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MLB DFS Pitching and Prop Picks by the King for July 23

Scott Engel 5 years ago

written by Scott Engel

Stephen Strasburg gets Colorado at home and is not outrageouslypriced at $10,700 on DraftKings. The strikeout upside is certainly there andthe Rockies are 21^st in team batting over the past week. He lookslike a strong MLB DFS Pitching cash game play and can fit into your salarystructure in a GPP as well.

Has anyone noticed Dakota Hudson has not allowed more than three runs in 16 consecutive starts? There is not high strikeout promise, but you could get a lengthy enough start out of him and he is well worth the value play at just $6500. The Pirates are 27^th in team batting over the past seven days. He could also help you roster Trevor Bauer against Toronto on a two-pitcher site. Bauer is at $11,400 and is an obvious strong cash game play and utilizing Hudson could also help you fit him in for your GPPs. The Cardinals starter will offer MLB DFS Pitching flexibility whether you want to save money for Bauer or bats.

Chris Sale (11,000) also obviously deserves strong MLB DFSPitching consideration after coming off a terrific turnaround start in his lastouting. Tampa Bay is third-worst in team batting over the past week. Sale is slightlycheaper than Bauer and has provided renewed confidence in him. He’s a bit morepricey than Strasburg, but not by much. Among Strasburg, Bauer and Sale, Imight end up in the middle price wise with the Boston starter.

Aaron Nola is going to be the ultimate MLB DFS Pitching cash play at $10,100 against the Tigers and should be widely owned. I will likely pivot off him in GPPs because he should be so heavily rostered. That’s where I will likely go to Sale over Strasburg and Bauer.

Chris Paddack is in the same MLB DFS Pitching conversation asNola at $10,300 coming off a terrific start and facing a Mets team that wasmostly held down this past weekend at San Francisco. But the Mets offense isnot as good a matchup as the Detroit one. Paddack will be my second cash gameselection and I might take him in GPPs over Nola.

In the same game, Jason Vargas can save you salary at $6600, as he has consistently heldopponents to three or less runs for most of the season. But he may have a hardtime getting in line for the win over Paddack.

Caleb Smith appears to be the friendliest of the better qualityMLB DFS Pitching options at $9400 against the White Sox, who are middle of thepack in hitting over the past week. That makes three strong cash game picks fortonight in Nola, Paddack and Smith. But I slightly prefer the other two basedon their matchups. If it comes down to a decision where you simply don’t wantto eliminate a key bat from your lineup, go with Smith. But getting a win maybe hard when you consider he is being supported by an offense that was justshut down by Ivan Nova. It’s not an easy decision between Nola, Paddack andSmith.

Yu Darvish ($9,200) has started to turn things around lately, but the Giants are hot and are not a team that I want to target with my pitchers with other quality options on the board. The Cubs are only 17^th in MLB in road batting in a pitcher’s park, so Madison Bumgarner is a MLB DFS Pitching GPP Play at $9000.

The King’s Top MLB DFS Pitching GPP Plays on DraftKings in order of preference: Sale, Strasburg, Bauer, Bumgarner, Smith, Paddack.

Value Plays: Hudson, Vargas

Top Cash Game Plays: Nola, Paddack, Smith

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I will definitely go with the over on Smith when you consider the White Sox are sixth in the American League in strikeouts. But Abreu is hitting .300 in July and .304 at home, so I will take the over on him, too. If you want to cash in on this prop prediction tonight, play it here and get 100 percent bonus.

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MLB DFS Winners and Losers: Strasburg, Gray and More

Emely Sharman 5 years ago

written by Emely Sharman

There was a full slate of games for MLB DFS on Wednesday, June 3rd and we even had a doubleheader with the Tigers and White Sox. Some big name pitchers put up big numbers which means we had some notable bats who put up some duds. Points and salaries are based on DraftKings.

