MLB Stacking To Win It: 5-22-17

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.

Kyle Gibson is being recalled for tonight's game against Baltimore, and 2017 has not gone as planned for the right-hander. He has an 8.20 ERA, and has allowed a home run in every start but one. He has been knocked around quite a bit, and has allowed a 35.7% hard-contact rate. Both sides of the plate have had success, allowing over a .400 wOBA to each. Over the long run, Gibson has allowed a .342 wOBA to lefties, and a .316 wOBA to right-handers. Gibson throws predominately fastballs, and at a near 60% clip, that is not a rate that will thrive against Baltimore. They are top ten in the league against fastballs, and struggle more against the off-speed stuff. Baltimore ranks 10th in the league in wOBA against right-handed pitching, and there are a number of different ways you can go with this stack. Mark Trumbo and Welington Castillo are two other names you can work into this stack if you please.