Chicago White Sox +0 (1st 5 Inn.) @ 2 Units -105
Danks looked really good during spring training and in his first 2009 start. In 2008 he dominated Tampa with an 1.86 ERA in 3 starts (19.1 IP) and was even better at Tropicana Field (2 starts, 0.69 ERA, 9H and 1BB).
Tampa struggled against lefties in 2008 (compared to their numbers vs. righthanders) and will be missing their best hitter gainst lefthanded pitching in Evan Longoria.
The Sox had pretty solid numbers against righthanders in 2008 (around 10th place in AVG + OBP) and great power numbers (no1 homerun-team against righthanders). Niemann always struggled in the Big Leagues and had a weak spring practice. Probably just a matter of time when he will be replaced by Price. Even with him settling down after an awful 1st inning against a tough Orioles-lineup, I'm not overly impressed with his performance and stuff and would expect the Sox to score at least 2 or 3 runs against him tonight.
Since I like Chicago's numbers against righthanders, I'm not too concerned about their home/road splits in 2008 and their lack of history against Niemann.
Danks will have had 2 more days of rest than usual, but this layoff is pretty short, so it shouldn't have a negative effect on him or his control.
Danks looked really good during spring training and in his first 2009 start. In 2008 he dominated Tampa with an 1.86 ERA in 3 starts (19.1 IP) and was even better at Tropicana Field (2 starts, 0.69 ERA, 9H and 1BB).
Tampa struggled against lefties in 2008 (compared to their numbers vs. righthanders) and will be missing their best hitter gainst lefthanded pitching in Evan Longoria.
The Sox had pretty solid numbers against righthanders in 2008 (around 10th place in AVG + OBP) and great power numbers (no1 homerun-team against righthanders). Niemann always struggled in the Big Leagues and had a weak spring practice. Probably just a matter of time when he will be replaced by Price. Even with him settling down after an awful 1st inning against a tough Orioles-lineup, I'm not overly impressed with his performance and stuff and would expect the Sox to score at least 2 or 3 runs against him tonight.
Since I like Chicago's numbers against righthanders, I'm not too concerned about their home/road splits in 2008 and their lack of history against Niemann.
Danks will have had 2 more days of rest than usual, but this layoff is pretty short, so it shouldn't have a negative effect on him or his control.
