MLB Trend of the Day: Elite Righty Batters vs. Righty Pitchers

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MLB Trend of the Day: Elite Righty Batters vs. Righty Pitchers

As a tournament player, I’m always trying to find an edge, and that usually comes with low-owned players. One way to find a low-owned player is to target batters facing a pitcher with the same handedness — especially elite hitters. When DFSers pay up for an elite bat, they want all their boxes checked. Too often, DFSers dismiss batters merely because they are facing pitchers who happen to have the same handedness.

For this trend, we’ll be looking at high-priced righties vs. righties whose ISO Differentials aren’t huge.

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Step 1: Player Filters > Player Hand > R
Step 2: Player Filters > Opp Pitcher Throws > R
Step 3: Player Filters > Player Salary > $4,000 – $7,000

Just like that, we’re in the positive. Let’s see what kind of filter we can find to make the trend a little stronger.

Step 4: Stat Split Filters > ISO Difference > -0.05 to .30

I left the reverse splits guys in there because there’s no reason to discriminate — they’ll be low-owned, too.

Notice that this cohort doesn’t have a dynamic Plus/Minus or Consistency. On the one hand, you’d always like to see these numbers be higher. On the other hand, these batters could still be low-owned enough to make these production numbers more than satisfactory.

Plus/Minus, Consistency, and other premium exclusive metrics are accessible via our free Ratings tool.

Current Matches

For today, we have four players who match the trend: Kris Bryant, Mike Trout, Paul Goldschmidt, and Yoenis Cespedes. They’re elite, so you’ll have to work to fit them into your lineup, but given their matchups and salaries you should have a decent chance of creating a unique lineup if you roster several of them in conjunction.