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Daily Dime: Thor, Rizzo, Tomas and various Reds

Daily Dime: Thor, Rizzo, Tomas and various Reds

It's Patriots' Day, gamers, which means marathoning and early baseball in Boston. Plan accordingly. Also, be sure to watch the weather and stay on top of MLB lineups.

P Noah Syndergaard, NYM, $54 – OK, this should not require any explanation. Syndergaard has been obscene in his first two starts (13.0 IP, ER, 2 BB, 21 Ks).

P Tanner Roark, Was, $35 – Just chasing a win here, with Roark facing 3-win Miami. He was effective in his last start, tossing seven shutout innings against the Braves.

C Tony Wolters, Col, $10 – Here's hoping Wolters starts on Monday. He's off to a nice start in limited action this season (5-for-14, 3 SB), and he's a left-handed bat facing Dan Straily. Colorado's usual catcher, Nick Hundley, was just placed on the 7-day concussion DL.

1B Anthony Rizzo, CHC, $18 – Rizzo has enjoyed plenty of success against Cardinals starter Mike Leake (10-for-30, 2 HR, 3 BB), as have most batters who've faced the righty so far this season (1.84 WHIP).

2B Ryan Goins, Tor, $12 – Goins is a dirt-cheap hitter in a terrific batting order, plus he has a strong history against Boston starter Clay Buchholz (9-for-21).

3B Nolan Arenado, Col, $22 – Another pick that should require no explanation. Moving on...

SS Zack Cozart, Cin, $15 – Cozart is scorching hot at the plate, having strung together three straight multi-hit games. He's hitting at the top of the Reds' lineup and he's had nothin' but success against Jordan Lyles, Colorado's starter (6-for-11, 3 XBHs).

OF Jay Bruce, Cin, $17 – Another Cincy hitter who has pleasant memories of batting against Lyles. Bruce has a pair of homers in 14 career at-bats against Lyles, and somehow he's never K'd against the right-hander.

OF Yasmany Tomas, Ari, $12 – Tomas is coming off back-to-back three-hit games, and he cleared the fence twice on Sunday. He's facing Jake Peavy, a guy who's allowed 10 runs over his first nine frames this year.

OF Adam Duvall, Cin, $7 – Here's a decent enough minimum-priced bat to sketch in a lineup. Duvall has hit safely in his last seven starts, and he's slashing .286/.375/.464.