Chicago White Sox (Leesman) at Detroit Tigers (Verlander)
Charlie Leesman will be making his second career start and it’s going to be against the Detroit Tigers. All that needs to be known about Leesman is that he’s typically a very wild pitcher and giving free passes to the Tigers probably isn’t the best course of action. There are a couple of interesting value plays among the White Sox hitters against Verlander, though.
Adam Dunn (1B) – $5600
Tyler Flowers (C) – $3810
Verlander has decent numbers on the year but there are a lot of concerns. His strikeouts are way down, his walks are way up, but he’s yet to give up a home run. I’d rather not risk his salary given he’s overpriced right now. Leesman is a lefty, though, which means Rajai will be in most of my lineups.
Rajai Davis (OF) – $6746
Austin Jackson (OF) – $4968