This article is part of our The Lineup Card series.
Sunday Lineup Card:Projected Starters - A look at Sunday's matchups (all times Eastern)
Yankees (Brandon McCarthy – R) at Blue Jays (J.A. Happ – L) , 1:07
Phillies (A.J. Burnett – R) at Mets (Dillon Gee – R), 1:10
Twins (Ricky Nolasco – R) at Orioles (Wei-Yin Chen – L), 1:35
Reds (Johnny Cueto – R) at Pirates (Francisco Liriano – L), 1:35
Red Sox (Clay Buchholz – R) at Rays (Alex Cobb – R), 1:40
Tigers (Rick Porcello – R) at White Sox (Jose Quintana – L), 2:10
Rangers (Nick Martinez – R) at Astros (Dallas Keuchel – L), 2:10
Cubs (Travis Wood – L) at Cardinals (John Lackey – R), 2:15
Athletics (Scott Kazmir – L) at Angels (Matt Shoemaker – R), 3:35
Brewers (Kyle Lohse – R) at Giants (Madison Bumgarner – L), 4:05
Nationals (Tanner Roark – R) at Mariners (Hisashi Iwakuma – R), 4:10
Dodgers (Hyun-Jin Ryu – L) at Padres (Eric Stults – L), 4:10
Rockies (Jorge De La Rosa – L) at Diamondbacks (Chase Anderson – R), 4:10
Marlins (Nathan Eovaldi – R) at Braves (Alex Wood – L), 5:10
Indians (T.J. House – L) at Royals (Danny Duffy – L), 8:00
Day Game After Night Game: PHI/NYM, MIN/BAL, BOS/TB, TEX/HOU, OAK/LAA, MIL/SF, WAS/SEA, LAD/SD, COL/ARI, MIA/ATL
Injuries
Day-to-Day
Jacoby Ellsbury, OF, NYY – (Ankle) Did not start Saturday; unlikely to play Sunday.
Anthony Rizzo, 1B, CHC – (Back) Will not play this weekend.
Pedro Alvarez, 3B, PIT – (Foot) Did not start Saturday.
Travis Snyder, OF, PIT – (Hamstring) Did not start Saturday.
Steven Pearce, 1B, BAL – (Adomen) MRI revealed no tears; did not start Saturday.
Desmond Jennings, OF, TB – (Knee) Did not start Saturday.
Chris Denorfia, OF, SEA – (Neck) Did not start Saturday.
Coco Crisp, OF, OAK – (Neck) Did not start Saturday.
Dustin Pedroia, 2B, BOS – (Head) Left Saturday's game after he was struck with a forearm.
Miguel Cabrera, 1B, DET – (Ankle) Left Saturday's game after aggravating existing injury.
Players on the DL
Joakim Soria, P, DET – (Oblique) Target date for return remains unclear.
Carter Capps, P, MIA – (Elbow) Expected to rejoin team when rosters expand Sept. 1.
Dan Jennings, P, MIA – (Concussion) Expected to rejoin team when rosters expand Sept. 1.
Charlie Morton, P, PIT – (Sports Hernia) Decision has not been made on possible surgery.
George Springer, OF, HOU – (Quadriceps) Has yet to run at full speed.
Matt Garza, P, MIL – (Oblique) Will start Wednesday against Cubs.
Placed on the DL (15-day DL, unless otherwise noted)
Josh Zeid, P, HOU – Transferred to 60-day DL
Transactions - Players who have been demoted, called up, traded, released, you name it. We'll cover it here.
