Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks for ScoreStreak 9/17/14

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Total Bases

Nelson Cruz
Adam Jones
I love picking on some J.A. Happ. It of course isn't a full-proof system as Happ does turn in a solid game every once in a while. But Cruz and Jones have spent the better part of this season tagging lefties and down. They are both rocking wOBAs over .400 on that side of the platoon this season and each has OPS near the top of the lefty splits leader board. Happ, for his career, is worse against righties (opposite this season) and Camden Yards is about a good as it gets for boosting righty power. I love the idea of stacking them in the total bases category especially in the six-man ScoreStreak leagues.

Hits

Victor Martinez
Any time V-Mart squares up against a pitcher with a low K rate I sit up and take notice. When that pitcher is a righty, all the better. See Martinez is nearly impossible for righties to strike out. His 6.1 K% is about as low as you'll see from any hitter in any split and speaks to his ability to generate contact in nearly all of his plate appearances on that side of the split. Kyle Gibson has no K stuff to speak of and Martinez is in a great spot for hits tonight.

Jose Reyes
Hitting at the top of the lineup on a day that should see the Blue Jays put up some runs. I like Reyes against Bud Norris because the former isn't too terribly interested in taking walks, doesn't strike out a ton, and should see an extra plate appearance today if the Jays can get to Norris early.

Strikeouts

David Price
If I'm trying to hit the nine K mark I rolling Price out there today. Sale has a matchup against the Royals that's less than ideal considering their strike out rate. But Price is matched up with the Twin who K more than 21% of the time against lefty pitching. The ballpark should help keep things in the yard and Price has put up some big time K numbers throughout the season. He strikes out close to ten batters per nine, but the real upside comes from how long he can go in games because he walks so few hitters.

Cole Hamels
Feels as safe as safe gets against the Padres today. San Diego ranks dead last against lefty pitching and it really isn't that close. The Padres are just awful and though Hamels isn't an ace on Sale's level, the matchup here dictates so much safety and Cole does have swing and miss stuff. He's striking out close to a batter an inning and should be in line to go deep into this game.