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Daily Fantasy MLB Hitter Stacks FanDuel & DraftKings 7/28/16

Boston Red Sox's David Ortiz follows through on a home run off Tampa Bay Rays starting pitcher Nathan Karns during the fifth inning of a baseball game Wednesday, April 22, 2015, in St. Petersburg, Fla. Catching for the Rays is Rene Rivera. (AP Photo/O'Meara)

Daily Fantasy MLB Hitter Stacks FanDuel & DraftKings 7/28/16

Welcome to our new daily article breaking down some of the other stacking targets on this slate. We covered our system's top value plays in our daily picks article and pitching breakdown but here we will look at other dudes to consider.

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Stacking in DFS MLB is such an important concept if you’re looking to take down a big tournament on FanDuel or DraftKings. It’s also a good way to diversify cash games because the variance in baseball can mean wild swings (ahem) in the scoring on a particular slate. The concept is easy. You want to pile players from one or two teams into your lineups because those guys compound scores by helping each other score runs when the going is good.

Stack Targets

Boston Red Sox vs. Jered Weaver (LAA)

The Red Sox are my top stack of the night, and it isn't even close. They will be going up against Jered Weaver, who has struggled mightily this season. He is coming into this contest sporting an ERA, FIP, xFIP and SIERA well over five. It just sets this Boston Red Sox team perfectly. This is as good as a matchup you'll see in DFS, so don't try to be cute and fade a team that has the highest wOBA against right-handed pitchers, especially against one whose peripherals are just awful. The Sox lineup runs deep and have tough outs even at the bottom of the lineup

My top 4 guys to stack: David Ortiz, Jackie Bradley Jr., Mookie Betts and Hanley Ramirez

Minnesota Twins vs. Ubaldo Jimenez (BAL)

With all these aces on the mound, there are not many stacking options, but I like the Twins tonight. They will be going up against Ubaldo Jimenez; another guy struggling this season. He is coming into this contest boasting a 1.97 WHIP to go along with a 7.38 ERA. His xFIP indicates that his ERA will drop, but not to any great degree. He is putting two base runners on per inning, which just yells out trouble. I know the Twins don't have the best offense in the big leagues, but this is one gorgeous matchup and it will be interesting to see how there ownership percentages look today.

My top 4 guys to stack: Miguel Sano, Eduardo Nunez, Joe Mauer and Brain Dozier.

Miami Marlins vs. Michael Wacha (MIA)

This stack might surprise you a bit, but I'm feeling the Marlins tonight. They will be going up against Michael Wacha, who owns an ERA over 4 to go along with a 1.44 WHIP. Let's be honest, he has not been all that and I'm going to go ahead and stack a Marlins' club that will be getting their speedster back, Dee Gordon. This team is going to be pumped to have their 2nd baseman return to the lineup and I'm expecting them to use that energy to hit Wacha hard. With not many stacking options on tonight's slate, go ahead and be contrarian and go with the Fish.

My top 4 guys to stack: Giancarlo Stanton, Christian Yelich, Marcell Ozuna and Martin Prado