Monday 7.6

Here are some of my picks for Monday, July 6.

Top Pitchers: 

AJ Burnett - $9,400

Absolutely 100%, pick AJ Burnett. Burnett faces one of the most anemic offenses in the San Diego Padres while at home, where he is sporting a 1.30 ERA with a 1.00 WHIP. This is the perfect matchup for a reasonable price. 

Jon Lester - $9,000

If you're looking to go slightly cheaper, then Lester is another great pick for you. Lester is facing former teammate John Lackey at Wrigley Field, which will be sure to be a close contest. The Cardinals are also only hitting .233 against lefties this season, making this an ideal matchup.

NOTE: I personally will be staying away from Chris Sale today. Normally I would love to take him on, but he is facing the Toronto Blue Jays, who have the highest team batting average against lefties by far (.307). 

Top Hitters:

Aramis Ramirez - 

Wow. This guy has been unbelievable, hitting .545 with a .577 OBP in his past seven games. 

Sunday 7.5

Here are my picks for today's MLB contests

Top Pitchers

Lance Lynn - $10,100

I'm not normally one to pick the most expensive pitcher, but if you want to feel safe and sound with your pick, then this is the guy for you. Lynn is facing the most anemic team in baseball this afternoon and at home where he posts a 2.40 ERA and averages 20.8 FPPG. The Padres have the second worst team batting average in the NL at .240 and the third worst for day games (.239). This is surely a good matchup.

Mike Bolsinger - $6,800

So, here's the deal. Bolsinger has a 2.76 ERA this season with a 1.21 WHIP. Nothing great or amazing, but when you look at his DK value, it seems fair. So what makes this pick so special? Well, because he is facing the New York Mets. The Mets have the worst batting average on the road in the NL (.227), the worst against batting average against right handers (.231), the second worst OBP (.296) and the second worst total runs scored (282). It will be hard for Bolsinger to mess this up.

Top Hitters

Gerardo Parra - $3,500

Parra has one of the best bats right now, hitting .480 in his past seven starts. He is 6-16 against Leake, who has struggled this season at home with an embarrassing 6.11 ERA and .310 BAA. Parra is hitting .326 on the road and .313 against right handers. Easily one of the best matchups available today.

Erick Aybar - $3,600

Aybar has the best batting average in the past seven games in all of baseball, hitting.550 with a .571 OBP. Aybar's OBP is .435 against the Rangers this season. Another absolute steal.

Aramis Ramirez - $3,700

Ramirez is hitting .524 with a .560 OBP in his past seven games. Facing the struggling right hander Mike Leake, Ramirez is sure to put up some great numbers in today's contest.

Joe Mauer - $3,700

Looking for a cheap first baseman? Mauer is the guy for you. He has been hitting .400 in his past seven starts with a .429 OBP (best of all first baseman). Mauer is also coming off a 4-5 night against the Kansas City Royals.