Called Up
Eric Surkamp, P, CWS
Brent Morel, 3B, PIT
Aaron Thompson, P, MIN
Alfredo Figaro, P, MIL
Jesse Hahn, P, SD
Michael Roth, P, LAA
Sent Down (to Triple-A, unless otherwise noted)
Scott Carroll, P, CWS
Christian Colon, SS, KC
Jeff Locke, P, PIT
Anthony Ranaudo, P, BOS
Nick Tepesch, P, TEX
Jimmy Nelson, P, MIL
Efren Navarro, 1B, LAA
Claimed
Samuel Deduno, P, HOU
Closer Watch
Oakland Athletics – Eric O'Flaherty seems to have the confidence of manager Bob Melvin in the ninth inning role while Sean Doolittle remains on the disabled list. Melvin insists Ryan Cook and Luke Gregerson remain in their customary set-up roles, probably in an effort not to disrupt their rhythm in anticipation of the postseason. That means O'Flaherty will probably receive a number of save opportunities over the next two weeks, with the Athletics facing divisional games against the Mariners and Astros before heading out to Chicago to face the White Sox on Sept. 8. Reports indicate O'Flaherty was acquired last winter for just this type of scenario, as the front office believed him capable of filling in as a part of end-game situations. Should O'Flaherty stumble, however, the A's bullpen is well-stocked with arms capable of closing games, so Cook and Gregerson are names to monitor closely down the stretch.
Hot Batter Matchups – August 31, 2014Matchup Info | Career Matchup Stats | |||||||||||||
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Batter | Pos | Game | Pitcher | AB | H | XBH | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| C. Beltran | OF | NYY @ TOR 1:07PM | J. Happ | 21 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 3 | .333 | .375 | .810 | 1.185 |
| D. Jeter | SS | NYY @ TOR 1:07PM | J. Happ | 14 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | .500 | .533 | .929 | 1.462 |
| M. Prado | 3B | NYY @ TOR 1:07PM | J. Happ | 13 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | .231 | .375 | .615 | .990 |
| C. Granderson | OF | NYM vs PHI 1:10PM | A. Burnett | 21 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | .238 | .385 | .524 | .908 |
| J. Lagares | OF | NYM vs PHI 1:10PM | A. Burnett | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | .400 | .400 | .600 | 1.000 |
| R. Howard | 1B | PHI @ NYM 1:10PM | D. Gee | 23 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 1 | 6 | .391 | .417 | 1.217 | 1.634 |
| J. Rollins | SS | PHI @ NYM 1:10PM | D. Gee | 28 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | .464 | .516 | .750 | 1.266 |
| T. Frazier | 3B | CIN @ PIT 1:35PM | F. Liriano | 17 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | .294 | .400 | .706 | 1.106 |
| J. Harrison | OF | PIT vs CIN 1:35PM | J. Cueto | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .400 | .455 | .600 | 1.055 |
| A. McCutchen | OF | PIT vs CIN 1:35PM | J. Cueto | 52 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 9 | .269 | .356 | .615 | .971 |
| A. Dunn | 1B | CWS vs DET 2:10PM | R. Porcello | 25 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | .320 | .393 | .640 | 1.033 |
| A. Garcia | OF | CWS vs DET 2:10PM | R. Porcello | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .500 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 |
| C. Gillaspie | 3B | CWS vs DET 2:10PM | R. Porcello | 20 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | .450 | .450 | .650 | 1.100 |
| P. Konerko | 1B | CWS vs DET 2:10PM | R. Porcello | 40 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | .350 | .422 | .500 | .922 |
| M. Cabrera | 3B | DET @ CWS 2:10PM | J. Quintana | 20 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | .350 | .409 | .550 | .959 |
| R. Davis | OF | DET @ CWS 2:10PM | J. Quintana | 23 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | .391 | .417 | .609 | 1.025 |
| V. Martinez | DH | DET @ CWS 2:10PM | J. Quintana | 15 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .400 | .400 | .400 | .800 |
| A. Rios | OF | TEX @ HOU 2:10PM | D. Keuchel | 17 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | .353 | .389 | .529 | .918 |
