Welcome to Bales’ MLB Game Theory. In this article, I will outline my favorite plays at each position for MLB’s Sunday slate. You can find all of Karma’s staff cores through our MLB Premium Package. Without further ado, here are my favorite plays at each position.
| Pitcher | 1B | 2B | 3B | SS | OF |
| Heaney | Bellinger | Taylor | Muncy | Seager | Dodgers OF |
| Burnes | Lowe | Rojas | Machado | Story | Yankees OF |
| Bauer | Voit | Lowe | Carpenter | Bogaerts | Garcia |
| Happ | Walker | Miller | Wendle | Swanson | Myers |
| Bubic | Ohtani | Albies | Urshela | Adames | Gallo |
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Slate Thoughts:
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- There are a few ways you can go in cash tonight but there are two pitchers that stick out. Andrew Heaney should end up being the highest owned pitcher on the slate and he’s the first player you’re going to enter into your lineups. Corbin Burnes makes the perfect SP2 because of it being a Coors slate. You need some savings, and the Heaney/Burns combo offers that. Trevor Bauer and Mike Clevenger are the other two cash game options on this slate. If you want to save at pitcher but don’t want Burnes, Charlie Morton should see close to a full pitch count, although he has been far from elite. I prefer him in tournaments tonight.
- Each of the pitchers above can be used in GPPs with more of a focus on a Bauer/Morton pairing as one of the highest upside pairings on this slate. J.A. Happ has quietly been throwing extremely well and gets a plus matchup against the Boston Red Sox. He isn’t cheap but comes with plenty of upside tonight. You can also take shots on Clayton Kershaw, Ian Anderson, and Lance Lynn tonight, as well, although they are a tier below the other options on this slate.
- We have another Coors slate, meaning ownership will gravitate there. The Colorado Rockies are likely to go overlooked with Kershaw on the mound but the Los Angeles Dodgers are the clear chalk stack. The New York Yankees also get a great matchup tonight and will feature ownership. If you’re looking for cheaper options in cash, the Tampa Bay Rays are a great stack, although you should be adding the Dodgers and Yankees into your lineup, as well.
- The Rays are in a great spot tonight but will go overlooked with Coors on this slate. They’re my top tournament stack, as well. The San Diego Padres, Atlanta Braves, and Milwaukee Brewers all come with tremendous upside in plus matchups tonight. They can be stacked in tournaments, as well, with the Pittsburgh Pirates making a decent stack in massive GPPs against a pitcher due for massive regression.
