Today’s Sunday slate is a little more monstrous than usual thanks to the Astros/Yankees and Phillies/Nationals both playing doubleheaders. While DraftKings has split the slates in half, with the early games featuring 10 games and late games featuring seven games, FanDuel has dropped the ball, and currently only features a 10 game main slate.

If you’re targeting guys for the doubleheader, just be aware that teams are more likely to randomly rest a player, regardless of how good the player might be. So yeah, it’s totally possible that Bryce Harper, Jose Altuve, or Aaron Judge sit one of the games out. Just be sure to stay on top of things. Our Fantasy Alarm lineup page is the absolute best in the industry, so always take a peak at the submitted lineups before the games start by going to www.fantasyalarm.com/mlb/lineups.

Rain seems to always be a hot topic, and today, it really doesn’t look like the Rays/Red Sox stands much of a chance to get through. Even if it does get in, it just looks too risky to play anyone from that game. 

For today’s Stack the Deck column, I will highlight my five favorite GPP stacks of the day. Each team will be ranked in my order of preference. Let’s get started…

 1.     DETROIT TIGERS     

I’m not a big fan of Alex Meyer. I was perplexed by the Angels trading away Hector Santiago last season considering he was a fixture in the Anaheim community, a fan favorite, and someone who could eat up a ton of innings. You know who doesn’t eat up a lot of innings? Alex Meyer.

Yeah, be impressed by his K/9 of 10.1 over 41 Major League Innings, but it also connects with his 7.02 BB/9. That 7.02 BB/9 has actually ballooned to 8.31 in 2017. 

Meyer does give up a lot of ground balls, but I don’t think that’s a big deal. The Tigers are a very disciplined team at the plate, and you’re going to see their stacked lineup get numerous opportunities at the plate with runners in scoring position. That’s a recipe for disaster for the Angels, and that’s a recipe for a big GPP win in DFS. 

Players to consider: Ian Kinsler, Nick Castellanos, Miguel Cabrera, Victor Martinez, Justin Upton, and J.D. Martinez

 2.    NEW YORK METS      

Sometimes when I look at a team like the Mets, I just wish they had their own reality show. Even with all the injuries and unnecessary drama, they have been able to put together some very big run-producing games throughout the season. 

Even with all of the struggles, they have put together four runs or more in 11 out of 12 games in the month of May. A big reason for this is the streakiness of the hitters has varied throughout. It always seems like we run into a team who is either hot from top to bottom or cold from top to bottom, but it’s rare for a team to have someone step up at any given time.

Right this moment, that person is Neil Walker. Walker has gone 9-for-21 (.429 AVG) with two homers, a triple, a double, and seven RBIs over his last five games. Beyond that, there’s also an attractive BvP play in Curtis Granderson, who is 8-for-14 (.571 AVG) with three homers, a triple, two doubles, and three RBIs throughout his career against Wily Peralta

Players to Consider: Michael Conforto, Asdrubal Cabrera, Curtis Granderson, Neil Walker, Jay Bruce, and T.J. Rivera

 3.    TEXAS RANGERS     

History was made a couple of nights ago in Arlington when Mike Napoli and Joey Gallo pulled off back-to-back walk off three-run home runs in the first two games of their series against the Oakland A’s. 

The Rangers have always been a better run-producing team at home, where they averaged over five runs/game in 2016. The best thing about rostering the Rangers is that they have the ability to do damage at any spot in the lineup. It’s not common to have a #8 hitter like Joey Gallo who leads the team in home runs. 

When it comes to the pitcher they’re facing, Kendall Graveman, it’s a situation where his peripheral statistics show a lot of what we’ve seen throughout his MLB career, which means someone who gives up a lot of contact. But what has made it a little tougher on him this season is that he’s giving up more fly balls. This is a guy who has had a GB/FB ratio of 1.79, but has had that drop down to 1.18 in 2017. 

Players to consider: Shin-Soo Choo, Elvis Andrus, Nomar Mazara, Joey Gallo, Carlos Gomez, and Mike Napoli

 4.   TORONTO BLUE JAYS     

At the blink of an eye, the Jays finally look like a formidable offense. They’ve been sparked by production from their leader, Jose Bautista, who honestly looked awful to start the season, but has put together a fine week of action where he has gone 5-for-20 (.250 AVG) from the plate, but while hitting three homers, walking four times, and driving in eight runs. More importantly, the bat speed is there again, and that’s something thetas necessary for Joey Bats to be Joey Bats. 

We can’t forget how bad the Jays have been to start the season, but they are clearly a better team against left-handed pitchers than they are against right-handed pitchers. They are a middle-of-the-pack team in the majority of statistics like wRC+ and wOBA against lefties, but they are a bottom five team in those same categories against righties. 

A big reason for this is because the lineup is scattered with guys who know how to crush lefties like Kevin Pillar, Kendrys Morales, and Justin Smoak. And I’m not even mentioning Steve Pearce, who has been atrocious this season, but has a great track record against southpaws. 

Players to consider: Kevin Pillar, Steve Pearce, Jose Bautista, Justin Smoak, Kendrys Morales, and Darwin Barney

 5.   CHICAGO WHITE SOX     

Jered Weaver has always been one of my favorite players in baseball. He went to college at Long Beach State, which is my home school, and home to some very accomplished MLB stars past and present like Troy Tulowitzki, Evan Longoria, Marco Estrada, Jason Giambi, and Danny Espinosa

He then went to my favorite MLB team in the Los Angeles Angels, where  roughly 11 years ago, he began a very impressive MLB career, where he was able to put together some Cy Young caliber seasons. 

Sadly, 2017 Jered Weaver should be far away from a Major League Stadium. It’s bad. It’s ugly. And it’s full of 70 MPH pitches. Weaver has never been a fireballer, but he was once able to average 90 MPH on his fastball. Currently, that fastball is topping off at 84. If the White Sox are able to stay patient at the plate, they are going to have plenty of good opportunities to smack a long ball or two off of the man us Angels fans used to call “DreamWeaver.” 

Players to consider: Leury Garcia, Melky Cabrera, Jose Abreu, Avisail Garcia, Todd Frazier, and whichever value options get in the lineup