506. Combine those two and Kepler has a distinct advantage against the veteran. Value play- Draft Kings salary $4000 Delino...

Salvador Perez- C- KC- Idea- With 9 HRs in 129 ABs and a slash line of .295/.326/.558 against RH pitching, Perez is poised to take advantage of the .310/.328/.513 slash line of Josh Tomlin has against RH hitting. Tomlin has...

Jed Lowrie- 2B- OAK- Idea- The switch-hitting Lowrie has put a hurting on RH pitching this season, with a .315/.384/.554 slash line against them. All 6 of his homers this season have been against RH pitchers. Masahiro Tanaka has had...

Adam Duvall- OF- CIN- Idea- Tyler Anderson has been a poor performer against RH hitting this season, with a .299/.363/.589 slash line and 7 homers allowed against them in 30.2 IP this season. It's not a matter of Coors inflation,...

Eric Thames- 1B- MIL- Idea- Thames still isn't at the top of 1B salaries, despite his 13 homers and .315 average. He took a .290/.416/.624 slash line against RH pitching into yesterday's game. The Brewers are facing Luis Perdomo and...

Tucker Barnhart- C- CIN- Idea- Barnhart has been improving on the solid performance he had against RH pitching in 2016, when he had a .271/.344/.400 slash line. His slash line against them in 2017 is .296/.356/.370. With Matt Cain being...

Yunel Escobar- 3B- LAA- Idea- Entering last night, Escobar had pounded southpaws to the tune of a .364/.391/.409 slash line so far this season. This comes after posting .314/.382/.463 numbers last season. With Martin Perez having a .285/.353/.432 slash line...

Eric Thames- 1B- MIL- Idea- With 8 homers to lead the majors, Thames' price hasn't caught up with the value he is providing in DFS contests. Oddly enough he has only hit 2 homers in Miller Park, but that is...

Eddie Rosario- OF- MIN- Idea- Rosario hit all 10 of his 2016 homers in 271 PAs against RH pitching. James Shields had slash lines against LH hitting of .284/.372/.494 in 2016 and .278/.398/.522 in 2015. Shields has allowed 2 homers...

Eugenio Suarez- 3B- CIN- Idea- Suarez had success against southpaws last year to the tune of a .276/.354/.528 slash line with 9 homers in 127 ABs. He will be facing Tommy Milone, who posted a .298/.352/.507 slash line against RH...

Brandon Drury- 2B- ARI- Idea- In his first season of full time work in the majors, Drury hit about the same no matter which hand the opposing pitcher threw with. He slashed .283/.332/.447 against RH pitching. He will be facing...

Notes from the Grapefruit and Cactus leagues... With a week until games start to count, teams are solidifying their plans. The Orioles named Kevin Gausman as their Opening Day starter, with Chris Tillman beginning the season on the DL. Gausman...

Notes from the Grapefruit and Cactus leagues... Two springs ago Delino DeShields was a Rule V pick who had a strong performance and earned a starting job with the Rangers when they broke camp. He ended up hitting .261 with...