MLB Stacking To Win It: 5-30-18

Stacking has been a popular way to bring down tournaments, and some stacks are even cash game viable. We offer three free top stacks of the night and will provide stacks in a wide range of price tags. We do want to make it known that stacks in Colorado are often fairly obvious and popular stacks. We don't feel the need to break down Colorado stacks and will be more focused on other stacking options. Unless we are struggling to find three others, Colorado stacks will be a top choice but not broken down. We tend to look at park factors, Vegas numbers, starting pitcher and bullpen numbers, and various offensive stats. Feel free to shoot us questions on Twitter at @BrentHeiden1, @JGuilbault11, and @dfcafe.

Seattle is in a great spot tonight, going up against Matt Moore. Seattle's price tags across the industry are not too bad either. The only problem is figuring out which of the eight viable hitters to use, which isn't the worst problem to have. Moore this season has allowed a .388 wOBA and .179 ISO to right-handers, while lefties even have a .508 wOBA and a .286 ISO. Moore's hard-contact allowed is over 45% to both sides of the plate. There won't be many lefties in this lineup, outside of Kyle Seager who has a .368 xwOBA off left-handed pitching this season and an 80% contact rate. Do not forget about Seager in your stacks. Guillermo Heredia has a 36% hard-contact rate against left-handers with a 50% flyball rate. He is a salary relief option regardless of your interest in a Mariners stack. Getting to the big boppers, both Mitch Haniger and Nelson Cruz have over a 45% hard-contact rate against lefties this season. As you'd expect their ISOs sit over .200 on the year. Ryon Healy stands out as a cheap value bat, boasting a .378 wOBA and .324 ISO against left-handers this season. Healy has been a lefty-masher for quite some time, and if you need a cheap first baseman, Healy is the guy I'd choose. If you want a boom or bust catching option, Mike Zunino has a .244 ISO off southpaws dating back to last season, but has just a 60% contact rate. Jean Segura doesn't have standout numbers against lefties, but a 50 point difference between his wOBA and xwOBA against left-handers dating back to last season. He does have a .418 wOBA and .200 ISO against Moore's fastball range, which everyone does in this lineup.

The Mets are an absolute mess right now, and are using Jason Vargas on short rest. Even if Vargas doesn't last long, this is a horrendous Mets bullpen as well. Vargas has been awful outside of his lone start against Miami this season. He is allowing a .487 wOBA and .348 ISO to left-handers, which puts the lefties in play. Freddie Freeman has a .455 wOBA and .268 ISO against left-handed pitching this season and has a .440 wOBA and .261 ISO against sinkers. Nick Markakis has been a new man this season, and hitting cleanup gives him plenty of opportunities to drive in runs. He also has a .399 wOBA and .203 ISO against left-handers. The hard-contact is at 38.3%. To right-handers, Vargas is allowing a .442 wOBA and .261 ISO. The hard-contact is also sitting at 38%. Kurt Suzuki should be in the starting lineup after Tyler Flowers got the draw last night. Suzuku has a .278 ISO and .395 wOBA off left-handers this season, and continues to stay underpriced for these matchups. Do not forget about Johan Camargo and Dansby Swanson either, who are cheap options with solid numbers against left-handers. Swanson has a .348 wOBA and .269 ISO against left-handers this season. Camargo has just a .214 wOBA, but a .387 xwOBA. His numbers last season were much more solid against lefties with a .461 wOBA and .292 ISO. Saving Ozzie Albies for last, he has a .426 wOBA and .269 ISO against left-handers dating back to last season. He also has a .475 wOBA and .314 ISO against sinkers in his career.

Washington is stackable again and in a favorable ballpark for left-handed power. We don't have much of a sample size on David Hess in the majors, but his minor league stuff suggests an average right-hander who allows a ton of flyballs. Through three starts this season, Hess has allowed a hefty amount of flyballs to both sides of the plate, and a low strikeout rate. Hess relies on his 92-93mph fastball and slider, and will occasionally mix in a changeup and curveball from time to time. Against this range of fastball there are five bats with over a .200 ISO and three of them have whiff rates less than 20%. Trea Turner has a .420 wOBA and .256 ISO off this range, with a 38% hard-contact rate. Anthony Rendon has a .424 wOBA and .282 ISO. While we enjoy his power against left-handers, he has a .367 wOBA and .201 ISO against right-handers dating back to last season. Mark Reynolds has shown some serious power this season, and dating back to last year with a .252 ISO against right-handers. He should find his way into the lineup with the DH, and also has a .392 wOBA and .243 ISO against this fastball range. Even a guy like Michael Taylor is interesting with a .188 ISO and 43% hard-contact rate against this range. His 59% contact rate is the concern. The lefties are very much in play here, as early indicators suggest this will be an issue for Hess. He has allowed a .415 wOBA and .207 ISO to them so far. Bryce Harper has a .389 wOBA and .265 ISO against this fastball range, while Matt Adams has a .211 ISO. Juan Soto is coming off a multi-hit game, and has a .397 wOBA off right-handers in a small sample size. Washington doesn't standout too much against sliders, which is why they are third on the list, but they should tee off on this Hess fastballs. If Hess gets knocked out early, they are facing a team ranked bottom ten in bullpen ERA.