Actionable Platoons (6/12/21)

Normally, I’m the fantasy manager who fades anyone in a platoon. I find that most weeks these hitters are unstartable and just take up roster spots. After two months of trying to find starting outfielders in 15-team leagues, I’m looking into platoons to help me find some weekly rentals. For that reason, I wanted to add set platoons to my weekly lineups article. Here is my first stab at the format and let me know what should be improved.

The main lineup article is being pushed back starting this week to run on Tuesday or Wednesday. Real-life (i.e. my kids are home for the summer) has limited the amount of time I have near the end of the week and my waiver wire article will take precedence.

When I’m looking into the platoons, I’m going to try to only include ones that two players in a distinct lefty-versus-righty platoon. If there is any vagueness or a third player involved, the guesswork needed on who plays when is not an advantage. In the instances where one side is set in stone but the other is iffy, I did include the set player. Also, I’m just going to avoid any catcher platoons for the simple reason I just don’t care. Finally, I going to point out some potential targets for the upcoming week. I know rotations will change, but at least some of the better options will be known.

So with the above guidelines, here is the current actionable platoon grid (I don’t like the table’s look and will try to improve it).

So using the above list and the projected starters at Rotowire, here are the hitters who could see the most at-bats this upcoming week.

Full week adds (min five games)

• Brock Holt and Jason Martin: Rangers with five games, all against righties.
• Nomar Mazara: Detroit with seven games, five against righties.
• Jackie Bradley Jr.: Milwaukee with seven games, six against righties
• Jason Heyward: Chicago Cubs with seven games, five against righties.
• David Peralta: Arizona with seven games, five against righties. Last three verses righties but the Dodgers.
• Max Muncy: Los Angeles Dodgers with six games, all against righties.
• Steven Duggar and LaMonte Wade Jr.: San Francisco with seven games, six against righties.

First half (Monday to Thursday, min three games)

• Stevie Wilkerson and DJ Stewart: Baltimore with four games, all against righties.
• Scott Heineman: Cincinnati with four games, three against lefties.

Second half (Fri to Sunday, min three games)

• Ryan Zimmerman: Washington with three games, three versus lefties, one game is a doubleheader.