Three-game night slate. The White Sox lead the board at a 5.0 total, two aces sit atop the arms board, and the value is stacked in Miami — here's the whole night in one page.
Below: the arms board, the stacks with the bats to use, best bats by tier, the value board, and the 💵 Cash Core.
🎯 The Arms Board
| Pitcher | Salary | Proj | Opp Tot | Own | Call |
|---|
| Sandy Alcantara (MIA v HOU) | $8,500 | 15.5 | 3.3 | 31% | ✅ Slate-best arm vs a 3.3 HOU total — the cash-and-GPP ace. Chalky but correct. |
| Peter Lambert (HOU v MIA) | $9,000 | 14.4 | 4.8 | 28% | ⚖️ Same game, other side. Strong, but MIA's 4.8 total is the tougher matchup of the two aces. |
| Colin Rea (CHC v DET) | $6,400 | 14.2 | 3.3 | 31% | 💰 Best value arm on the slate — 14.2 for $6.4K vs a 3.3 DET total. Frees big salary. |
| Keider Montero (DET v CHC) | $8,200 | 11.2 | 4.8 | 24% | 🚀 The GPP-leverage arm if you fade the Cubs bats — but CHC's 4.8 total is a real risk. |
Arm construction: the sharp double is Alcantara + Colin Rea — two arms projected 14+ vs 3.3 totals, for a combined $14,900 that leaves huge salary for bats. That's the cash-optimal and a strong GPP spine.
💥 Top Stacks
1. White Sox (5.0, vs TEX) — the top total
Munetaka Murakami ($5,200) anchors the highest-total offense on the slate against a weak Texas arm. Build 3–4 around him — the CWS stack is the primary GPP play.
2. Marlins (4.8, vs HOU) — the value stack
Miami is stuffed with value: Otto Lopez ($4,600) leadoff, Heriberto Hernandez ($3,400), Esteury Ruiz ($3,000, 8% owned), Griffin Conine ($3,200). You can stack MIA 4-deep and fit two aces.
3. Cubs (4.8, vs DET) — but it's you-or-your-pitcher
Pete Crow-Armstrong ($6,300) and Seiya Suzuki ($5,000, 13% owned) lead a strong CHC stack — just remember Colin Rea is a Cub, so a CHC stack means fading your value ace (or pairing with Alcantara instead).
Best Bats by Tier
| Tier | Bats (team total) |
|---|
| Studs | Yordan Alvarez $6,500 (HOU) · Pete Crow-Armstrong $6,300 (CHC 4.8) · Munetaka Murakami $5,200 (CWS 5.0) |
| Mid | Seiya Suzuki $5,000 (CHC, 13%) · Jeremy Peña $4,500 (HOU) · Riley Greene $4,600 (DET) · Kevin McGonigle $4,800 (DET) · Wyatt Langford $4,500 (TEX) |
| Value | Esteury Ruiz $3,000 (MIA, 8%!) · Heriberto Hernandez $3,400 (MIA) · Griffin Conine $3,200 (MIA) · Zach McKinstry $2,500 (DET) · Cam Cauley $2,000 (TEX) |
Best value: Esteury Ruiz ($3,000, 8% owned) in a 4.8-run Miami lineup is the leverage salary-saver of the night. The MIA value tier (Ruiz, Hernandez, Conine) is what lets you pay up for two aces + Murakami/Yordan.
💵 THE CASH CORE
Eight locks, two open seats — a cap-legal spine, fill the last two to taste.
Pitching: Sandy Alcantara ($8,500) + Colin Rea ($6,400) = $14,900
Bats (6): Yordan Alvarez ($6,500) · Pete Crow-Armstrong ($6,300) · Munetaka Murakami ($5,200) · Otto Lopez ($4,600) · Jeremy Peña ($4,500) · Esteury Ruiz ($3,000) = $30,100
Core total: $45,000 — leaving $5,000 for your final 2 bats.
Cap-legal finishing pairs: Zach McKinstry ($2,500) + Cam Cauley ($2,000) = $4,500 · or Heriberto Hernandez ($3,400) + a $1,600 punt to double the Miami stack.
The takeaway
Anchor the two low-total aces (Alcantara + Colin Rea), build your primary stack on the CWS 5.0 or the value-laden Miami 4.8, and use the cheap MIA bats to afford it all. On a 3-gamer, one right stack is the whole night.
Every pick graded & posted — win or lose. Good luck on the night slate. — James