Welcome to the 2018 edition of the Home Run Predictions article. We’re on our second spin, possibly third spin, through rotations, so we’ll start to see some batter trends emerge and data start to become somewhat trustworthy now. The focus this year remains the same; you won’t see guys like Bryce Harper and Nolan Arenado at Coors Field in these articles. Those are obvious picks on any day. You don’t need an article to tell you to roster those guys. We’ll try to dig a little deeper and find bats that will be lower owned to help push your lineups past the chalk pack.
Readers yesterday heard me going on about Matt Adams at SunTrust Park when the game was actually played in Washington and no one said a word to me. I thought we were friends? Full disclosure: I have a one month old infant here, so if you see me veering off track, know it’s an extreme lack of sleep issue and give me a heads up in the comments. Lol, sorry about that.
Anyway, it’s a 12 game main slate for Tuesday, April 10.
Johnny G invites the MLB experts from Hammer DFS to take an early look at who they predict will go deep to help you fill out your rosters on DraftKings and FanDuel.
Up and down your squad, everyone needs home runs in their DFS lineups. From your high-priced stars hitting value with one swing to your low-owned, minimum-priced punt helping you take down a big dollar contest, we all dig the long ball. The experts will be digging through the match-ups and stats to find players in good spots and sharing them with you.
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Here are Johnny G’s Home Run predictions for 4/10/18:
It’s been one good start and one bad start for Felix Hernandez. Unfortunately for King Felix fans, I believe the last bad start will be closer to the norm for him this year. Mike Moustakas is 4 for 16 career vs. Felix with a double and a HR, but only 3 strikeouts. I’m guessing a handful of those at bats were against a version of Hernandez with much better stuff than he’ll bring today. Moose got his first dong of the year yesterday and I wouldn’t be surprised to see his second today.
The batting average sucks so far for Yoenis Cespedes, but Caleb Smith can be prone to giving up the longball. Cespedes is carrying a 63% flyball rate and his numbers compared to his fantasy scoring indicate he’s had a bit of bad luck. His batted ball distance of 238 feet and exit velocity of 88 mph isn’t terrible. He’s sent three into the seats already this season. And remember, this is the Caleb Smith that many people stacked against in his first start expecting him to get crushed. He trolled us a bit that start only giving up a run, but came back to give up 3 runs in 3 IP while walking 6 in his following start. I like our chances equally against either Smith or the soft underbelly of the Marlins bullpen in long relief.
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Moose dong!