Christopher Day 
KBO Matchups
- KIA @ SK
- KT @ SAM
- LOT @ LG
- DOO @ HAN
- KIW @ NCD
Kings ofthe Hill
Woo ChanCha (L), LG – $8,700 DK / $26 FD
Am I crazy for starting my KBO lineups with the inconsistent Woo Chan Cha? Maybe, but I’m inclined to think he looks like the pitcher we saw in four of six starts in tonight’s game compared to the one we saw versus KT and KIW just a few weeks ago. Cha is currently 4-2 on the season with a 3.97 ERA, 4.73 FIP, 1.44 WHIP, 20.8% strikeout rate, 8.1% walk rate. Yes, in his third and fourth starts he looked terrible on the mound, giving up a combined 9 runs on 16 hits in 9 innings of work versus KT and KIW, but those are some of the best offenses in the KBO with predominately right-handed power bats. Tonight, he faces a Lotte Giants squad that seems to be rejuvenated, but I’m not buying it. They still have one of the worst lineups in the KBO and with ownership projecting to be fairly spread out at the time of writing, I like the upside that Cha has in tournaments.
Ki Young Im(R), KIA – $7,600 DK / $25 FD
While thisis likely the first season that the majority of us follow the KBO, Ki Young Imhas to be one of its best kept secrets 34 games into the season. He’s quietlygone about his business en route to a 2-3 record, 3.34 ERA, 3.40 FIP, 20.9%strikeout rate and 3% walk rate. His command is exceptional; he has the bestwalk rate out of all qualified pitchers in the KBO and gives us enoughstrikeout upside to target in tournaments. He hasn’t scored less than 9 DKpoints yet this season and topped off at 25 versus LOT. Do I think he’ll score25 again tonight? It’s unlikely, but for someone that might get overlookedbeing surrounded by more familiar names in Woo Chan Cha, David Buchanan,Odrisamer Despaigne, and Seung Won Moon, I’ll gladly take the salary savings onDK and, in my opinion, the better pitcher of that bunch on tonight’s KBO slate.
GPP Options:Hui Kwan Yu(L), DOO
Punt: Se Woong Park (R), LOT – faces an LG lineup without Roberto Ramos
TheBatter’s Box
DoosanBears
Doosan isin play on every KBO slate given the power and depth of their lineup, but tonightis the night you’ll want at least three of them in your lineups. The Bears areprojected to see Seung Ju Han of the Hanwha Eagles, barring any changes, and Idon’t think the Eagles could set up the 19-year-old rookie any worse for hisKBO debut. Hanwha has lost 18 in a row, they’ve made what seems to be 100 rosterand coaching changes, and still can’t figure it out. Lock and load.
Topoptions: Jose Fernandez (1B/2B), Jae Il Oh (1B), Jae Hwan Kim (OF/1B), Kun WooPark (OF), Jae Ho Kim (SS)
GPP Pivot:Joo Hwan Choi (1B/2B)
NC Dinos
To no one’s surprise, the NC Dinos are yet again one of the top stacks on tonight’s KBO slate; and no, it’s not just because I enjoy writing about them every second day or because I like repeating myself. The Dinos are facing Hyun Hee Han and the Kiwoon Heroes at their home park and they could be in for a big night; Han (no, not Hanwha) has been reeling in his last few starts and got lit up for 5 earned runs on 7 hits in only 4.1 innings the last time he faced NCD… at their home park. While numbers do tell us a lot, baseball connoiseurs know the importance of a pitcher’s confidence level and mental fortitude. If I’m Hyun Hee Han, coming into this start, I have neither, and that spells disastrous outing. The top of the order offers little power in Min Woo Park and Myung Gi Lee, and Suk Min Park is just so expensive for someone that is inconsistent, but he does bat in the middle of the order and gives us a decent option at a thin 3B position on DK. I prioritize the 5 bats listed below, with Suk Min Park, Myung Gi Lee, and Min Woo Park being my next targets, in that respective order.
TopOptions: Sung Bum Na (OF), Eui Ji Yang (C), Jin Sung Kang (1B/OF), AaronAltherr (OF), Jin Hyuk No (2B/SS)
ComplementaryOptions: Suk Min Park (3B), Min Woo Park (2B), Myung Gi Lee (OF)
HonorableMention: KT Wiz
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