Sorare MLB GW44 Breakdown | It's Bobby Baseball Week
Breaking down Game Week 44 on Sorare MLB
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⏪ Game Week Rewind
This is how the August Chase looks after two Game Weeks.
“Old Angle Rounders” takes the lead after a third-place finish in GW43.
📋 Roster Movements
In:
Tyler O’Neill - Returned to lineup Sunday Sunday after missing Fri and Sat.
DJ LeMahieu - Returned to lineup Sunday after missing Fri. and Sat.
Out:
Willson Contreras - Placed on 10-day IL with fractured middle finger
Hunter Renfroe - Placed on 10-day IL with right hamstring strain
Andrew Abbott - Placed on 15-day IL with left shoulder strain
Javier Baez - Placed on 10-day IL with lumbar spine and hip inflammation
Cedric Mullins - Day to day with quad tightness, was out Sat. and Sun.
Victor Robles - Day to day with right hand injury, was out Sunday
🔎 Multi Game Monitor
The Red Sox and Blue Jays play a make up game today that will resume with one out in the top of the second inning.
I’ve heard mixed reports as to whether or not points from that game will count in Sorare, but I will update this as I learn more.
5 Games:
Royals
4.74 Games:
Red Sox, Blue Jays
4 Games:
Braves, White Sox, Guardians, Rockies, Tigers, Astros, Marlins, Phillies, Padres, Cardinals
3 Games:
Diamondbacks, Orioles, Cubs, Reds, Angels, Dodgers, Brewers, Twins, Mets, Yankees, Athletics, Pirates, Giants, Mariners, Rays, Rangers, Nationals
☔️ Rain Check
Boston (TOR at BOS) - 60% chance thunder Mon./73% chance Wednesday
Pittsburgh (CHC at PIT) - 69% chance thunderstorms Wed. *RISK*
Chicago (TEX at CHW) - 38% chance thunderstorms Thurs.
Cleveland (KCR at CLE) - 39% chance thunderstorms Wed.
Detroit (LAA at DET) - 40% chance thunderstorms Wed.
⚾️ Pitching Primer
Dylan Cease at STL
Cease has cooled off a bit from the insane stretch he had to close out July, but he still has been going deep into games and offering a high floor to managers.
The matchup against St. Louis is enticing. Pablo Lopez faced the Cards two days ago and struck out nine over seven innings of shutout ball.
Cease is third in K/9 (11.23) and seventh in xFIP (3.24) on the year.
The Cardinals are 20th in wRC+ on the year (96).
Chris Sale at MIN
Sale continues to be one of the most dominant pitchers in the game.
He has the highest K/9 in the game (11.64) and the lowest xFIP (2.52).
The matchup against Minnesota isn’t amazing, but Sale can have big games against just about anyone.
The Twins strike out slightly below league-average but they should still be without Carlos Correa and Byron Buxton.
Other Starters Include:
Justin Steele at PIT
Jack Flaherty vs BAL
Freddy Peralta vs SFG
Tarik Skubal vs LAA
Gerrit Cole at WSH
Zack Wheeler vs HOU
Nick Lodolo vs OAK
Michael King at STL
Logan Gilbert vs TBR
📞 Call To The Bullpen
Lucas Erceg was recently named the closer for Kansas City and he sticks out as the top option this week with five games.
Otherwise, closers from the teams with four games are going to project well here.
Kenley Jansen hasn’t pitched in four games so I like his odds here against Toronto.
Closer Options:
Lucas Erceg - KCR
Kenley Jansen - BOS
Emmanuel Clase - CLE
Tyler Kinley - COL
Calvin Faucher - MIA
Robert Suarez - SDP
Carlos Estevez - PHI
💰 Stacks
Royals
The Royals don’t have great matchups in GW44, but having five games makes them the top option.
They will face four righties and one lefty here.
Bobby Witt Jr. is the best play of the entire slate, and I love the idea of mixing in Vinnie Pasquantino, Sal Perez, and even some of the other guys lower in this lineup.
Blue Jays
Boston hasn’t released their exact pitchers for this series but they should find success no matter who they roll out there.
Fenway is excellent for right-handed power and the Blue Jays have plenty of it.
The Diamondbacks swept the Sox here with run totals of 12, 4, and 7.
Also, Vladdy loves hitting at Fenway so start him everywhere.
Marlins
Miami has one of the weakest lineups in the league, but they draw a stellar matchup here at Coors Field for four games.
I wouldn’t go overboard here but I like the idea of mixing in Jake Burger, Xavier Edwards, and Jesus Sanchez into some lineups this week.
Other Stacks Include:
Red Sox, Rockies, Phillies, Padres
There you have it, the Sorare MLB Slate Breakdown for Game Week 44.
All statistics referenced in this newsletter were pulled from FanGraphs.
All pitcher matchups were referenced from FantasyPros.
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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