Patrick Waters 
Hopefully, you all were on the Discord last night to catch all of our discussions that lead to a very nice night of cashing! Let’s run it back today. The August 12th edition of Aces and Bases will take on the main MLB DFS slates on DraftKings and FanDuel.
The purpose of this article is to identify our top pitching plays and fades on the slate, in addition to our top offense stacks for your GPP lineups.
Please make sure you keep an eye on the weather and other factors as those are always important things to monitor when playing MLB DFS. Be sure to check out our MLB DFS Projections as well. Without further ado, it’s Aces and Bases time.
MLB DFS: The Aces
Best Value: Kenta Maeda ($9,100 DK / $8,700 FD)
Kenta is the most appealing arm to me today so were lucky he is the 3rd option off the board on the midweek slate. The Brewers have just been downright awful at hitting balls thrown in the zone this year, swinging just 63% of the time on pitches in the zone, and whiffing 31% of the time when they do swing.
Maeda has great command and will pound the zone producing lots of whiffs today, the strikeouts will follow.
Honorable Mentions: Masahiro Tanaka
Top Ace(s): Zach Grienke ($10,300 DK / $9,800 FD)
Not much for real Aces on the main slate today. Grienke should have a good showing against the Giants, but he is not the guy that is going to produce a bunch of strikeouts and put up a million points for you.
I still like this play because he should go deep into the game, but the price and presumed ownership percentage make this play a bit less appealing.
Honorable Mention: Julio Urias
Punt Play: Jordan Lyles ($7,300 DK / $6,600 FD)
The fastball for Lyles has been rough, getting almost zero whiffs (4.3%) on it and its getting hit a lot garnering a .504 xSLG. The secondaries have been just fine, the slider gets plenty of whiffs, just beat a little when contact does get made. All Lyles has to do is polish that fastball up and things will be much better.
On a brighter note Lyles gets the Mariners and almost anyone at this price against them is worth it. Especially if that roof is closed.
Honorable Mentions: Wade LeBlanc
Top Fade: Blake Snell ($9,400 DK / ($8,500 FD)
I know, I know. This is a great spot for Snell to light it up, but he was under 60 pitches thrown last time out and the Rays will not let him go too deep here. I love Snell but it looks like hes still a couple starts away from being 100% stretched out and we can dodge this price knowing that.
Honorable Mention: None
MLB DFS: The Bases
There are a ton of different ways to build your offense on these big slates. Personally, I’m going to take a stand on a few offenses and call it a day. If you’re play MME style of GPPs, you can always get some exposure to more offenses, but for 3-Entry Max and Single Entry GPPs, I’m going to battle with a very limited player pool, as I really want to pick on a couple of starting pitchers and weaker bullpens.
We all know the importance of stacking when play MLB DFS GPPs, so here are my top stacks for the Wednesday’s Main Slate.
Top Stacks
- Houston Astros – The Astros have been beating up on the Giants all week and that shouldn’t change today as the Giants are rolling out Trevor Cahill. Cahill hasnt thrown since hurting his finger in July and this lines up as a scary season debut.
- New York Yankees– The Atlanta pitching staff is in shambles at the moment. The Braves are recalling Bryce Wilson to face the Yanks and should tear the young prospect up.
Value Stacks
- Minnesota Twins – Not tons of value to be had as the big bats are priced accordingly usually but I have to have some Twins action today as they get ready to face Eric Lauer who gave 6 earned runs is his last start vs the reds.
- Tampa Bay Rays – The Red Sox are rolling out Zach Godley who is touting a 1.50 WHIP through 11 IPs this season. I liked the Rays yesterday and they threw up an 8 spot. I expect more of the same tonight.
Monkey Knife Fight
Using the information above, you can even make some money on Monkey Knife Fight! As I said I like the Yankees stack here and you can stack 3 of their offensive players to hit the over on at least 15.5 fantasy points and win 5x your money! Check out how to play with our quick overview here.
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