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Good Morning!
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Coop calls Start 'Em Sit 'Em a bittersweet article, and he's right about why: you don't get to start the new breakouts without benching somebody you drafted to be dependable. That's the Week 5 problem, and his calls are above. Underneath it sit two ALDS Game 3s, with Chicago getting the chance to close out Cleveland in the first window of the day.
Here's what you need to know today.
Content & SEO Manager, Fantasy Alarm
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3 THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW TODAY
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Start 'Em Sit 'Em Is Live |
Coop's Week 5 calls for the fringe of your lineup, in both directions.
You can't start the breakouts without benching a name you trusted.
White Sox-Guardians first, then Max Fried and the Yankees against Tampa.
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Tampa Bay's strikeout rate against right-handed pitching, entering tonight's ALDS Game 3 with Yankees lefty Max Fried on the mound.
Source: Fantasy Alarm Analytics |
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TODAY'S FEATURED STORY
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FANTASY FOOTBALL
Andrew Cooper works the fringe of the Week 5 rankings in both directions: the breakouts he finally trusts enough to start, and the names he'd bench to make room for them. The sweet half and the bitter half, position by position.
Read the Full Article >
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TODAY'S EXCLUSIVE PICKS
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Mark Lammey
MLB HR PICK
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Miguel Vargas (CWS)
To Hit a Home Run (+575)
This is a guy that we go out of our way to target when facing a lefty on the mound, but he's been an elite hitter overall as well, so we still love him against a Guardians bullpen game. The White Sox are back at home with the opportunity to eliminate their division rivals in the first game of the day, and although he hasn't gone yard in the postseason yet, all the metrics we want to see are here. We ride with the top-tier third baseman to start the slate with a bang.
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Howard Bender
MLB MONEYLINE PICK
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Chicago White Sox
Moneyline (-115)
Chicago offense will get tested tonight against southpaws as the Guardians roll with Joey Cantillo to handle the bulk work, but the Sox posted a .329 wOBA vs LHP so they should be fine. But their real edge comes from their own bullpen which has a 1.04 ERA in the postseason thus far and opposing batters are hitting just .122 against them.
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Coop's start/sit calls are above with the Week 5 matchups chart beside them, and the strikeout, home run and best bets columns cover everything on today's playoff slate. For once both exclusives are on the same game: Chicago hosting Cleveland in the first window with a chance to end the series, where Mark likes Miguel Vargas at +575 and Howard is on the White Sox money line behind a bullpen carrying a 1.04 ERA this postseason. Max Fried and the Yankees take on Tampa Bay after that. Good luck today.
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