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Daily Dime: Starting Drew Pomeranz and utilizing Coors Field

Daily Dime: Starting Drew Pomeranz and utilizing Coors Field

Drew Pomeranz, SP, vs. Hou (Wojciechowski), $5900 at FanDuel: He has a middling 4.26 ERA over the first three starts of the year, but that’s accompanied by a 17:2 K:BB ratio in 17.0 innings to go along with a 1.06 WHIP. There aren’t many obvious aces to use Sunday, and despite Oakland being the biggest favorites (-160) on the board, there are 24 pricier pitchers than Pomeranz, so he’ll allow you to load up on hitting.

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Mark Trumbo, 1B, vs. Pit (Liriano), $2800: He’s slugging .833 against lefties this year and will be hitting in a park that’s increased run scoring by 10 percent over the past three seasons, which is second only to Coors Field over that span.

Neil Walker, 2B, at Ari (Hellickson), $2900: The switch-hitter is much more effective against right-handers, and Jeremy Hellickson has been getting destroyed by LHB (.419/.472/.548). Walker is affordable despite batting cleanup, and we already talked about Chase Field being such a favorable hitting environment. Teammates Pedro Alvarez ($2800) and Gregory Polanco ($3300) are also fine targets.

Chris Young, OF, vs. NYM (Niese), $2900: He’s been out of his mind when facing southpaws this season, and while Yankee Stadium is known for its short porch in right field, it’s also boosted HR for RHB by 19 percent over the past three years.

Carlos Gonzalez, OF, vs. SF (Lincecum), $3100: His bat has shown signs of life lately, including a homer Saturday. He once again faces a RHP in Coors Field, yet his price remains as low as ever.

Justin Maxwell, OF, at Col (Matzek), $2800: After homering for the second game in a row (and the third time in the past five contests), Maxwell’s price has been bumped $200, but let’s go back to the well, as he’s still a bargain facing a southpaw in Coors Field. (If Andrew Susac gets another start behind the dish, he’d also be a nice sleeper at $2200).

Joc Pederson, OF at SD (Morrow), $3000: Petco Park is obviously a tough place to hit, and it’s usually best to shy away from No. 8 hitters, but this is still a relative bargain for someone who’s posted a 1.001 OPS against RHP this season. Pederson’s walk rate might be inflated hitting in front of the pitcher, but those points count all the same in DFS.

Evan Longoria, 3B, vs. Tor (Buehrle), $3000: He was off to an extremely slow start but collected four hits Saturday and is batting .417/.533/.500 against LHP this season. There are 12 third basemen with a higher cost than Longoria.

Brandon Crawford, SS, at Col (Matzek), $2700: Maybe it’s a total fluke, but after posting an .879 OPS against southpaws last season, Crawford is hitting .308/.400/.615 against them this year, so there appears to be a reverse splits thing going on. He’s another affordable option in Coors Field.

Bryce Harper, OF, at Mia (Haren), $4100: Let’s go with one not so cheap option for Sunday, as Harper owns a .977 against RHP, and Dan Haren is an extreme fly ball pitcher who’s served up four homers over 35 ABs to left-handed batters this year. Harper has also walked in 10 straight games.

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