KBO DFS: Ghost’s Breakdown 06/28

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KBO Matchups

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

Kings of the Hill

Chan Gyu Lim (R), LG – $8,200 DK / $26 FD

With the KBO pitching options being as loaded as theyare, I’m hoping to get Chan Gyu Lim of the LG Twins at lower ownership thanwhat he is projected for at the time of writing. While his teammate Chan HeonJung was featured in yesterday’s article and threw a complete game shutout, Limmight have even more upside tonight. While he’s 3-2 on the season with a 4.69ERA, 4.18 FIP, and a 1.39 WHIP, his 23.2% strikeout rate gives him as muchupside as anyone on the slate. He’s surpassed over 100 pitches in 3 consecutivestarts, showing that he has more than enough durability to go deep into games,and has struck out 5-8 batters in 6 of 7 starts. He’s $1,000 more expensivethan his teammate was yesterday, but makes up for it with more talent and histremendous strikeout ability.

Odrisamer Despaigne (R), KT – $8,100 DK / $26 FD

I really wish there was any other starter getting the nod versus Hanwha, but here we are, talking about Odrisamer Despaigne. Make no mistake, his MLB career was disastrous, but he has flashed at least some upside here in the KBO. He’s been torched by the likes of Doosan and has had inconsistent performances versus basement dwellers Lotte and Samsung, but I’m taking a shot on Despaigne tonight with the more expensive options garnering more ownership at the moment. Overall, Despaigne sits at 3-4 on the season with a 4.50 ERA, 4.22 FIP, 1.35 WHIP, and a decent 17.2% strikeout rate, but it’s the matchup I’m more interested in; Hanwha’s lineup has been awful all season long and I don’t see any sudden change here tonight.

GPP Options: AaronBrooks (R), KIA

The Batter’s Box

KT Wiz

While they stormed out for 7 runs on 6 hits and 2 homeruns yesterday, KT has an even better matchup on tonight’s KBO slate versusChad Bell. The Hanwha southpaw continues to struggle this season, with hisrecord now down to 0-4 with a 7.67 ERA, 6.16 FIP, 1.93 WHIP, an 11.3% walk rateand a 1.33 HR/9. With the power bats that KT boasts, led by Baek Ho Kang andMel Rojas Jr., they have the potential to put up double digits tonight; Rojasand Kang lead the KBO in ISO with .351 and .336 rates, respectively, and couldbe in for a big night.

Top Options: Baek Ho Kang (1B/OF), Mel Rojas Jr. (OF),Jeong Dae Bae (OF)

Complementary Options: Kyung Soo Park (2B), Jae GyunHwang (3B), Sung Woo Jang (C), Min Hyeok Kim (2B/OF)

LG Twins

While the Twins didn’t explode the way I thought they would when writing them up yesterday, they did exactly what was described: put up runs on Ricardo Pinto without getting a home run. That’s exactly what I love about the Twins; they have the ability to score without necessarily getting contributions in the home run department, as was proven yesterday by scoring 3 runs on 11 hits. With SK throwing Joo Han Kim on the mound, who has one start this season and is 0-2 with a 10.80 ERA, 6.81 FIP, and a 2.60 WHIP, albeit the small sample size, I’m going back to well with the Twins.

Top Options: Roberto Ramos (1B), Hyun Soo Kim (OF), JiHwan Oh (SS), Kang Nam Yoo (C), Chun Woong Lee (OF)

Honorable Mention: Samsung Lions, Doosan Bears

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