MLB Stacking To Win It: 4-21-17

Stacking has become a prime way to take down big tournaments, as well as giving your cash game team a solid floor. We focus on opposing pitcher stats, Vegas, weather, park factors, team stats, salaries, and player stats when deciding the top three stacks of the night. I know. Shocker we look at those things. If there is a Coors game on the slate, we will mostly divert our attention elsewhere, as Coors games are the obvious stacks of the night. It doesn't need much breaking down. Be sure to check out or revamped Stack Generator and Stack features inside our Lineup Optimizer and Tools.

You have likely read about Taijuan Walker's progression in the spring, as well as him as a bounce back candidate. Through three starts, he hasn't looked to bad. He hasn't gone deep into games, and struggled a bit at home in his Arizona opener. I am still not excited about a groundball pitcher trying to figure himself out in Chase Field. After allowing a 1.81 HR/9 in Seattle last season, we will see how things translate down in the desert. He hasn't allowed a high hard-contact rate in his career, but has so far this season in a short three game sample size (35%). The Dodgers are always a cheap stack, and are once again tonight. Justin Turner is questionable, and if he is out, Yasiel Puig or Yasmani Grandal are easy plug and plays or fifth guys on DraftKings. Chase Field was second in runs last season, and home runs for park factors. Chase Field aids extra base hits and is a bump in power from Dodger Stadium. Los Angeles has the sixth highest wOBA against right-handed pitching, and the highest hardball rate in baseball against righties (34.6%). This stack can certainly be paired with an ace tonight, which is why it comes in as a favorite.

Joc Pederson hitting leadoff, he gets the nod over Toles.