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PITCHER
Jacob deGrom, NYM vs MIA ($10,400): It's worth it to pay up for deGrom tonight, as he will be at home with a prime matchup against the Marlins. deGrom has always pitched better at home (2.31 ERA vs 3.46 on the road) for his career and he's giving up only a .207 wOBA at Citi Field this season. With a .261 wOBA on the road against right-handed pitching, the Marlins have the worst mark in baseball while striking out 26 percent of the time (fifth-worst in the league).
GPP Fade: Jon Lester, CHC vs CLE ($8,100): While Lester has put up solid numbers this season, the fade here is about facing the Indians. While the regulars for Cleveland are solid against left-handed pitching, they also have players like Rajai Davis and Brandon Guyer to bring off the bench as specialists. As a team, Cleveland has a .343 wOBA and .194 ISO against southpaws (fourth-best in the league for both) while striking out only 18.4 percent of the time (third-best in the league).
Cheap GPP Consideration: David Price, BOS at TB ($7,900): It seems odd to see Price below $8,000, but his season has been a mixed bag of results. He should have every motivation pitching back in Tampa and he looked good in his last start, scoring 55 fantasy points in a complete game. The Rays have a 23.5 percent strikeout rate against left-handed pitching (11th-highest in the league) and their .307 wOBA to that handedness in the Trop is also the 11th-worst mark in the league.
CATCHER/FIRST BASE
Adrian Gonzalez, NYM vs MIA ($2,600): Gonzalez has shown there's still some gas left in the tank, and in two good matchup against weak right-handed pitchers he's twice put up fantasy games of over 40 points. His .336 wOBA against right-handed pitching is respectable and a matchup with Dan Straily is a good one. Straily has allowed a .329 wOBA on the road to left-handed hitters for his career, putting Jay Bruce and Michael Conforto in play tonight as well.
SECOND BASE
Gleyber Torres, NYY at TEX ($3,800): Second base is a thin position tonight, so it make sense to spend up here while cutting back at 1B/C and the OF spots. Torres is locked in at the plate with four home runs over his last 14 games, and the only mystery here is why he and his .996 OPS are hitting last for the Yankees. He has a .417 wOBA against right-handed pitchers this season while Doug Fister has allowed a .395 wOBA to righties.
THIRD BASE
Pedro Alvarez, BAL at CHW ($2,600): By now everyone knows Alvarez is a boom-or-bust type of DFS player who can hit a home run or (more likely) put up a goose egg with multiple strikeouts. This leaves him suited best for GPPs, although his career .341 wOBA and .232 ISO against right-handed pitching shows the upside he has. Dylan Covey has allowed a .370 wOBA to lefties in his short career, giving up a home run roughly every four innings he pitches.
SHORTSTOP
Jurickson Profar, TEX vs NYY ($3,400): It wasn't too long ago Profar was considered one of the top prospects in all of baseball before injuries curbed his development. He's now starting to show some of that potential with 18 extra base hits this season (a career high), an accomplishment he didn't achieve in two other seasons with over 300 plate appearances. He hit cleanup last night and gets the righty-vs-lefty split advantage against CC Sabathia tonight.
OUTFIELD
Enrique Hernandez, LAD vs COL ($2,500): Hernandez should be towards the top of the lineup tonight facing southpaw Kyle Freeland in Los Angeles. Kike has a career .362 wOBA against lefties for his career, and his mark last season sat at .390. Surprisingly, Freeland has struggled more on the road than at home against right-handed hitters, giving up a .373 wOBA last season and a .331 so far in 2018.
Corey Dickerson, PIT at CIN ($3,500): This is a great matchup for all of the left-handed Pirates as they take on Homer Bailey in his home ballpark. Dickerson is a lifetime .363 wOBA hitter against right-handed pitching and has a .348 mark this season. Bailey has been a gas can, giving up a .379 wOBA to left-handed hitters last season at home, and that's gotten worse this season with a .444 mark. Teammate Josh Bell ($3,300) is another good target tonight.
UTILITY
Ian Happ, CHC vs CLE ($3,200): Happ's price is actually low here considering he's been crushing everything in sight recently. Since May 11 he's raised his OPS 200 points and it now sits at a lofty .905. He'll get the weak link in the Tribe's current rotation, Adam Plutko, and Happ's .371 wOBA against right-handed pitchers is pretty much in line with last season's .357 mark.
