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Pitchers and catchers report tomorrow for the Rangers. Pitching was where Texas made the most noise in the offseason, particularly in their rotation. Corey Kluber was their biggest acquisition in a trade with the Indians. He had a lost season...

Willy Adames- SS- TB- Idea- Given his .298/.366/.470 slash line against RH pitching, Adames is underpriced in games where he will face them. With Nathan Eovaldi struggling even after spending some time in the rotation, and posting a .281/.365/.413 slash...

Willy Adames- SS- TB- Idea- Given his .298/.366/.470 slash line against RH pitching, Adames is underpriced in games where he will face them. With Nathan Eovaldi struggling even after spending some time in the rotation, and posting a .281/.365/.413 slash...

Mike Freeman- 2B- CLE- Idea- Freeman has put up a .325/.364/.525 slash line in a small 40 AB sample against southpaws. Patrick Sandoval had a .277/.365/.415 slash line against LH hitters in the minors. This makes Freeman the better chance...

Mike Freeman- 2B- CLE- Idea- Freeman has put up a .325/.364/.525 slash line in a small 40 AB sample against southpaws. Patrick Sandoval had a .277/.365/.415 slash line against LH hitters in the minors. This makes Freeman the better chance...

Colin Moran- 3B- PIT- Idea- Moran has been hot lately and for the season has a .287/.339/.457 slash line against RH pitching. Elieser Hernandez has had trouble with LH hitters, reflected in his .267/.356/.603 slash line against them. For the...

Kolten Wong- 2B- STL- Idea- The Cardinals will be facing Tyler Mahle in the first game of today's doubleheader. He has a slash line of .295/.350/.553 against LH hitters. Wong brings a .277/.370/.411 slash lien against RH pitchers into the...

Miguel Cabrera- 1B-DET- Idea- Miggy isn't the superstar he once was, but he owns a solid .333/.391/.551 slash line against southpaws. Martin Perez has a lackluster .277/.354/.454 slash line against RH hitters. The veteran Cabrera has an advantage here. Value...

David Peralta- OF- ARI- Idea- Peralta owns a slash line of .291/.356/.504 against RH pitchers. Chi Chi Gonzalez has a .333/.471/.667 slash line against LH hitters. Although that is in a small sample size of 9.1 IP, Gonzalez has not...

Marco Hernandez- 2B- BOS- Idea- Hernandez has performed well against RH pitchers this season, with a .333/.357/.407 slash line against them. Alex Wojciechowski has had difficulties with LH hitters over his career, with a .300/.376/.604 slash line against them. This...

Vladimir Guerrero, Jr.- OF- TOR- Idea- The rookie has had very good results against RH pitching with a .300/.372/.509 slash line against them. With Ariel Jurado bringing reverse splits of a .292/.340/.505 slash line against RH hitting, that makes Guerrero...

Brian McCann- C- ATL- Idea- McCann had the day off yesterday so he is likely to take his .288/.356/.482 slash line against RH pitchers into tonight's lineup. Elieser Hernandez has a .293/.387/.553 slash line in 47.2 career IP against LH...

Cesar Hernandez- 2B- PHI- Idea- Hernandez has posted a solid .307/.361/.459 slash line against RH pitching. Reynaldo Lopez has a .296/.376/.519 slash line against LH hitting. The switch-hitting Hernandez can exploit this matchup. Value Play- Draft Kings salary $3800 Cole...

Jason Castro- C- MIN- Idea- It's Sunday and he was off yesterday so there's a good chance Castro will be in the lineup. He brings a slash line of .277/.354/.569 against RH pitching to the matchup with Dylan Covey and...

Daniel Murphy- 1B- COL- Idea- Murphy owns a .313/.395/.478 slash line against southpaws. James Paxton has reverse splits in a limited sample size against LH hitters this season. His career slash line against them, though, also shows reverse splits with...

Nick Markakis- OF- ATL- Idea- Markakis has a .293/.378/.466 slash line against RH pitchers. Lefthanded hitters have a SLG of .503 against Zach Eflin and he has given up 10 homers in 42.2 IP against them. Markakis has hit all...

Jason Heyward- OF- CHC- Idea- Heyward has a very solid .291/.388/.521 slash line against RH pitchers. Trevor Williams brings a .294/.336/.431 slash line against LH hitters into the matchup. That makes it heavily favor Heyward. Value Play- Draft Kings salary...

Mike Freeman- 2B- CLE- Idea- Freeman has a .294/.413/.471 slash line against RH pitching. Gabriel Ynoa owns a .286/.335/.513 career slash line against LH hitting. This makes Freeman the better bet for a solid performance. He is also eligible at...

