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Breaking down Game Week 12 on Sorare MLB
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⏪ Game Week Rewind
Congrats to Andy for placing second in Common All-Star in GW11.
A last-minute relief appearance for Jeff Hoffman secured the silver medal and a T2 Limited reward.
📋 Roster Movements
In:
Walker Buehler - Scheduled to make first start for Dodgers on Monday since 2022
Justin Steele - Will be activated from the IL and start Monday vs. Padres
Dylan Carlson - Rejoined Cardinals Saturday and likely to be activated soon
Out:
Trea Turner - Placed on 10-day IL with left hamstring strain
Byron Buxton - Placed on 10-day IL with right knee inflammation
Nathan Eovaldi - Placed on 15-day IL with a right groin strain
Wyatt Langford - Placed on 10-day IL with right hamstring strain
Evan Phillips - Placed on the 15-day IL with hamstring strain
Steven Kwan - Day to day with left hamstring tightness
Joe Musgrove - Placed on 15-day IL with right elbow inflammation
🔎 Multi Game Monitor
Four Games:
White Sox, Guardians, Royals, Angels, Brewers, Twins, Giants, Mariners, Cardinals, Rangers, Athletics
Three Games:
Diamondbacks, Cubs, Reds, Rockies, Tigers, Astros, Dodgers, Marlins, Mets, Yankees, Phillies, Pirates, Padres, Rays
Two Games:
Braves, Orioles, Red Sox, Blue Jays, Nationals
☔️ Rain Check
Cincinnati - Rainy all four days. Roughly 50% chance of rain/thunderstorms Mon-Fri.
Chicago - 83% chance of thunderstorms Tuesday.
New York City - 75% chance of rain Thursday. *RISK*
Kansas City - Tuesday-Wednesday looks fine but Monday…
Minnesota - 50% chance of thunderstorms Wednesday.
St. Louis - Weather looks terrible. Severe weather on both Monday and Wednesday.
Philadelphia - 61% chance of rain Monday night.
⚾️ Pitching Primer
Corbin Burnes at WSH - No weather risk and Washington is ranked in the bottom half of most offense metrics. They strike out at the 19th-highest rate which is a big improvement from last season.
Cole Ragans vs MIL - He’s pitching on Monday so we shouldn’t have to worry about him being bumped off the slate. Milwaukee K’s at the 12th-highest rate in the league (23.6%).
Pablo Lopez vs SEA - Lopez might be my favorite arm going this week. Seattle has the highest strikeout rate in the league (27.9%) and Pablo is 8th in K% (30.2%).
Other Starters Include:
Zack Wheeler vs TOR
George Kirby at MIN
Logan Gilbert at MIN
Hunter Greene vs ARI - weather risk
📞 Call To The Bullpen
Closers Playing Four Games In GW12:
(Minos the co-closer situation in Milwaukee)
Michael Kopech - CWS
Emmanuel Clase - CLE
James McArthur - KCR
Carlos Estevez - LAA
Jhoan Duran - MIN
Andres Muñoz - SEA
Ryan Helsley - STL
Kirby Yates - TEX
Medieval Mason Miller - OAK
💰 Stacks
Giants
The Giants play one brutal game at home against the #1 ranked pitcher per FantasyPros, Zack Wheeler, but then get three games at Coors against Hudson, Lambert, and Quantrill.
This offense has been quite underwhelming but the four-game + Coors combo puts them squarely in play this week.
Rangers
Texas will be playing in a pitcher’s park for four games, but they will draw at least two favorable pitching matchups in Heaney and Lorenzen.
The Rangers haven’t been what they were last season on offense but they still rank 15th in ISO (.146).
Just don’t expect to be scoring any more runs in the ninth after Medieval Mason Miller comes in.
Other Stacks Include:
Diamondbacks, Dodgers, Brewers, Guardians
There you have it, the Sorare MLB Slate Breakdown for Game Week 12.
All statistics referenced in this newsletter were pulled from Fangraphs.
All price references were pulled from the Limited tier.
I release these every Monday and Friday before lineup lock to help you all with preparing for the slate and setting your teams.
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