KBO DFS: Ghost’s Breakdown 07/07

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KBO Matchups

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

Kings of the Hill

Chang Mo Koo (L), NCD – $10,800 DK / $29 FD

The best pitcher on the KBO slate needs no entrance. Chang Mo Koo has been nothing less than spectacular this season, and is now 7-0 with a 1.50 ERA, 2.43 FIP, 0.76 WHIP, and a league-leading 31.1% strikeout rate. Koo has been virtually matchup proof no matter which offense he faces, but the fact that he is pitching versus an abysmal SK lineup is just an added bonus on the cash game and GPP lock of the night. He’s topped 22 DK points in all but one start this season and is a sure fire play for both a safe floor and major GPP upside.

Shi Hwan Jang (R), HAN – $6,800 DK / $22 FD

While the first slotted pitcher on the KBO slate is a no brainer, the second pitcher we choose for our lineups is a real toss-up between Jang and the two names mentioned below. Ultimately, I’m willing to “risk it for the biscuit” with Jang here. While both David Buchanan (SAM) and Ki Young Im (KIA) make for fine options on the slate, I’m tempering expectations for the two of them because of their tough matchups; the fact that they’re both coming in higher owned than Jang at the time of writing gives the Hanwha arm another advantage for GPPs. Jang is now 1-4 on the season with a not-so-pretty 5.44 ERA and 4.69 FIP, to go along with a questionable 11.6% walk rate, but his 24.5% strikeout rate is what entices me here. After back-to-back solid starts where he put up 21.9 and 24.2 DK points, respectively, tonight he sees a Lotte lineup that has been wildly inconsistent since coming out of the gates on fire in the first few weeks of the season, and I’ll take my chances on Jang getting us to the top of the KBO leaderboards tonight.

GPP Options: Ki Young Im(R), KIA, David Buchanan (R), SAM

The Batter’s Box

Samsung Lions: Ja Wook Koo(1B/OF), Hak Ju Lee (SS), Won Seok Lee (3B), Dong Yeop Kim (OF), Sang Su Kim(2B/3B),

Doosan Bears: Kun WooPark (OF), Kyoung Min Hur (3B), Jose Fernandez (1B/2B), Jae Hwan Kim (OF/1B),Joo Hwan Choi (1B/2B), Jae Il Oh (1B)

LG Twins: RobertoRamos (1B), Hyun Soo Kim (OF), Chun Woong Lee (OF), Eun Sung Chae (OF), Ji HwanOh (SS), Kang Nam Yoo (C)

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