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Hopefully, you all were on the Discord last night to catch all of our discussions that lead to a very nice night of cashing! Let’s run it back today. The August 6th edition of Aces and Bases will take on the main MLB DFS slates on DraftKings and FanDuel.
The purpose of this article is to identify our top pitching plays and fades on the slate, in addition to our top offense stacks for your GPP lineups.
Please make sure you keep an eye on the weather and other factors as those are always important things to monitor when playing MLB DFS. Be sure to check out our MLB DFS Projections as well. Without further ado, it’s Aces and Bases time.
MLB DFS: The Aces
Best Value: Tyler Chatwood ($9,400 DK / $9,900 FD)
Chatwood is on an a absolute heater right now, his cutter is just what he needed as he can now keep batters off balance in and out of the zone. Chatwood cut down 11 Pirates on his way to 6.1 scoreless innings last time out and is on the mound today against a Royals team that loves to strike out
There is no real value on FanDuel sadly as Chatwood is the top pitcher off the board and the slate is only 5 games. I would roll with the rookie Nate Pearson if you want another option on FD, but I dont love him as much on DK as the options with the two additional games really opens things up.
Honorable Mentions: Not much here today.
Top Ace(s): Luis Castillo ($9,500 DK / $9,600 FD) Carlos Carassaco ($9,800 DK / N/A- FD) Zac Gallen ($8,900 DK / $8,200 FD)
Castillo got beat up a bit last time out against the Tigers of all teams. I am ready brush that off though as he produced a massive 22 whiffs through the outing. The usually great changeup was left in the zone in a bit and got knocked around letting in 5 runs.
Castillo should have a good bounce back week facing off against a Cleveland team that has one of the worst barrel rates in the league coming in at 3.8% right now.
On the other end of this game Carrasco will look to continue his good season. Cookie was able to handle the Twins in his last start, only allowing 3 runs and striking out 5. I’m going to to trust the veteran who has started the season with 31% k rate.
Gallen had a bit of a rocky start to the year but it really looks like he found it and the stuff is there. Gallen made the Dodgers look pedestrian producing lots of whiffs to go along with his 9ks. Sadly Gallen draws another powerhouse offense today in the Stros but this looks like the beginning of the outbreak many predicted for Gallen.
Honorable Mention: Nada
Punt Play: Jordan Montgomery ($7,800 DK / $6,600 FD)
Montgomery is coming in a bit faster on the heater this year at about 93mph or so. Extra velocity never hurts and it seems to be helping his curveball and change this year. The movement is minimal on the secondaries for Montgomery but he has shown the ability to make the arsenal work so far.
Honorable Mentions: Jordan Yamamoto / Nate Pearson
Top Fade: Everyone else
This is a very short slate, even shorter on FD, and I would not feel comfortable rolling out anyone that wasnt mentioned above.
Honorable Mention: Zilch.
MLB DFS: The Bases
There are a ton of different ways to build your offense on these big slates. Personally, I’m going to take a stand on a few offenses and call it a day. If you’re play MME style of GPPs, you can always get some exposure to more offenses, but for 3-Entry Max and Single Entry GPPs, I’m going to battle with a very limited player pool, as I really want to pick on a couple of starting pitchers and weaker bullpens.
We all know the importance of stacking when play MLB DFS GPPs, so here are my top stacks for the Thursday’s Main Slate.
Top Stacks
- Chicago Cubs – The Cubs are cruising lately, and the Royals have been an afterthought for them. Brad Keller will have a go at slowing the Cubs bats today, I don’t expect him to succeed
- Chicago White Sox – The Sox were tamed for a game by the brew crew last night, they were getting on base but couldn’t find the right hit at the right time. Look for them to bounce back against Josh Lindblom.
Value Stacks
- Arizona Diamondbacks – The Diamondback bats finally woke up in a big way yesterday, putting up a 14 spot on McCullers and the Astros staff. The Astros are going to send out an opener today and the dbacks will look to keep it going.
- Milwaukee Brewers – Flip side of the south side game the Brewers get Gio Gonzalez who has just been using to many pitches this year. With velocity as low as Gio’s he has been nibbling too much and fastballs in the zone have been getting hit hard. The Brewers should find the pen early today.
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