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Daily Fantasy MLB Hitter Stacks for FanDuel and DraftKings – 9/19/17

Daily Fantasy MLB Hitter Stacks for FanDuel and DraftKings - 9/19/17

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OAKLAND ATHLETICS

We're going back to well again. As we said yesterday, the A's have been one of baseball's best offenses over the last couple of months, and though they've been better vs. RHP, we like all those righties against Chad Bell tonight. The Tigers starter is a 28-year-old rookie who has done little in 54 IP this season to make us believe Detroit has unearthed some overlooked gem. Righties are rocking him for a .403 wOBA and .214 ISO, and Oakland regularly trots out up to eight guys who hit from the right side vs. southpaws. Also of note: the one lefty who regularly plays against LHP, Matt Olson, is carrying a team-best .237 in the split. We also like Ryon Healy (.378 wOBA, .226 ISO), but honestly we'd take a shot with just about any righty against Bell. He's yet to work five full innings in his three big-league starts to date, so there's a good chance we'll be seeing some substantial run from the Tigers' bullpen, which holds league-worst marks in ERA, FIP and xFIP and is second-to-last in HRs/9.

ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS

We're not exactly stoked about stacking in Petco, but the chance to play Paul Goldschmidt and J.D. Martinez against a weak lefty is enough to overcome a lot of misgivings. Travis Wood is yielding a .395 wOBA and .212 ISO vs. R this season, while Goldy and Martinez are putting up cartoonish numbers vs. southpaws (.412/.283 and .539/.518, respectively). A.J. Pollock and Chris Iannetta also have ISOs north of .200 vs. LHP and we'd probably limit our exposure there -- you might not have a choice, because they're going to be pricey. But those high salaries are also part of the attraction, because we're guessing the park/price combination is going to keep ownership levels reasonably low. Also worth noting: the Padres bullpen is the only one in baseball more generous than the Tigers with the long ball, surrendering 1.61 HRs/9.

CHICAGO CUBS

This one is all about betting against the health of Chris Archer, which admittedly, doesn't make me feel like a Good Person. But sometimes we've gotta be merciless, and if you're playing Archer in multiple lineups, hedging against him is just a smart play. The Tampa Bay ace has been getting roughed up lately, coinciding with an early exit on Sept. 2 due to forearm stiffness. Archer says he's fine, but the results say otherwise (15 hits, 9 runs allowed in his last seven innings). As for the Cubs, they've been baseball's best offense since the All Star break, leading all of MLB in wRC+ and wOBA and leading the NL in ISO. Kris Bryant and the power-hitting lefties (Rizzo, Schwarber, Avila) are our favorite plays; all have an ISO of .215+ and Schwarber is the only one with wOBA lower than .380 vs. RHP this season.