| M. Carpenter | 3B | STL vs CHC 2:15PM | T. Wood | 26 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | .308 | .345 | .577 | .922 |
| M. Holliday | OF | STL vs CHC 2:15PM | T. Wood | 34 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 10 | .324 | .378 | .676 | 1.055 |
| J. Jay | OF | STL vs CHC 2:15PM | T. Wood | 27 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | .407 | .467 | .519 | .985 |
| Y. Molina | C | STL vs CHC 2:15PM | T. Wood | 33 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 6 | .424 | .412 | .818 | 1.230 |
| G. Beckham | 2B | LAA vs OAK 3:35PM | S. Kazmir | 10 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .300 | .300 | .600 | .900 |
| J. Hamilton | OF | LAA vs OAK 3:35PM | S. Kazmir | 18 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | .333 | .333 | .722 | 1.056 |
| R. Braun | OF | MIL @ SF 4:05PM | M. Bumgarner | 17 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | .353 | .353 | .824 | 1.176 |
| M. Morse | OF | SF vs MIL 4:05PM | K. Lohse | 17 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 | .412 | .444 | .765 | 1.209 |
| A. Pagan | OF | SF vs MIL 4:05PM | K. Lohse | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | .400 | .364 | .500 | .864 |
| D. Barney | 2B | LAD @ SD 4:10PM | E. Stults | 14 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | .429 | .529 | .929 | 1.458 |
| C. Crawford | OF | LAD @ SD 4:10PM | E. Stults | 10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 | 1.500 |
| A. Ellis | C | LAD @ SD 4:10PM | E. Stults | 11 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | .182 | .400 | .455 | .855 |
| A. Gonzalez | 1B | LAD @ SD 4:10PM | E. Stults | 22 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | .273 | .304 | .682 | .986 |
| M. Kemp | OF | LAD @ SD 4:10PM | E. Stults | 13 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .385 | .357 | .538 | .896 |
| Y. Puig | OF | LAD @ SD 4:10PM | E. Stults | 11 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .545 | .583 | .636 | 1.220 |
| H. Ramirez | SS | LAD @ SD 4:10PM | E. Stults | 15 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .400 | .438 | .533 | .971 |
| J. Turner | 2B | LAD @ SD 4:10PM | E. Stults | 11 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .455 | .455 | .818 | 1.273 |
| J. Heyward | OF | ATL vs MIA 5:10PM | N. Eovaldi | 25 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | .440 | .462 | .600 | 1.062 |
| A. Simmons | SS | ATL vs MIA 5:10PM | N. Eovaldi | 17 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .294 | .333 | .529 | .863 |
| C. Yelich | OF | MIA @ ATL 5:10PM | A. Wood | 12 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | .667 | 1.167 |
| M. Brantley | OF | CLE @ KC 8:07PM | D. Duffy | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .400 | .400 | .400 | .800 |
| C. Santana | C | CLE @ KC 8:07PM | D. Duffy | 13 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .385 | .385 | .769 | 1.154 |
Matchup Info | Career Matchup Stats | |||||||||||||
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Batter | Pos | Game | Pitcher | AB | H | XBH | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Hot Pitcher Matchups – August 31, 2014Hot Pitcher Matchups – August 31, 2014Matchup Info | Career Stats Allowed To Batters On Opposing Team | |||||||||||
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Pitcher | Game | AB | H | XBH | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| Ricky Nolasco | MIN @ BAL 1:35PM | 89 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 22 | .202 | .228 | .410 | .639 |
| Johnny Cueto | CIN @ PIT 1:35PM | 246 | 46 | 18 | 5 | 17 | 21 | 53 | .187 | .260 | .306 | .566 |
| Clay Buchholz | BOS @ TB 1:40PM | 163 | 35 | 9 | 1 | 12 | 22 | 41 | .215 | .303 | .280 | .583 |
| Nathan Eovaldi | MIA @ ATL 5:10PM | 145 | 32 | 8 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 26 | .221 | .264 | .310 | .575 |
| Alex Wood | ATL vs MIA 5:10PM | 78 | 23 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 17 | .295 | .304 | .432 | .736 |
Cold Batter Matchups – August 31, 2014Matchup Info | Career Matchup Stats | |||||||||||||
