Daily Dime: Stacking Cubs at Coors, trusting Taijuan Walker on the road

By now you should all know the Daily Dime drill. We examine daily prices for ten players, looking for bargains and busts. Let's get to work...

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Eight to play

Dexter Fowler, OF, at Col (Matzek), $3100 at FanDuel: Fowler is a career .299/.391/.433 hitter against left-handed pitching, and Rockies starter Tyler Matzek shouldn't scare anyone away. Matzek has been dominant against LHBs, but righty hitters have hammered him (.306/.374/.474 in 386 PAs). I'm using a multi-Cub formation in multiple lineups on Friday, featuring Fowler and Jorge Soler ($3700).

Taijuan Walker, SP, at Oak (Pomeranz), $7400: After a brilliant spring (27.0 IP, 2 ER, 26 Ks), Walker takes his first turn of the regular season in a friendly road park. The A's have hit well enough to open the year, but they don't field the game's most intimidating lineup. Walker is just the ninth-most expensive pitcher on Friday's slate, but he's a serious talent.

Wilson Ramos, C, at Phi (Williams), $3100: With Jerome Williams on the hill on Friday, it feels like a decent time to roster a batch of Nats. Ramos sat against Matt Harvey on Thursday afternoon, so he should be good to go in this one. It's always nice to find a catcher who does his hitting in the middle of the lineup.

Drew Stubbs, OF, vs. Chc (Wood), $3100: Cubs starter Travis Wood can't really be trusted at sea level, so he definitely can't be trusted at altitude. I'm assuming Stubbs will draw the start in this one; he's 5-for-12 in his career against the lefty Wood. (Not a meaningful sample, still a nice talking point.)

Joe Mauer, 1B, at CWS (Noesi), $3200: OK, so the Twins are off to a hilariously poor start, having scored only a single run over three games. But when Hector Noesi takes the hill, I'm always going to roster someone who gets to face him. That's just one of my guiding principles.

Jose Reyes, SS, at Bal (Norris), $3700: Fun fact about Reyes' history against O's starter Bud Norris: In 30 career plate appearances against the righty, Reyes has never struck out. Not once. He's 10-for-28 against Bud, for what it's worth.

C.J. Cron, 1B, vs. KC (Vargas), $2500: Cron is hitless in six at-bats to start the season, sure, but his history against the left-handed Vargas is tremendous, if limited (2-for-5, 2 HR, 2 BB). And yup, that's another way-too-small sample. If you need an extra-cheap option to sketch in a lineup, consider Cron, assuming he plays.

Pablo Sandoval, 3B, at NYY (Eovaldi), $3000: Panda has absolutely owned Eovaldi (8-for-11, 4 XBHs), and I'm expecting plenty of stats on both sides in this one. Sandoval is a heart-of-the-order hitter in a terrific lineup, and the price is right.

A pair to fear

Chase Utley, 2B, vs. Was (Gonzalez), $3400: This could be any Phillies regular, really, with the possible exception of Darin Ruf ($2400), if he plays. Philadelphia is facing Friday's most expensive pitcher, Gio Gonzalez ($9400); Utley has had almost no success against the Washington lefty (3-for-17, all singles).

Wilmer Flores, SS, at Atl (Stults), $2500: It seems as if a soft-tossing lefty should be a decent matchup for Flores, but he's done nearly all his damage against RHPs to this point in his career. When facing southpaws, Flores is just 13-for-91 with no homers and 24 Ks (0-for-2 vs. Stults). Stay away.