KBO DFS: Ghost’s Breakdown 06/17/2020

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KBO Matchups

• KT @ SK
• LG @ HAN
• LOT @ KIW
• NCD @ KIA
• SAM @ DOO

Kings ofthe Hill

Chan GyuLim (R), LG – $8,000 DK / $24 FD

The cash play of this KBO slate, Chan Gyu Lim has much more to offer than just a safe floor. He had his start pushed back a day and saw his teammate Chan Heon Jung featured in yesterday’s segment of Kings of the Hill, who performed well; Jung threw 94 pitches and went 6 2/3, allowing 2 runs on 6 hits and put up 19.8 DK points at a mere $6,500 on DK. Today, Lim gets the same matchup versus Hanwha, except has much more to offer on the mound; Lim sports a 22.1% strikeout rate, ranking 8th amongst qualified pitchers, and his command is no joke either; he has a 5.9% walk rate, good to place him 12th in the KBO. With 5 or more strikeouts in 5 of 6 starts, it wouldn’t surprise me to see Lim surpass 20 DK points and needs to be the first player in your cash builds and the majority of your GPP lineups, despite the expected ownership, simply because he might be the highest scoring pitcher on the slate.

ChrisFlexen (R), DOO – $8,600 DK / $23 FD

On a KBO slate that is all about prioritizing the batters, I’ll side with Doosan starter over Mike Wright of the NCD Dinos simply because it allows me to spend $1,700 more in the batter’s box. Flexen has a good matchup versus Samsung, a team that strikes out 6.84 times per game. Flexen is 2-0 on the season, sporting a 2.92 ERA, 3.79 FIP, 1.19 WHIP, 19.9% strikeout rate and 8.6% walk rate. He hasn’t flashed the upside that he is capable of just yet, but there are a few things going for him: first, he hasn’t thrown less than 94 pitches this season. Second, barring any collapse from his bullpen, he’s as close as it gets to a lock for the win and the 4 or 6 points that comes with it, depending on if you’re playing on DK or FD. Thirdly, his matchup versus Samsung places him in the same conversation as Mike Wright, albeit being $1,700 cheaper; while he may not get the same amount of raw points, there shouldn’t be that much of a separation between the two, and $1,700 in saving can be the difference to get to some elite batters in your KBO lineups.

GPP Options:Mike Wright(R), NCD

TheBatter’s Box

LG Twins

They were featured as the second-ranked stack on yesterday’s KBO slate, and while ownership shifted to the Kiwoon Heroes, the LG Twins are who put the WinDaily team on top of the leaderboards. LG put up the largest run total on the slate yesterday with 9 runs, including 5 in the first inning. I’ll continue to pick on Hanwha import Chad Bell until I see that he knows what he’s doing out there on the mound, because right now, all he looks like is being “out there”. Bell has been in no man’s land in 4 starts this season, posting an 0-2 record, 8.80 ERA, 7.94 FIP, 2.02 WHIP, and 2.35 HR/9. He’s yet to make it out of the 4th inning, and I have no reason to believe why that should change tonight.

Topoptions: Hyun Soo Kim (OF), Eun Sung Chae (OF), Chun Woong Lee (OF), Kang NamYoo (C), Ji Hwan Oh (SS)

The Twins aremy favorite stack tonight, and I’ll be splitting exposure between the followingteams:

• Doosan Bears: Their home/road splits are blatantly obvious indicating struggles at home, but they are always in play; Jose Fernandez (1B/2B), Jae Hwan Kim (OF/1B), Kun Woo Park (OF), Jae Ho Kim (SS), Joo Hwan Choi (1B/2B)
• SK 3-man stack: Jamie Romak (OF/1B), Jeong Choi (3B/SS), Eui Yoon Jeong (OF)
• KIW: Ha Seong Kim (SS), Dong Won Park (C), Jung Hoo Lee (OF), Byung Ho Park (1B), Keon Chang Seo (1B/2B), Hye Sung Kim (2B/SS), Byung Woo Jeon (3B/2B)
• KT 3-man stack: Baek Ho Kang (1B/OF), Mel Rojas Jr. (OF), Jeong Dae Bae (OF)
• NCD: Can you fully fade the best team in the KBO on any slate? Not sure we can…

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