The Lineup Card: Mile High Platoon

The Lineup Card: Mile High Platoon

This article is part of our The Lineup Card series.

Projected Starters - A look at Wednesday's matchups (all times Eastern)

PHI (Jerome Williams – R) at CIN (Jon Moscot – R), 12:35 PM
MIA (Tom Koehler – R) at TOR (Aaron Sanchez – R), 12:37 PM
WAS (Gio Gonzalez – L) at NYY (Nathan Eovaldi – R), 1:05 PM
STL (Carlos Martinez – R) at COL (Chad Bettis – R), 3:10 PM
MIL (Kyle Lohse – R) at PIT (Charlie Morton – R), 7:05 PM
CHC (Jake Arrieta – R) at DET (Shane Greene – R), 7:08 PM
BOS (Rick Porcello – R) at BAL (Wei-Yin Chen – L), 7:10 PM
SEA (Taijuan Walker – R) at CLE (Trevor Bauer – R), 7:10 PM
SD (Tyson Ross – R) at ATL (Williams Perez – R), 7:10 PM
SF (Tim Hudson – R) at NYM (Matt Harvey – R), 7:10 PM
LAA (Jered Weaver – R) at TB (Erasmo Ramirez – R), 7:10 PM
HOU (Vincent Velasquez – R) at CHW (Jose Quintana – L), 8:10 PM
KC (Edinson Volquez – R) at MIN (Kyle Gibson – R), 8:10 PM
TEX (Yovani Gallardo – R) at OAK (Jesse Hahn – R), 10:05 PM
AZ (Jeremy Hellickson – R) at LAD (Brett Anderson – L), 10:10 PM

Day Game After Night Game: PHI/CIN, MIA/TOR, WAS/NYY, STL/COL

Injuries

Day-to-Day
Gregor Blanco, OF, SF – (Concussion) Unavailable Tuesday, getting concussion exam.
Nelson Cruz, OF, SEA – (Back) Left Tuesday's game with back spasms, felt better after game.
David Freese, 3B, LAA – (Hamstring) Left Tuesday's game with tightness.
Miguel Gonzalez, P, BAL – (Groin) Left Tuesday's start with strain, possibly headed to DL.
Billy Hamilton, OF, CIN – (Wrist) Out of Tuesday's lineup, day-to-day.
Evan Longoria, 3B, TB – (Wrist) Available off the bench Tuesday, should start Wednesday.
Hunter Pence, OF, SF – (Wrist) Out of lineup against Tuesday, might hit DL.
Brandon Phillips, 2B, CIN – (Knee) left Tuesday's game with strain, may be sidelined for several games, maybe DL bound.
Kevin Plawecki, C, NYM – (Ear) Scratched Tuesday with dizziness.
Hanley Ramirez, SS, BOS – (Knee) Fouled ball off knee Tuesday and left game, x-rays negative.
Denard Span, OF, WAS – (Back) Scratched Tuesday with soreness.
Justin Turner, 3B, LAD – (Knee) Left Monday's game, out of Tuesday's lineup.

Players on the DL
Alex Avila, C, DET – (Knee) Shut down with more soreness, will have MRI.
Travis d'Arnaud, C, NYM – (Hand) Will be activated Wednesday.
Chad Billingsley, P, PHI – (Shoulder) Threw bullpen session Tuesday, another session coming Friday, then rehab assignment.
Matt Cain, P, SF – (Forearm) Made first rehab start Tuesday, threw 55 pitches, mixed results.
Carl Crawford, OF, LAD – (Oblique) Started running Tuesday,
Ike Davis, 1B, OAK – (Quadriceps) Could begin rehab assignment this weekend.
Doug Fister, P, WAS – (Forearm) Will make rehab start Friday, Nationals will decide whether to activate him after the start.
A.J. Griffin, P, OAK – (Elbow) Will throw five innings at Triple-A Friday, getting close to activation.
Matt Harrison, P, TEX – (Back) Bad rehab outing Monday, Texas will be patient in activating him.
Dilson Herrera, 2B, NYM – (Finger) Was expected to be activated Wednesday, but will stay with Triple-A for now despite strong rehab performance.
Matt Holliday, OF, STL – (Quadriceps) Partial tear, will be reevaluated in two weeks, timeline to return is likely significantly longer than that.
John Jaso, C, TB – (Wrist) Doing baseball activities for the first time since season started.
Desmond Jennings, OF, TB – (Knee) Will have surgery Wednesday, out at least three or four weeks.
Kelly Johnson, 3B, ATL – (Back) Could be activated as soon as Wednesday.
Kyle Lobstein, P, DET – (Shoulder) Shut down indefinitely.
Edward Mujica, P, OAK – (Hand) Could throw off mound this weekend.
Brandon Morrow, P, SD – (Shoulder) Shut down for a couple of weeks.
Ivan Nova, P, NYY – (Elbow) – Made first rehab start Monday, good velocity, might only need two or three more rehab starts.
Jake Odorizzi, P, TB – (Oblique) Was originally hoping to avoid DL, might only miss minimum time.
Bobby Parnell, P, NYM – (Elbow) Expected to be activated after Tuesday's start.
Joel Peralta, P, LAD – (Arm) Will begin rehab assignment Thursday.
Martin Perez, P, TEX – (Elbow) Will throw three innings at Double-A Wednesday.
Stephen Strasburg, P, WAS – (Neck) Good bullpen session Saturday, another bullpen session should come soon, rehab will follow that.
Jacob Turner, P, CHC – (Elbow) Began rehab at Double-A Tuesday.
Justin Verlander, P, DET – (Triceps) Will start Saturday against Indians.