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DFS Winners

Stephen Strasburg ($10,300)

Strasburg and the Nationals played host to the Marlins on Wednesday and got the win 3-1. Strasburg was the top MLB DFS performer and put up 45.5 fantasy points. He was able to pitch 7.1 innings and struck out a whopping 14 batters over his 110 pitches. Strasburg only allowed two hits and gave up two walks. He was credited the win and improved to 10-4 on the year. Strasburg has been a stud nearly all season and his ERA is now at 3.64 and his WHIP is at 1.04. His K/9 is in great shape at 10.68.

Strasburg’s Outlook

Strasburg will not have another start before the All-Star break. When the second half of the season resumes he should slot right back in as one of the Nationals’ best starters. Strasburg did struggle a bit in his last three starts going into Wednesday but righted the ship in a big way. This was Strasburg’s first start in which he didn’t allow an earned run since mid April. His high strikeout rate will keep him as a top MLB DFS pitcher for the foreseeable future.

Sonny Gray ($9,200)

Sonny Gray took advantage of the scuffling Milwaukee Brewers’ lineup Wednesday and got the win in a 3-0 game. Gray improved to 5-5 on the year and has now taken a win in three of his last four starts. Gray was able to strike out 12 over eight full innings. He allowed four hits and only walked one. Gray scored 43 MLB DFS points. His ERA is now at 3.59 and his WHIP is at 1.18. His K/9 now sits at 10.27 which is a big improvement from his career number of 8.06.

Gray’s Outlook

Gray will also not make another start before the All-Star break. He has been a very consistent pitcher this year and has not given up more than four earned runs in any start and that was only on two occasions. After starting the season 0-4 he has improved all the way to 5-5 and has pitched really well over the past two months. Expect him to continue his good first half and pitch well after the break.

Mike Clevinger ($9,700)

Clevinger and the Indians’ pitching staff combined to shut out the Royals on Wednesday. Clevinger started it out with six great innings. He allowed only four hits and struck out nine. The Indians’ coaching staff only allowed him to throw 79 pitches, which limited his upside. He scored 33.1 fantasy points and improved to 2-2 on the year. He has now started five games this year and has an ERA of 4.44. This ERA should improve as his WHIP is only 0.99. His strikeout numbers are off the charts as he has a K/9 of 14.81. This was a great bounce-back performance as Clevinger gave up seven earned over just 1.2 innings in his last start.

Clevinger’s Outlook

Clevinger will also have a long break before his next start as the Indians only have three more games before the All-Star break. In limited action this year, Clevinger showed immense upside to go with a bit of streakiness. Clevinger has three games where he allowed no earned runs and in the other two he combined for 12 earned runs over just six innings. This could be a case where he was still knocking off some rust and a small break could be just what he needs. Expect Clevinger to come out after the All-Star break as one of the top MLB DFS pitchers for the remainder of the year.

DFS Losers

Chris Sale ($11,800)

Sale and the Boston Red Sox were visitors at Toronto and took the loss 6-3. This loss for Sale dropped his record to a surprising 3-8. Sale was not able to get through six innings Wednesday and gave up five earned runs on nine hits. He struck out five while walking two and gave up three home runs. His 5.55 MLB DFS points was his worst performance since early April. Sale’s ERA is now at 4.04 and his WHIP is in great shape at 1.07. His K/9 is also very good at 12.87.

Sale’s Outlook

Sale will not make another start before the All-Star break. Sale’s numbers show he should have some positive regression in his win-loss total after the break. He has been one of the top MLB DFS pitchers all season and that should not change after the break. Expect him to use the break to his advantage and rest up and come back as strong as ever.

George Springer ($5,900), Jose Altuve ($4,600)

Springer, Altuve and the Astros were visitors at the very hitter friendly Coors Field and won in a low scoring game, 4-2. Most who expected this to be a very high scoring game were disappointed with the final score. Springer and Altuve were both high priced and highly owned players in this matchup and both put up goose eggs. Springer was off to a scintillating start to the year before getting injured and has a batting average of .307 to go with an OPS of .995. He has hit 18 home runs and has 45 RBI, all in the span of only 56 games. Altuve also missed some time with injury but has not been his normal self when on the field. Altuve is batting .264 with an OPS of .793, both under his career averages by a good margin. He has hit 10 home runs and has 25 RBI over 52 games played.

