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Daily Fantasy MLB Hitter Stacks for FanDuel and DraftKings- 9/19/16

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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

Texas Rangers vs. Jhoulys Chacin (Angels)
Park - Globe Life Park In Arlington

The Texas Rangers are going to be our top stack of the night, and Vegas agrees. The Rangers are projected to score 5.67 runs, which is the highest on the slate. The Angels are coming to town and are going to bring Jhoulys Chacin to the mound. Chacin has been horrible against both lefties and righties, though he is much worse against left handers. Aside from the atrocious wOBA, Chacin has sported a 4.62 xFIP and a 34.7% hard contact rate. The Rangers have a very intimidating lineup that consists of both lefties and righties. My favorite of all is probably Rougned Odor, so he will be in both my sneaky and main Rangers stack. The game will be played in the Globe Life Park, which is a top 5 park n the league for both lefty and righty power. I do expect the Rangers to be pretty highly owned, so the

Main Stack - Ian Desmond, Carlos Beltran, Adrian Beltre, Rougned Odor
Sneaky Stack - Carlos Gomez, Rougned Odor, Jonathan Lucroy, Mitch Moreland

Chicago Cubs vs. Tim Adleman (Reds)
Park - Wrigley Field

The Cubs are going to be our 2nd favorite stack, and I actually like them more in super large field tournaments. They have a huge amount of upside and are at a park that can assist in a huge way. The Cubs will be facing off with Tim Adleman, a right handed youngster that has been absolutely HORRIBLE against lefties. In over 20 innings, Adleman has given up 7 home runs and possesses a .391 wOBA against lefties. The Cubs obviously have a ton of big bats in the lineup,but Bryant and Rizzo are the best. I will make sure I Rizzo and Bryant in all of my stacks, and will then put various other guys in accordingly. As of now, the wind is blowing out almost 10 MPH. While that doesn't seem like a ton, Wrigley is heavily influenced by wind speed and direction. I definitely see the merit in using the sneaky stack. The Cubs have an explosive offense and the production can come from anywhere.

Main Stack - Anthony Rizzo, Kris Bryant, Dexter Fowler, Ben Zobrist
Sneaky Stack - Anthony Rizzo, Kris Bryant, Addison Russell, Jason Heyward

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