Sunday Night Showdown: Cubs v.s. Giants – Draftkings & FanDuel MLB DFS – July 31, 2022 – FantasyCruncher.com DFS Articles & Insights – fantasycruncher.com

CPTN:

Ian Happ (CHC) (DK- $9,400, FD- $6,500)

Leading the CHC in hits is Happ (who may be more of a bargain on FanDuel where his price decreased) with ownership in the mid-range. Happ also has positive values (2,2) against two of Carlos Rodon’s three used pitch types which bodes well for him to perform well here. Moreover, having stolen base potential (third most on the team) can result in additional scoring in lineups for Happ on top of potential hitting success. Happ’s isolated hitting power is currently at the lower range of hitters this slate but may be worth the risk.

Luis Gonzalez (SF) (DK- $6,000 FD- $5,000)

Gonzales is coming off a dominant game and facing a pitcher in Sampson who strikes out lefties less than righties so far (10 to 16) which may give Gonzalez an opportunity to get multiple hits in this matchup. Sampson’s second highest pitch type (sinker) is also Gonzalez’ best to counter run value wise and second most on the team (6). However, Gonzalez is projected to be the second highest hitter on the slate so he may be worth hedging with other players (such as Wilmer Flores) just to give your lineups some diversity.

UTIL/FLEX:

Wilmer Flores (SF) (DK- $8,200, FD- $9,500)

At a price discount on DraftKings specifically, Flores may be worth rostering heavily with double-digit run-value (12) against Adrian Sampson’s second most used pitch type and could be an efficient pair with his teammate Luis Gonzalez. Also, due to the poor performance last game there’s a chance Flores may go slightly overlooked although his ownership is projected to be among the highest on the slate. The potential is still high though for Flores here being second in homeruns so far for his team, and having the second highest ceiling on the slate for hitters which should complement his pitch type edge and possibly result in exceeding his value (on DraftKings mainly).

Patrick Wisdom (CHC) (DK- $9,000, FD- $7,500)

Wisdom has the fourth highest ceiling on the slate and leads both teams in homeruns (19) which is difficult to ignore with ownership on the lower end here. Despite the homerun potential and even at low projected ownership Wisdom should still be approached with caution due to having low run value (one being negative) against Carlos Rodon’s two most used pitch types. Although Wisdom may have better chances against the relief pitchers he should be viewed as a boom or bust play.

Austin Slater (SF) (DK- $7,200, FD- $6,500)

Despite having two past games of barely reaching value Slater is tough to ignore and could be a steal with little to no ownership. This should be taken advantage of because Slater is one of the few players from SF who has close to double-digit run values (5,7) against two of Hampson’s most used pitch types (fastball/sinker) which bodes well for him to exceed his value here. The base stealing potential is there as well (second most on SF this slate at 6, third most on team) which is another plus for scoring in lineups. All in all, Slater could be an essential starting piece for SF stacks and could be paired with other players with projected high ownership to be safe.