There are a couple of things to note here. The ATL-STL contest on DraftKings is only seven innings, and you don’t get the luxury of Coors Field on DraftKings, whereas you do on FanDuel. So, keep that in mind! Also, there could be some weather in play, so keep an eye out for that. I still can’t believe the prices of some guys on this slate, namely one Pittsburgh hitter, and there’s a few bats I absolutely love today. Without further ado, grab your coffee and let’s head into the Value Vault for today’s main slate!
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Tony Kemp, 2B/OF OAK ($2,200 FD/$2,700 DK) - Jordan Montgomery at home isn’t typically something to attack, as he’s been decent there, but Oakland is putting up some runs and Kemp has been a catalyst for it all series! Not only has Kemp homered twice in this series, as well as scored two runs and drove in four runs, for the month of June as a whole, he’s hitting .306 with an awesome 1.029 OPS! Also, 10 walks, leading to a .417 on-base percentage! Kemp has hit safely in five straight games and scored at least one run in seven straight! UPDATE: Kemp is not starting for Oakland today. You can pivot to Jed Lowrie on FanDuel ($2,900) or Luis Arraez on DraftKings ($3,000).
Bryan Reynolds, OF PIT ($3,100 FD/$3,100 DK) - I mean, if FanDuel and DraftKings want to continue letting us rack up points from Reynolds at a not very expensive price, I won’t complain! Reynolds is hitting .347 on the year against southpaws, and Hentges has been abused by opposing righties, to the tune of a .374 average and OPS north 1.000! In these two games against Cleveland, Reynolds has posted 21 and 19 points on DraftKings, and he’s reached double-digits in three straight. He’s hitting .345 in the month of June with a 1.079 OPS and he’s notched two hits in four straight games.
FanDuel
Joc Pederson, OF CHC ($2,900) - We’ve only seen a handful of innings from Miami’s Zach Thompson, but lefties have had the early success against him, posting a .402 wOBA. Pederson has 11 home runs and a .352 wOBA against righties in 2021. The veteran slugger has posted a .922 OPS in the month of June and has seven home runs in just 58 at-bats (8.3 AB/HR)! Pederson has hit safely in eight of his last 10 games, with five home runs coming in that span.
Matt Chapman, 3B OAK ($3,000) - A second Oakland Athletic makes it into the Value Vault today! Jordan Montgomery has been better at home than on the road this year, so I’ll give him that, but I’ll still trust righties and their .775 OPS against him for the year. Chapman is hitting .288 this month with an .861 OPS, and he’s riding a nice eight-game hit streak! He has a .777 OPS against southpaws in 2021.
Garrett Hampson, 2B/OF COL ($3,400) - Hampson has a .910 OPS at home versus a .555 road OPS. He has a 1.089 OPS versus lefties, compared to a .593 OPS versus righties. At home versus a southpaw in 2021, Hampson has a 1.318 OPS! Today, Hampson is at home against Eric Lauer (a lefty), who has struggled against righties this year! If you need to save $100, you can pivot to Brendan Rodgers, who has also punished southpaws. UPDATE: Hampson isn’t starting. Pivot to Rodgers.
DraftKings
Austin Hays, OF BAL ($3,200) - Ryu has been worse on the road this year (3.68 ERA) compared to at home (3.09 ERA), and righties have had more success (.748 OPS) compared to left-handed hitters (.497). Ryu has allowed five home runs across his last three starts and has struggled missing bats (7:8 K/BB ratio) in his most recent appearances. Hays has hit .314 against southpaws this year and he has 14 or more DraftKings points in two of his past three games. It’s been an abysmal month of June thus far for Hays, but he’s hit safely in three of his last four, hitting .308 (4-for-13) in that span. He can only be played in GPPs today.
Tyler O’Neill, OF STL ($3,100) - It’s only a seven-inning game, so keep that in mind, but when a righty is on the mound, you can’t ignore Tyler O’Neill. Again, playing guys in shorter games can be a death sentence, since at-bats are limited, but if you expect many will zig from this game, you could zag to this game. Atlanta’s Bryse Wilson has served up a .348 batting average to opposing right-handed hitters, and O’Neill is hitting .291 with 14 home runs (10.6 AB/HR) against righties. Be mindful of the game length, but there could be fireworks here.