Springer and Altuve’s Outlook

Both of these All-Star type players should bounce back post All-Star break. Springer should find the form that had him in early contention for the MVP and Jose Altuve has been too good of a player over the last few years to stay down. Expect these two and the rest of the Astros’ offense to be at the top of MLB DFS lists in the second half of the year.

Home Run Derby Losers

Christian Yelich and Vladimir Guerrero Jr. wil face off as the 1 and 8 seed in the Home Run Derby over All-Star weekend. These are two guys who if they weren’t matched up, would have been the odds-on favorites in my opinion. Now they will have to slug it out just to get to the second round. I still think whoever gets the win in this round one matchup will go on to win the entire Home Run Derby.

Injury Report

Justin Upton left Wednesday’s game with a left quad injury. With this injury coming so close to the All-Star break he could be held out until after the break.

Scooter Gennett left Wednesday’s game with a groin injury. This is expected to land him back on the IL.

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DFS Podcast With The King and Matt Striker for June 27

Jared Contestabile 5 years ago

written by Jared Contestabile

Scott Engel and Pro Wrestler and DFS expert Matt Striker are featured in the 6/27 MLB DFS Podcast. Listen to get caught up on who they are planning to play this afternoon and tonight. They break down both the early and main slates, where quality pitching is more scarce than usual.

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DFS Pitching Picks For June 27: Early and Main Slates

Jared Contestabile 5 years ago

written by Jared Contestabile

Early DFS Slate;

Aaron Nola vs. New York Mets

DraftKings $10,700, FanDuel $8,800

First of all, this is a stupid DFS price for FanDuel and I expect massive chalk. I will gladly take all the chalk also. Nola has been far from elite this season, but he has been pretty nails at home. He holds a 3.19 ERA and a 10.16 K/9. He has also been able to limit hard contact at home (31.5%). I will gladly lock in Nola on both DFS sites with no issue against a lackluster Mets team.

Spencer Turnbull vs. Texas Rangers

DraftKings $9,000, Fanduel $7,300

The Rangers aren’t as scary as you may think on the road. I love playing them in Texas, but I also love DFS pitching against them away from Texas. Turnbull holds a 9.43 K/9 at home, he also keeps the ball on the ground pretty efficiently (48%). I love Turnbull here for a DFS pivot off Nola.

Main DFS Slate;

Stephen Strasburg @ Miami Marlins

DraftKings $11,900, FanDuel $10,400

A good pitcher in Miami = DFS lock. Strasburg has been way better this season away from Washington as he holds a 2.92 ERA and a 10.83 K/9. We all know the story on how horrible the Marlins are offensively and the upside on Strasburg has been proven. Just because he is going to be insane chalk I guess I don’t mind a DFS pivot off in GPP, but I don’t suggest it.

Sandy Alcantara vs. Washington Nationals

DraftKings $8,300, Fanduel $8,200

I’m not sure what the problem is with the Nationals this season, but I don’t mind using pitchers against them anymore in DFS. We get a huge ballpark boost with them playing in Miami and Alcantara can hold his own. In Miami he holds a 3.40 ERA with a 7.69 K/9. He has been better against lefties this season so that helps a ton with the dangerous lefties in the Nationals lineup.

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MLB DFS Winners and Losers: Pablo Cruising

Vincent Pensabene 6 years ago

written by Vincent Pensabene

We had a full 15-game slate for the second night in a row on Saturday June 15. All point values and prices are from DraftKings.

Winners

Pablo Lopez ($7,400)

Pablo Lopez had another solid start to build on, this time against the Pittsburgh Pirates. He went seven strong innings and gave up three runs on seven hits with a walk and four strikeouts. He has not given up a home run in June. Lock Lopez in as a cheaper starter that can almost guarantee you value.

Lopez’s Outlook

Pablo Lopez has a quality start in six of his last eight games. However, the other two games were complete duds. He is definitely making a strong case to be the National League Pitcher of the Month for June halfway through the month. His next scheduled start is slated for Thursday on the road against the St. Louis Cardinals. The Cards have the 18th-highest batting average in baseball and should not extinguish the fire that Lopez has been generating. A relatively cheap starter is never an issue when he’s producing.

