MLB Stacking To Win It: 5-24-17

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.

Jason Hammel had his start pushed back a few days after a rough few outings against the Yankees and Rays. He has allowed six home runs in the last four starts combined, and a total of 17 earned runs. While Hammel has a high .353 BABIP and 68.6% LOB%, but he won't positively regress into a better pitcher. He has a 4.90 FIP and 5.54 xFIP. His groundball rate of 35.5% means the 1.33 HR/9 will likely continue. Hammel has a 8.2% SwStr% and is allowing a ton of contact. Hammel is allowing a 33% hard-contact rate to both sides of the plate, and the 2.6 HR/FB ratio against lefties might be a little higher come the end of this start. The Yankees have numerous ways you can go for the stack, including Didi Gregorius, Jacoby Ellsbury, and Matt Holliday are other additions you can make. The Yankees rank sixth in ISO against right-handed pitching and second in wOBA. The Yankees at home are scoring 6.4 runs per game this season, which leads the league.