MLB Stacking To Win It: 6-20-18

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.

Felix Hernandez is on the hill in the Bronx, which makes lefties stand out to me here. He has allowed a .350 wOBA, .248 ISO, and 37% hard-contact to lefties this season. Hernandez has ditched his fastball, throwing his sinker, changeup, and curveball about 78% of the time. Didi Gregorius stands out with a .245 ISO against curveballs, and .266 ISO against changeups. His month of June has been excellent, and he is my favorite SS option on the slate. Greg Bird is another lefty who stands out in this spot, with a .279 ISO off right-handers in 2018. He has a .538 ISO off changeups, .292 ISO against sinkers, and a .174 ISO against curveballs. Aaron Hicks and Brett Gardner both are cheaper lefty outfielders in this spot, and Gardner has picked up his play of late. He has a .344 wOBA and .163 ISO. Hicks is the preferred option with a .188 ISO off right-handers and a .187 ISO against sinkers. Speaking of sinkers, and while he isn't lefty, Gleber Torres has a .612 wOBA and .651 ISO against sinkers so far in his career. If you want to round out the stack with a Giancarlo Stanton, Aaron Judge, or Gary Sanchez you don't need much of a reason for me to tell you to do so. The lefties are still the preference for me here, but adding one of the big bats in is fine too if you have the cash.

This is another spot where I am looking at the lefties more so than the right-handers, but Trea Turner and Anthony Rendon are viable options. Cashner has allowed a .404 wOBA and .209 ISO to right-handers, with a 37% hard-contact rate. Both have over a .380 wOBA off sinkers, which Cashner throws 39% of the time. His fastball, slider, curve, and sinker all have over a .200 ISO against them, which does not bode well. Juan Soto, Adam Eaton, and Bryce Harper all grade out well against Cashner. Harper and Soto both have over a .200 ISO, while Eaton has a .362 wOBA and 91% contact rate. Against his fastball range, Eaton has a .517 wOBA and .246 ISO off it, while Harper and Soto also have over a .200 ISO. Daniel Murphy is still looking to get going since returning from injury, but has a .400 wOBA and .227 ISO off his range of fastball. He also has a .378 wOBA off his sinker and a 93% contact rate. The Nationals are moderately priced outside of Harper, so this one won't break the bank.

Lance Lynn has done a better job at keeping the ball on the ground, but is still someone I like to pick on, especially with the lefties. He has allowed a 43% hard-contact to left-handers this season and has been hit hard on the two pitches he throws the most often, the sinker and fastball. Against his fastball range there are a lot of bats that stand out. Andrew Benintendi is a lefty outfielder to target with a .394 wOBA and .226 ISO off his fastball, and has over a .200 ISO against right-handed pitching. Of course Mookie Betts and J.D. Martinez are in play but come at an insane price, especially Betts. When we get outside these names this becomes a cheaper stack to target. Mitch Moreland has a .430 wOBA and .279 ISO off his fastball, and over a .250 ISO against right-handed pitching. Rafael Devers has a .389 wOBA and .351 ISO off his fastball range. Even a guy like Brock Holt has shown some pop with a .452 wOBA and .288 ISO. He is a cheap middle infielder to consider regardless of you using this stack. Jackie Bradley Jr is cheap, and I know he hasn't done much this season, but is still a name worth mentioning. He has a .211 ISO and 42% hard-contact rate against the fastball range. He also has a .420 wOBA off sinkers and a .236 ISO.