DFS MLB Picks (July 16, 2017)

Pitchers:

Rich Hill - Los Angeles Dodgers: Jn three career games (two starts) against Miami, Hill has gone 1-1 with a 5.84 ERA (8 ER/12.1 IP) and has struck out 17 against a lone walk in 12.1 innings (17.00 strikeout-to-walk ratio), while limiting hitters to a .234 average and posting a 0.97 WHIP.

Masahiro Tanaka - New York Yankees: Tanaka will make his 19th start of the season in the second game of today's doubleheader. He is 6-3 with a 3.89 ERA (74.0IP, 32ER) in 12 career starts vs. Boston.

First Baseman:

Cody Bellinger - Los Angeles Dodgers: Last night, Bellinger belted his 26th homer of the year in the second inning and then completed the third cycle in Los Angeles Dodger history (Wes Parker-1970, Orlando Hudson-2009) with a triple in the seventh.

Second Baseman:

DJ LeMahieu - Colorado Rockies: LeMahieu has batted .416 since June 15, going 32-for-77. Among players with 75 or plate appearances, that span is tied for first in the National League. LeMahieu hit safely in 17 of this 20 games.

Shortstop:

Jose Reyes - New York Mets: Reyes is hitting .404 (19-47) with five doubles, one triple, three home runs and seven RBI in his last 13 games. He has seven multi-hit games in his last 12 contests.

Third Baseman:

Nolan Arenado - Colorado Rockies: Arenado is hitting .380 since June 27, hitting safely in 12 of 13 games. He is 8-for-19 his past five games. Arenado leads Major League Baseball with 51 extra-base hits and is tied for second in the Majors with 70 RBI (tied for first in NL). He is tied for second in the Majors with 29 doubles.

Catcher:

Gary Sanchez - New York Yankees: Sánchez has 4HR off David Price in his career, matching his most off a single pitcher (4HR off Marco Estrada).

Outfielders:

Charlie Blackmon - Colorado Rockies: Blackmon currently leads the Major Leagues in hits (120) and triples (11) and ranks fifth in runs (73). He ranks fifth in the National League in batting average (.320), fourth in slugging percentage (.582) and third in extra-base hits (49). His 20 home runs while batting first in the lineup are the second-most in MLB (Springer, 27) and the most in the National League by eight (Conforto, 12).

Aaron Judge - New York Yankees: Judge has reached base safely in each of his last 41 starts since 5/28, the Majors' longest streak in 2017 and third-longest since the start of 2016 (Freddie Freeman-46G and Jayson Werth-45G).

Yasiel Puig - Los Angeles Dodgers: Puig collected his fourth career multi-homer game of his career on Friday, stroking a solo home run in the fourth inning and a three-run shot in the ninth inning and drove in a season-high tying four runs for the fourth time this year.