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Batter | Pos | Game | Pitcher | AB | H | XBH | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| B. Gardner | OF | NYY @ TOR 1:07PM | J. Happ | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .200 | .200 | .300 | .500 |
| C. Headley | 3B | NYY @ TOR 1:07PM | J. Happ | 12 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .167 | .167 | .417 | .583 |
| B. McCann | C | NYY @ TOR 1:07PM | J. Happ | 19 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | .158 | .238 | .211 | .449 |
| B. Ryan | SS | NYY @ TOR 1:07PM | J. Happ | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .154 | .154 | .231 | .385 |
| A. Lind | 1B | TOR vs NYY 1:07PM | B. McCarthy | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | .214 | .250 | .214 | .464 |
| D. Wright | 3B | NYM vs PHI 1:10PM | A. Burnett | 31 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 12 | .129 | .200 | .161 | .361 |
| C. Utley | 2B | PHI @ NYM 1:10PM | D. Gee | 25 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | .200 | .276 | .280 | .556 |
| K. Johnson | 2B | BAL vs MIN 1:35PM | R. Nolasco | 20 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | .200 | .304 | .250 | .554 |
| N. Markakis | OF | BAL vs MIN 1:35PM | R. Nolasco | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .071 | .071 | .071 | .143 |
| D. Young | OF | BAL vs MIN 1:35PM | R. Nolasco | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .200 | .200 | .400 | .600 |
| J. Bruce | OF | CIN @ PIT 1:35PM | F. Liriano | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Z. Cozart | SS | CIN @ PIT 1:35PM | F. Liriano | 17 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | .176 | .300 | .353 | .653 |
| B. Pena | C | CIN @ PIT 1:35PM | F. Liriano | 20 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | .250 | .238 | .250 | .488 |
| P. Alvarez | 3B | PIT vs CIN 1:35PM | J. Cueto | 30 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | .200 | .265 | .200 | .465 |
| C. Barmes | SS | PIT vs CIN 1:35PM | J. Cueto | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .143 | .143 | .214 | .357 |
| I. Davis | 1B | PIT vs CIN 1:35PM | J. Cueto | 17 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | .176 | .222 | .235 | .458 |
| S. Marte | OF | PIT vs CIN 1:35PM | J. Cueto | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| R. Martin | C | PIT vs CIN 1:35PM | J. Cueto | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | .067 | .333 | .133 | .467 |
| J. Mercer | SS | PIT vs CIN 1:35PM | J. Cueto | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .250 | .250 | .250 | .500 |
| G. Sanchez | 1B | PIT vs CIN 1:35PM | J. Cueto | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | .182 | .250 | .364 | .614 |
| T. Snider | OF | PIT vs CIN 1:35PM | J. Cueto | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .071 | .133 | .071 | .205 |
| J. Tabata | OF | PIT vs CIN 1:35PM | J. Cueto | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| N. Walker | 2B | PIT vs CIN 1:35PM | J. Cueto | 38 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 7 | .184 | .279 | .289 | .569 |
| Y. Cespedes | OF | BOS @ TB 1:40PM | A. Cobb | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .077 | .077 | .077 | .154 |
| Y. Escobar | SS | TB vs BOS 1:40PM | C. Buchholz | 16 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | .188 | .350 | .375 | .725 |
| B. Zobrist | 2B | TB vs BOS 1:40PM | C. Buchholz | 36 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | .111 | .238 | .139 | .377 |
| T. Flowers | C | CWS vs DET 2:10PM | R. Porcello | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | .000 | .154 | .000 | .154 |
| A. Ramirez | SS | CWS vs DET 2:10PM | R. Porcello | 50 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .160 | .160 | .220 | .380 |
| E. Andrus | SS | TEX @ HOU 2:10PM | D. Keuchel | 24 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | .208 | .231 | .208 | .439 |
| L. Martin | OF | TEX @ HOU 2:10PM | D. Keuchel | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7 | .200 | .200 | .267 | .467 |
