Healy’s 8/14/23 MLB Breakdown

August 14, 2023
7:16 pm

Intro:
Excited to bring my MLB GPP cheatsheet back to the team at 4DEEP, where we will look to build upon all of our past success. Today, I’ll be covering the main slate beginning at 7:10pm. If you’re not familiar with this piece, it will be broken down into the following three sections. A cheat sheet with three tiers of players (each pricing tier is based on DraftKings positions/pricing and includes my preferred cash plays from each position), my favorite stacks to target and which players in said stacks I prefer, and lastly, my “Today’s Edge” section, which covers my edge play/fade of the slate, top HR picks, and the players I expect to be the top performers.

Cheatsheet:
I’m here to give you the players to consider for your 8/14/23 MLB GPPs. This isn’t a list of every player I will have, but rather the top guys I am including in my stacks/core, whether it be as a matchup-based play, ownership-based play, or even a leverage play, they will all be included in this core list.

$ Tier	SP	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	OF
Top Tier	Tyler Glasnow	Sean Murphy	Matt Olson	Ozzie Albies	Austin Riley	Bob Witt	Carroll/Garcia
Mid Tier	Logan Gilbert	Jonah Heim	Christian Walker	Zack Gelof	Ezeq. Duran	Gunnar Henderson	Gurriel/Harris/Rosario
Value Tier	Carlos Carrasco	Shea Langeliers	Seth Brown	Dylan Moore	Jace Peterson	Orlando Arcia	Rooker/Bleday

Pitching Pool:

Tyler Glasnow – TB @ SF – DK: $10.8k / FD: $10.7k
Max Scherzer – TEX vs. LAA – DK: $11k / FD: $10.5k
Logan Gilbert – SEA @ KC – DK: $9.7k / FD: $10k
Carlos Carrasco – NYM vs. PIT – DK: $6k / FD: $6.9k

Stacks:

Diamondbacks: As we discussed last week, Chris Flexen just can’t hack it, now he has to throw in Coors. He is allowing over a .215 ISO to both sides of the plate, making 1-9 all in play. They will be the chalk offense, but not owned enough, IMO. Walker and Gurriel are clear top bats followed by Carroll.
Braves: Nothing new here, play the best offense in baseball in a spot they will be underowned based on their prices yet again. LHH are preferred against Clarke Schmidt with Olson being my favorite. Schmidt’s cutter, which he throws ~34% of the time, is going to get him punished if he throws it that much tonight. All nine starters profile amazing against it, eight of nine with an ISO over .209 and wOBA over .360.
Oakland: Value stack that makes lineups come together and allows for leverage off what I expect to be a semi-popular value arm based on his matchup alone. Facing Mikolas, a very low swing and miss arm, who relies on batted ball outs. 1-8 are all in play with the power of Seth Brown and Brent Rooker being the top plays with Butler and Soderstrom being strong values.
Rangers: While the top three are pricey, the rest of this offense is extremely affordable. 1-4 are all firmly in play, but I’m actually highest on Garcia, then 5-9 hitters tonight. They profile far better and check in all sub-$4k. Heim and Duran are my preferred options.