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Justin Verlander will be the popular pick on Monday because he's almost guaranteed to have a good outing. However, if you want to spend a little more on hitting, there are a couple cheaper pitchers worth a look.
PITCHER
Mike Clevinger, CLE at STL ($42): You could spend up on Justin Verlander ($62) or save money and hope for similar success from less consistent arms. Clevinger has upside, seen in back-to-back 38-point fantasy outings, but there's also risk as he's failed to reach five strikeouts numerous times. I'm willing to bank on another successful outing against the Cardinals, who have been subpar against righties in the last month with a 24.3 K% and .303 wOBA.
Cole Hamels, TEX vs. SD ($42): Hamels provides consistency with nine straight quality outings and at least 19 fantasy points in three of his last four starts. Outside of a couple duds, Hamels has been steady often reaching six or seven strikeouts each start. It's hard to see the Padres changing that as they have a 23.6 K% and .294 wOBA against southpaws since the beginning of May, both near the bottom of charts.
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CATCHER
Austin Romine, NYY at PHI ($10): Romine is a cheap place to go at catcher with Gary Sanchez recently going to the DL. Romine has been stout at the plate this year with a solid .333 BABIP against righties and there isn't much else to ask for at this price. Vince Velasquez has been a bit all over the place in recent outings and doesn't look improved from last season's .346 wOBA allowed to righty bats.
FIRST BASE
Yonder Alonso, CLE at STL ($17): The Indians are on fire and any of their bats can be used in this spot. Alonso is one of those bats with 18 extra-base hits (9 HR) and a .355 wOBA against righties. On the mound, John Gant is getting only his fourth start of the year with none of his previous ones resulting in a quality outing. In three short seasons in the majors, he has a suspect 4.52 xFIP against 219 lefty bats faced.
SECOND BASE
Jason Kipnis, CLE at STL ($16): Here's another Cleveland bat with the hopes it continues a seven-game win streak. Kipnis's price jumped a bit in recent days, but he's still worth it after last season's .200 ISO against righties to go with a career .341 wOBA. Gant will have trouble pitching more than five innings, which means Cleveland will face a St. Louis bullpen that has a below average 4.19 ERA.
THIRD BASE
Johan Camargo, ATL vs. CIN ($15): Camargo is always a good bat to trust at third if you need to save a few dollars. He's been slightly better against righties this year with a .359 wOBA and should increase that number against Tyler Mahle. The righty hurler is pitching better after a rocky start, but still has a brutal 2.65 HR/9 against lefty bats, pushing his career xFIP to 5.45.
SHORTSTOP
Didi Gregorius, NYY at PHI ($15): It's been an up-and-down season for Gregorius and he's on another good run with a .333 BABIP in June to go with 12 of his 14 homers against righties. That number should be useful against Vince Velasquez, who has a miserable 2.25 HR/9 against lefties and has given up multiple runs in his last three starts including 10 runs to the Brewers a couple weeks ago.
OUTFIELD
David Peralta, ARI at MIA ($18): Whenever faced with a struggling righty, Peralta is usually a good option. He has 11 homers against them to go with a solid .379 wOBA, which builds off last season's .353 wOBA. Dan Straily is appealing a five-game suspension and should take the mound having given up at least three runs in each of last three starts. He also has a 5.32 xFIP against lefty bats after that number was at 4.87 in 2017.
Mitch Haniger, SEA at BAL ($17): Haniger hits southpaws more consistently, but has more power against righties and that's where 14 of his 16 homers have come along with a career .223 ISO. Andrew Cashner is always liable to give up a home run or two with a 4.72 ERA and 4.84 xFIP against righty bats.
Delino DeShields, TEX vs. SD ($13): DeShields consistently gets on base for a small price with a .404 BABIP against lefties. That number should work against Joey Lucchesi, who couldn't make it two innings last start and has given up multiple runs in five of his last six outings. Most of those struggles come against righty bats with a .350 wOBA allowed for the season.
