Texas Rangers (Lewis) at Oakland Athletics (Pomeranz)
I’m passing on both pitchers here. Lewis is obvious, Pomeranz is more because the Rangers bats scare me enough tonight. They are a top-five team against lefty pitching in baseball and that’s enough to scare me away from Pomeranz.
Alex Rios is a near-auto start against any lefty pitcher and tonight is no different. I don’t mind using Beltre either but I think there are other third base options I’d rather use tonight. Donaldson is a complete pass until he snaps out of his hitless streak. His price is not commensurate with the risk he entails. Brandon Moss is a decent pick to go yard for his price, though he, too, has gone a bit cold of late.
Alex Rios (TEX-OF) – $6339
Adrian Beltre (TEX-3B) – $7506
Coco Crisp (OAK-OF) – $6834
Brandon Moss (OAK-1B) – $8181
Derek Norris (OAK-C) – $4888