| M. Adams | 1B | STL vs CHC 2:15PM | T. Wood | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .200 | .200 | .400 |
| J. Peralta | SS | STL vs CHC 2:15PM | T. Wood | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .200 | .333 | .300 | .633 |
| C. Gomez | OF | MIL @ SF 4:05PM | M. Bumgarner | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | .200 | .333 | .200 | .533 |
| G. Parra | OF | MIL @ SF 4:05PM | M. Bumgarner | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | .133 | .235 | .133 | .369 |
| M. Montero | C | ARI vs COL 4:10PM | J. De La Rosa | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .143 | .200 | .143 | .343 |
| A. Ethier | OF | LAD @ SD 4:10PM | E. Stults | 15 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .133 | .133 | .333 | .467 |
| A. Cabrera | SS | WAS @ SEA 4:10PM | H. Iwakuma | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .100 | .182 | .100 | .282 |
| F. Freeman | 1B | ATL vs MIA 5:10PM | N. Eovaldi | 26 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | .154 | .241 | .308 | .549 |
| C. Johnson | 3B | ATL vs MIA 5:10PM | N. Eovaldi | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| B. Upton | OF | ATL vs MIA 5:10PM | N. Eovaldi | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | .200 | .250 | .267 | .517 |
| J. Upton | OF | ATL vs MIA 5:10PM | N. Eovaldi | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | .176 | .211 | .176 | .387 |
| A. Hechavarria | SS | MIA @ ATL 5:10PM | A. Wood | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .182 | .182 | .182 | .364 |
| G. Stanton | OF | MIA @ ATL 5:10PM | A. Wood | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | .200 | .200 | .600 | .800 |
| J. Kipnis | 2B | CLE @ KC 8:07PM | D. Duffy | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .200 | .200 | .500 | .700 |
Cold Pitcher Matchups – August 31, 2014Matchup Info | Career Stats Allowed To Batters On Opposing Team | |||||||||||
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Pitcher | Game | AB | H | XBH | HR | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| Dillon Gee | NYM vs PHI 1:10PM | 157 | 48 | 19 | 10 | 30 | 10 | 20 | .306 | .357 | .547 | .904 |
| Alex Cobb | TB vs BOS 1:40PM | 71 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 12 | 12 | .225 | .345 | .268 | .614 |
| Jose Quintana | CWS vs DET 2:10PM | 119 | 39 | 8 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 22 | .328 | .358 | .439 | .797 |
| Travis Wood | CHC @ STL 2:15PM | 158 | 53 | 22 | 8 | 29 | 9 | 29 | .335 | .374 | .577 | .951 |
| Scott Kazmir | OAK @ LAA 3:35PM | 81 | 27 | 12 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 16 | .333 | .372 | .515 | .887 |
| Kyle Lohse | MIL @ SF 4:05PM | 94 | 30 | 9 | 1 | 14 | 3 | 20 | .319 | .336 | .449 | .785 |
| Eric Stults | SD vs LAD 4:10PM | 134 | 48 | 23 | 7 | 20 | 9 | 17 | .358 | .403 | .650 | 1.054 |
Recommended Pickup
Wade Davis, P, KC – While forward-thinking owners in keeper leagues gobble up shares of Dellin Betances in their leagues, those in redraft leagues should do the same with Davis. A high-leverage reliever who has been lights out this season for the Royals, the former Tampa Bay Rays prospect is a cheap speculative play for a possible boost in wins, strikeouts and ratios. Gamblers who are losing ground – and possibly closers like Sean Doolittle – could do worse than take a stab at a guy who has posted 87 strikeouts, a 0.77 ERA and 0.82 WHIP in just 58 innings this season. Davis is also top five among relievers in wins with eight. He won't rack up saves and might not win many leagues in 2014, but the Royals' reliever could tide some Doolittle owners over until the Athletics' closer is activated.
Other Recent Recommendations :Russell Martin, Drew Smyly, Eric O'Flaherty, Jorge Soler, and Jarred Cosart
Draft Kings Value Picks
SP: Danny Duffy, KC ($7,500)
C: Jason Castro, HOU ($3,500)
1B: Matt Adams, STL ($3,800)
2B: Kolten Wong, STL ($3,400)
SS: Mookie Betts, BOS ($3,400)
3B: Pablo Sandoval, SF ($3,800)
OF: Josh Harrison, PIT ($3,800)
