Money Ball 6-30-2015

6-29

$413 Red Sox +111, (Buchholz/Dickey) W

YTD 91-61, +$9,730.23 (+23.9% RoR)

6-30

$433 Pirates -111, (Cole/Verlander)

$433 White Sox +105, (Sale/Lynn)

BOL

Prates: Play to -136. Instead of backing Verlander based on what he once was I think it better to accept what he has proven to be, now, in this day and age. He has proven nothing since coming back and Cole is probably set for an early All Star appearance, maybe even the start. Given that Cole/Pirates own a 6-2 road record and Verlander has yet to record a win or quality start I think the Pirates are highly undervalued here.

White Sox: Play to -135. OK, the Cardinals are now so unbeatable they now get favored over the best lefty in the game of baseball. Makes perfect sense right. Lance Lynn + Cardinals + home field. WOW! Yeah wow, step back and take a better look at this. The Cardinals are running away with the National League thanks mainly to a phenomenal 44-15, 74.6% record vs RIGHT handed pitching. That number assures them of a playoff spot even if they go 50-50 the rest of the way, BUT; they are only 7-9 versus lefties, have dropped 4 straight with an offensive era of just 1.27 and if they hadn’t won back to back low scoring contests over Brett Anderson they would be 1-8 their last 9. Kudos to Cardinals management for building a team that will get to the playoffs because, frankly, beating lefties is not that important. The WS may look like a pathetic team and maybe they are with Jon Danks on the hill, but with Sale out there they are 4-3 on the road and 8-6 anywhere. Sort of effects your power rating and projections doesn’t it? I’ll play.

Made an account just to say thank you for the picks Key! Been following the picks you make,I will ride with you today as well!