Activated from the DL
None

Placed on the DL
Matt Holliday, OF, STL
Jake Odorizzi, P, TB

Signed
Rafael Soriano, P, CHC

Called Up
David Aardsma, P, ATL
Andrew Bellatti, P, TB
Taylor Jungmann, P, MIL
Kyle Parker, OF, COL
Nolan Reimold, OF, BAL
Miguel Socolovich, P, STL
Giovanny Urshela, 3B, CLE
Zach Walters, DH, CLE

Sent Down (to Triple-A, unless otherwise noted)
Eddie Butler, P, COL
Cesar Cabral, P, BAL
Cody Martin, P, ATL
Luis Sardinas, SS, MIL

Closer Watch

Miami – A.J. Ramos had converted six saves in his last six appearance, but wound up blowing Tuesday's save and taking a loss by giving up a game-winning home run to Edwin Encarnacion. His performance so far has warranted some leeway in the closer's job.

Seattle – Fernando Rodney appears to have been relieved from closing duties and Carson Smith has earned saves in his last two appearances, including Tuesday's save. Smith allowed a run before shutting down the Indians Tuesday, nonetheless he appears to be gaining steam as Seattle's closer.

Key Matchups

Hot Batter Matchups – June 10, 2015
Matchup Info
Career Matchup Stats
Batter
Pos
Game
Pitcher
AB
H
XBH
HR
RBI
BB
K
AVG
OBP
SLG
OPS
C. Headley3BNYY vs WAS
1:05PM
G. Gonzalez11331302.273.333.7271.061
M. Teixeira1BNYY vs WAS
1:05PM
G. Gonzalez18642552.333.478.7781.256
B. HarperOFWAS @ NYY
1:05PM
N. Eovaldi14611124.429.500.6431.143
A. Rendon2BWAS @ NYY
1:05PM
N. Eovaldi17720141.412.524.5291.053
R. Zimmerman3BWAS @ NYY
1:05PM
N. Eovaldi10322303.300.300.9001.200
C. Davis1BBAL vs BOS
7:05PM
R. Porcello23643717.261.292.696.987
J. HardySSBAL vs BOS
7:05PM
R. Porcello20810004.400.400.450.850
M. Napoli1BBOS @ BAL
7:05PM
W. Chen21543535.238.333.7141.048
D. Pedroia2BBOS @ BAL
7:05PM
W. Chen321560533.469.514.6881.202
R. BraunOFMIL @ PIT
7:05PM
C. Morton18841532.444.524.7781.302
C. GomezOFMIL @ PIT
7:05PM
C. Morton11511302.455.417.7271.144
S. MarteOFPIT vs MIL
7:05PM
K. Lohse16511515.313.389.500.889
A. McCutchenOFPIT vs MIL
7:05PM
K. Lohse4514631142.311.353.578.931
J. TabataOFPIT vs MIL
7:05PM
K. Lohse361541523.417.447.6111.058
N. Walker2BPIT vs MIL
7:05PM
K. Lohse391251979.308.413.513.926
M. TroutOFLAA @ TB
7:10PM
E. Ramirez13511201.385.429.6151.044
L. Duda1BNYM vs SF
7:10PM
T. Hudson301231433.400.500.5671.067
J. MayberryOFNYM vs SF
7:10PM
T. Hudson15422543.267.421.6671.088
A. CabreraSSTB vs LAA
7:10PM
J. Weaver401262526.300.349.550.899
A. EscobarSSKC @ MIN
8:10PM
K. Gibson14610102.429.467.500.967
M. Moustakas3BKC @ MIN
8:10PM
K. Gibson13520011.385.429.538.967
A. Gonzalez1BLAD vs ARI
10:10PM
J. Hellickson22442841.182.308.591.899
Hot Pitcher Matchups – June 10, 2015
Matchup Info
Career Stats Allowed To Batters On Opposing Team
Pitcher
Game
