MLB DFS Weather Sunday May 15

Brief Summary: Tough Forecast for DEN

  12:40 PM EDT UPDATE

 

TOR at TEX may see a few thunderstorms rumble across the region this afternoon but the activity looks scattered and unimpressive.Will keep an eye on the region but not very concerned right now. VERY LOW CHANCE OF PPD/ANY TYPE OF DELAY(S)



NYM at COL is more worrisome to me than the game in TEX. Just take a look at the simulated radars and you can see why:

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6 PM

There is some rain expected to impact Denver this afternoon from around 3-5 PM give or take an hour. I do not expect a PPD as the rain is moving but I could not completely rule one out either. Delay(s) seem possible (especially a late start if this timing is correct). LOW TO PERHAPS MODERATE CHANCE OF A PPD/MODERATE CHANCE OF SOME TYPE OF DELAY(S) 

 

 MIN at CLE will see wind-swept rain showers from time to time and it is very cold out there, 45 degrees at noon.

Could there be a delay? A ppd?  I guess but I do not put the chance of that being very high, maybe 20%. Here is the simulated radar for around 1st pitch:

They have played through worse but the opening day debacle (a PPD due to a little bit of snow, and lots of cold and wind) with the Red Sox a month ago looms large in everyone's mind. The situations are almost eerily similar. Maybe this one is a bit less cold and snowy but it is enough to make me nervous.

By this time, if they were going to PPD, I think they would of already. We are safe to play CLE.

 

Good Hitting Environments:

 

-NYM at COL will be played with always present extreme of very low air density which helps batted balls carry an average of 9% farther. (Plus the wind is blowing out to left today)


-Even with relatively chilly temperatures expected, a strong wind blowing out to right will help batters in the DET at BLT and HOU at BOS games.

 

 

Poor Hitting Environments:

 

-Very chilly temperatures will be found in CLE and CHC. Not quite as chilly but still not very warm in PHL, DC, NYY and KC. 

 

In the scales used below, a 1 greatly favors the pitcher while a 10 favors the batter. All times EDT




CHW at NYY 1:05: Wind W 10-20 mph which blows out to right-center. The wind is a 8. Temps in the mid to upper 50s. Air density is a 4.

MIN at CLE 1:10: SEE BRIEF SUMMARY ABOVE. Wind WNW 10-20 mph which blows from left to right. The wind is a 5. Temps in the upper 40s. Air density is a 2.

OAK at TB 1:10: Dome.

DET at BLT 1:35: Wind WNW 12-25 mph which blows out to right. The wind is a 9. Temps in the upper 50s. Air density is a 4.

HOU at BOS 1:35: Wind WSW 12-25 mph which blows out to right. The wind is a 9. Temps in the low 60s. Air density is a 4.

MIA at WSH 1:35: Wind WNW 12-25 mph which blows from left to right. The wind is a 5. Temps near 60. Air density is a 4.

CIN at PHL 1:35: Wind WNW 12-25 mph which blows from left to right. The wind is a 5. Temps in the mid to upper 50s. Air density is a 3 or a 4.

SD at MIL 2:10: The retractable roof will likely be closed because of cool temperatures.

ATL at KC 2:15: Wind ESE 5-10 mph which blows in from right. The wind is a 4. Temps in the low 60s. Air density is a 4.

PIT at CHC 2:20: Wind W 8-16 mph which blows out to right. The wind is a 7. Temps in the low to mid 50s. Air density is a 3.

TOR at TEX 3:05: SEE BRIEF SUMMARY ABOVE. Wind ESE 5-10 mph which blows in from left-center. The wind is a 4. Temps in the low to mid 70s. Air density is a 7.

LAA at SEA 4:10: The retractable roof will likely be closed due to the threat of rain.

NYM at COL 4:10: SEE BRIEF SUMMARY ABOVE. Wind SE 10-20 mph which blows out to left. The wind is an 8. Temps near 60. Air density is a 10.

SF at AZ 4:10: The retractable roof may be open. If it is, wind SW 10-20 mph which blows from right to left. The wind is a 5. Temps near 90. Air density is a 9.

STL at LAD 8:00: Wind WSW 8-16 mph which blows out to right. The wind is a 7. Temps in the low to mid 60s. Air density is a 5.