David Peralta- OF- ARI- Idea- Peralta brings a slash line against RH pitchers of .303/.350/.564 to face Anibal Sanchez. Sanchez has a slash line of .267/.357/.564 against LH hitters and has allowed 7 homers in 24.2 IP against them. Give...

David Peralta- OF- ARI- Idea- Peralta brings a slash line against RH pitchers of .303/.350/.564 to face Anibal Sanchez. Sanchez has a slash line of .267/.357/.564 against LH hitters and has allowed 7 homers in 24.2 IP against them. Give...

Brian McCann- C- ATL- Idea- McCann didn't start last night's game so that means it's highly likely he will be in this afternoon's lineup. That gives him a good matchup with his .302/.353/.500 slash line against RH pitchers in his...

Colin Moran- 3B- PIT- Idea- Moran's slash line against RH pitching is solid at .270/.331/.460. With Brandon Woodruff's .279/.350/.415 career slash line against LH hitters, Moran is a bargain at his price. Value Play- Draft Kings salary $3500 JT Riddle-...

Ramon Laureano- OF- OAK- Idea- Laureano is riding a 7-game hitting streak in which he has gone 10-for-26. He has also exhibited some reverse splits. Against RH hitting he has a slash line of 263/.317/.414. Mike Leake has had challenges...

Melky Cabrera- OF- PIT- Idea- Cabrera has been successful no matter which hand the ball is coming at him from, but against southpaws he is slashing .351/.368/.541. This bodes well for him facing Eric Lauer and the .287/.346/.496 slash line...

Jhoulys Chacin- P- MIL- Idea- Chacin will be facing an injury-depleted Washington lineup that leans heavily righthanded. This plays into Chacin's strength. Last season he owned a .178/.244/.284 slash line against RH hitting. This year it is .235/.307/.426, not as...

Justin Bour- 1B- LAA- Idea- Bour hit 18 of his 20 homers last year against RH pitching. His slash line against them was .242/.356/.463. Heading into last night's game he had slugged 3 homers in 64 ABs against righties. Aaron...

Jorge Polanco- SS- MIN- Idea- The switch-hitting Polanco had a .317/.387/.457 slash line against RH pitchers in 2018 and has started even hotter against them against this year (.371/.430/.743.) Facing Dylan Bundy who posted a .319/.385/.553 slash line against LH...

Yan Gomes- C- WAS- Idea- Gomes posted a slash line of .288/.363/.477 against southpaws in 2018. Drew Pomeranz was .301/.401/.546 against RH hitters. Pomeranz allowed 12 homers in 57.1 IP against them, all the homers he gave up last year....

Yan Gomes- C- WAS- Idea- Gomes posted a slash line of .288/.363/.477 against southpaws in 2018. Drew Pomeranz was .301/.401/.546 against RH hitters. Pomeranz allowed 12 homers in 57.1 IP against them, all the homers he gave up last year....

Greg Bird- 1B- NYY- Idea- Bird has had reverse splits for the last 3 seasons and in the small sample of 2019 that trend has continued. So far he is posting a slash line of .286/.375/.714 against LH pitchers after...

Ben Zobrist- 2B- CHC- Idea- Last year, the switch-hitting Zobrist posted a .295/.377/.452 slash line against RH pitching. Jameson Taillon had a .265/.334/.403 slash line against LH hitting. This matchup falls in Zobrist's favor, and his price and flexibility at...

Dylan Bundy- P- BAL- Idea- Could the Orioles end up actually winning the first series of the year with the Yankees? Part of that depends on whether Bundy can overcome his wretched spring (7.89 ERA) and perform as he did...

Looking around the camps of the Orioles, Brewers, and Rangers There were a couple breakout players for the Brewers, one from the bullpen and one at 1B. Josh Hader had shown a flash of what was to come in 2017,...

Notes and News from around Spring Training camps Rotate Out the Barrel Milwaukee has a fairly long list of pitchers to fill out their 2019 rotation, but there are still question marks out there. The Brewers didn't sign and free...

Looking around the camps of the Orioles, Brewers, and Rangers In a team flush with youngsters, there are a few veterans left in the Orioles' camp. Chris Davis is perhaps the one with the most to prove. His season of...

Ryan Braun- OF- MIL- Idea- Braun has had a power surge recently, with 5 homers in his last 4 games, and has a .250/.347/.532 slash line against southpaws for the season. Daniel Norris has allowed 6 homers in 31.1 IP...