AB
H
XBH
HR
RBI
BB
K
AVG
OBP
SLG
OPS
Brett AndersonLAD vs ARI
10:10PM
651731416.262.273.347.619
Cold Batter Matchups – June 10, 2015
Matchup Info
Career Matchup Stats
Batter
Pos
Game
Pitcher
AB
H
XBH
HR
RBI
BB
K
AVG
OBP
SLG
OPS
C. BeltranOFNYY vs WAS
1:05PM
G. Gonzalez10210013.200.273.300.573
D. Uggla2BWAS @ NYY
1:05PM
N. Eovaldi17311345.176.364.353.717
N. ReimoldOFBAL vs BOS
7:05PM
R. Porcello10200000.200.200.200.400
T. SniderOFBAL vs BOS
7:05PM
R. Porcello13200123.154.267.154.421
M. BettsOFBOS @ BAL
7:05PM
W. Chen10100002.100.100.100.200
J. LucroyCMIL @ PIT
7:05PM
C. Morton12100013.083.154.083.237
J. SeguraSSMIL @ PIT
7:05PM
C. Morton16300002.188.188.188.375
C. Hart1BPIT vs MIL
7:05PM
K. Lohse26530105.192.192.308.500
E. AybarSSLAA @ TB
7:10PM
E. Ramirez12111111.083.154.333.487
C. GrandersonOFNYM vs SF
7:10PM
T. Hudson10111223.100.250.400.650
A. JacksonOFSEA @ CLE
7:10PM
T. Bauer10100035.100.308.100.408
J. Altuve2BHOU @ CWS
8:10PM
J. Quintana16300007.188.188.188.375
L. CainOFKC @ MIN
8:10PM
K. Gibson10100013.100.182.100.282
S. PerezCKC @ MIN
8:10PM
K. Gibson14200104.143.143.143.286
K. SuzukiCMIN vs KC
8:10PM
E. Volquez10100002.100.100.100.200
H. Kendrick2BLAD vs ARI
10:10PM
J. Hellickson12200011.167.231.167.397
Cold Pitcher Matchups – June 10, 2015
Matchup Info
Career Stats Allowed To Batters On Opposing Team
Pitcher
Game
AB
H
XBH
HR
RBI
BB
K
AVG
OBP
SLG
OPS
Gio GonzalezWAS @ NYY
1:05PM
8523123141318.271.374.499.874
Charlie MortonPIT vs MIL
7:05PM
882973131111.330.406.491.896
Trevor BauerCLE vs SEA
7:10PM
69207391019.290.395.461.856
Tim HudsonSF @ NYM
7:10PM
1113585181224.315.394.485.879

Recommended Pickup

Ben Paulsen, 1B, COL – With Justin Morneau's concussion symptoms lingering, Paulsen and Wilin Rosario have been splitting first base duties in the Mile High City. As the left-handed hitter in this platoon, Paulsen figures to get a larger share of the pie and he has performed well in his 62 at-bats. Of course, Paulsen is aided by Coors Field, but he has a higher OPS on the road (1.154) than at home (.988). Both are small sample sizes. However, Paulsen has a good minor league track record and had 24 home runs combined at Triple-A and with the Rockies last year with an OPS over .900. At the minimum, daily lineup leagues can gain from the platoon scenario, as well as Coors Field starts.

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DraftKingsValue Picks

SP: Gio Gonzalez, WAS ($8,300)
C: Stephen Vogt, OAK ($3,700)
1B: Chris Davis, BAL ($3,900)
2B: Neil Walker, PIT ($4,000)
SS: Addison Russell, CHC ($3,500)
3B: Manny Machado, BAL ($3,800)
OF: Chris Colabello, TOR ($3,500)

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