Christopher Day 
KBO Matchups
- HAN @ NCD
- LOT @ KT
- DOO @ LG
- SK @ KIW
- SAM @ KIA
Kings ofthe Hill
Ki Young Im(R), KIA – $7,600 DK / $27 FD
With some decent pitching options at the top of the pricing grid on DK in terms of raw talent, none of them are my top option tonight. Rather, it is Ki Young Im of the KIA Tigers. If you’ve been keeping up with the daily KBO content, you saw that I was all over Im on his last start versus SK, where I pointed out the following:
While this is likely thefirst season that the majority of us follow the KBO, Ki Young Im has to be oneof its best kept secrets 34 games into the season. He’s quietly gone about hisbusiness en route to a 2-3 record, 3.34 ERA, 3.40 FIP, 20.9% strikeout rate and3% walk rate. His command is exceptional; he has the best walk rate out of allqualified pitchers in the KBO and gives us enough strikeout upside to target intournaments. He hasn’t scored less than 9 DK points yet this season and toppedoff at 25 versus LOT. Do I think he’ll score 25 again tonight? It’s unlikely,but for someone that might get overlooked being surrounded by more familiarnames in Woo Chan Cha, David Buchanan, Odrisamer Despaigne, and Seung Won Moon,I’ll gladly take the salary savings on DK and, in my opinion, the betterpitcher of that bunch on tonight’s KBO slate.
Well, the only thing Iwas wrong about what that Im actually did put up 25 DK points that night; 27.1to be exact. I’m not sure if he’s a secret anymore, but with a group of biggernames ahead of him on most people’s lists, I’ll gladly continue to deploy Im inmy KBO lineups. He’s now 3-3 on the season with a 2.82 ERA, 3.16 FIP, 1.12WHIP, and has great strikeout/walk numbers, coming in with a 22.1% strikeoutrate and 3.3% walk rate.
Tae In Won (R), SAM – $7,700 DK / $28 FD
Rarely do Irecommend playing two pitchers in the same game, but on a KBO slate where thetop options all have tough matchups with the exception of Jae Hak Lee of the NCDinos, who is just not worth a $8,900 price tag in my opinion, Tae In Won of theSamsung Lions is worth a look in tournaments. He’s come around with some greatperformances in 4 of his last 5 starts and is now 4-1 on the season with a 2.30ERA, 4.23 FIP, 1.30 WHIP, and a respectable 15.9% strikeout rate considering he’sonly 20 years old. While the top of the KIA order does offer some punch andcould be a threat to Won’s overall numbers, I’m willing to take a shot on thekid who has shut down KT’s and LG’s offenses twice, and has posted 20.1 DKpoints per game in his last 5.
GPP Options: Jae Hak Lee (R), NCD, Warrick Saupold (R), HAN (FD only)
TheBatter’s Box
LG Twins
Alright, Ipromise I am not doing it on purpose now. LG is yet again a top target on thisKBO slate and I’ll continue to go back to the well unless I see some indicationof this offense slowing down anytime soon. It’s now five days that they’ve beenfeatured in The Batter’s Box and have increased their run total to 45 in thatspan, accumulating 68 hits in the process.; 9 runs and 13.6 hits per game overtheir last 5? Facing a Doosan Bears bullpen all game? At home? Yes, please.
Topoptions: Roberto Ramos (1B), Hyun Soo Kim (OF), Eun Sung Chae (OF), Chun WoongLee (OF), Kang Nam Yoo (C), Ji Hwan Oh (SS)
DoosanBears
While Casey Kelly has been one of my favorite pitchers to use in KBO DFS, he’s looked awful in his last few starts, allowing 13 runs on 22 hits in his last 3. Yesterday, we saw Doosan explode for 18 runs, and while they were featured as an honorable mention, they’re a top stack today. Even if you decide to fade DOO, Joo Hwan Choi needs to be in all of your KBO lineups; he bats in the middle of the order and has now DECREASED in price on DK. Despite already being cheap at his usual tag of $2,500, at the minimum price of $2,000, he’s a lock no matter what.
Top Options:Joo Hwan Choi (1B/2B), Jose Fernandez (1B/2B), Jae Hwan Kim (OF/1B), Kun WooPark (OF), Jae Ho Kim (SS)
HonorableMention: KT Wiz
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