Today's Taste - Best MLB PrizePicks Player Props (5/2/23)

The first of the month was like the Truman Show. Good morning. Good afternoon. Good night. An easy cash that gets us off to a strong start. Let’s start the winning streak back up with a couple of new faces. 

 

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Joe Ryan OVER/UNDER 6 Strikeouts

 

What a start it has been for the guy who might have won the AL ROY award in 2022 if Julio Rodriguez wasn’t such a generational stud. Joe Ryan has followed a very good year one up with an awesome start to year two. Ryan currently sits at 5-0 with a 2.81 ERA, 0.81 WHIP, and a 36 K/4 BB ratio in 32 innings pitched. What kind of outing can we expect against the White Sox?

 

Ryan has logged at least six innings in all five of his starts this season. Additionally, he has only failed to record six punchies in one contest. Facing a White Sox team that is middle of the pack in strikeouts, there is an opportunity for Ryan to continue his hot start. Chicago has a lot of strikeout-prone bats in this lineup. Seven players have recorded at least 20 punchouts. Chicago hasn’t really seen too many above-average right handed pitchers thus far, so their numbers might look a little better than they should. Against Jose Berrios, they fanned nine times. And against Cristian Javier, they tallied six K’s. With how effective Ryan has been, I would probably put him as a top three RHP the Sox will have faced to this point.

 

Logging at least six K’s is definitely in the cards tonight. Chicago is not only in a freefall, but it looks like they have completely given up with the lack of effort they have been playing with. I’m looking for my fantasy sleeper to go out there and shove once again.

 

Pick: Ryan 6+ K’s

 

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Gerrit Cole +Tanner Bibee OVER/UNDER 11.5 Strikeouts

 

The first combo strikeout prop of the season!? HELLO! I just saw this one on PrizePicks and knew I had to give it a shot. After a thrilling 3-2 finish on Monday night, in favor of the Guardians, it seemed fitting to come right back to this matchup that features a pair of electric arms on the mound.

 

Gerrit Cole hasn’t looked this good in a few years, maybe it was cutting the hair, I don’t know. But he’s been phenomenal from his control to his consistency. It’s the main reason this cat is the favorite to win the AL Cy Young this year, and actually have a chance to do so. Drawing the always-pesky Cleveland offense, Cole has actually had success in the strikeout department over the last couple seasons. While it is true this team strikes out the second-least in the MLB (217), behind Washington of all teams, Cole managed 31 K’s in 26 IP last year over four starts (including postseason). He did only muster three punchies in seven innings early in April, but GC has been one of the few pitchers in the MLB to tally a solid K count against this lineup. I don’t know if he goes over his number of 6.5, but I do believe five or six could be enough to let Bibee finish the job.

 

Bibee, a rookie out of Cal State Fullerton (who runs a really solid program by the way), dazzled in his first MLB start of his career. Last Wednesday, he dotted the Rockies for only one earned run and eight punchouts over 5.2 innings. He displayed a great change piece and sick 12-6 curveball. The kid definitely has some swing and miss stuff. Against the Yankees, with no Aaron Judge or Giancarlo Stanton, I believe Bibee will have a strong encore performance. It’s hard to judge him off one outing, but this NYY team is really struggling right now, losing four straight and seven of their last nine.

 

I do feel like this is an opportunity to smash the over. Between them, Cole and Bibee should manage at least a dozen strikeouts. In my estimation, I would expect something along the lines of a six K each game for both starters. 

 

 

Pick: Cole+Bibee O11.5 K’s

 

 

 

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Ryan 6+ K’s

Cole+Bibee OVER 11.5 K’s