Ian Desmond ($4,300)

Ian Desmond had two hits in four at-bats against the San Diego Padres last night. He finished with a home run, five RBI and two runs scored. His biggest hit came in the fifth inning with the bases loaded when he unloaded one over the right center-field wall for a grand slam. Look to add Desmond to your lineup this afternoon as he continues to be one of the hottest hitters in the league.

Desmond’s Outlook

Ian Desmond is taking advantage of hitting in Coors Field for half of his games this season. He upped his average to .266 and has nine home runs with 36 RBI. Desmond has been red hot-in the past week, going 11-of-25 (.440) with three homers and 12 RBI and six runs scored. He looks to extend his hitting streak into double-digits this afternoon against the San Diego Padres and all signs point at him having another good game at the plate.

Losers

Stephen Strasburg ($10,700)

Stephen Strasburg picked up his fourth loss of the season last night against the Arizona Diamondbacks. He went five full innings and gave up six runs on nine hits. He had one walk and five strikeouts. The story of his outing was the long ball as he surrendered four home runs to the Diamondbacks. Do not use Strasburg in his next outing.

Strasburg’s Outlook

Stephen Strasburg is a completely different pitcher at home than he is on the road this season. Including last night’s outing, Strasburg has given up 10 HR in 43.2 innings at home compared to two HRs in 52.1 innings away from Washington. His next scheduled start is against the Philadelphia Phillies Thursday at home. A powerful lineup plus a not-so-good Strasburg at home equals a fade on him next time through the rotation.

Cody Bellinger ($5,600)

Cody Bellinger went hitless in three at-bats against the Chicago Cubs last night. He did manage a walk but also struck out twice. The Los Angeles Dodgers hitters struck out 12 times. Bellinger seems to be cooling off a bit from his ridiculous start to the season. At his price, you could find a better fit that will provide more points on today’s slate.

Bellinger’s Outlook

Cody Bellinger had a rough day at the plate against Yu Darvish and the rest of the Chicago Cubs bullpen. He was 14-for-54 in his previous 15 games, but six of those hits have left the ballpark. Bellinger still is one of the most dangerous hitters in the National League. He will face Jose Quintana, who sports a 1.31 WHIP this season. Even though Bellinger may get a couple of hits, there will be better value on the slate than what he can provide.

Injury Update

Noah Syndergaard left his start yesterday with a right hamstring strain and will be re-evaluated this morning. The Mets officials do not tend to use the word “strain” in their injury report unless the injury is relatively significant.

Sean Newcomb of the Atlanta Braves was struck in the back of the head with a 102 mph comebacker by J.T. Realmuto. Newcomb left the field on his own power and passed concussion protocol and other medical testings.

Jay Bruce is the newest Phillies outfielder to have injury trouble, as he left yesterday’s game in the fourth inning with left hamstring tightness.

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MLB DFS Winners and Losers: Pablo Cruising

Vincent Pensabene 6 years ago

written by Vincent Pensabene

We had a full 15-game slate for the second night in a row on Saturday June 15. All point values and prices are from DraftKings.

Winners

Pablo Lopez ($7,400)

Lopez’s Outlook

Ian Desmond ($4,300)

Desmond’s Outlook

Losers

Stephen Strasburg ($10,700)

Strasburg’s Outlook

Cody Bellinger ($5,600)

Bellinger’s Outlook

Injury Update

Jay Bruce is the newest Phillies outfielder to have injury trouble, as he left yesterday’s game in the fourth inning with left hamstring tightness.

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DFS Pitching and Monkey Knife Fight Picks for 6/15

Mark Paquette 6 years ago

written by Mark Paquette

The weather looks to be rather quiet for this 15-game schedule on a Saturday in mid-June.

Upper-Tier Arms

Chris Sale, Red Sox at Orioles ($11,900 FD, $11,600 DK): It seems like whenever Sale or Max Scherzer take the mound the past month or so, lock them in and try to find bargain bats to make it work. That just might be the way to go today with the Red Sox ace. Sale has been magnificent in his past two starts, combining to give up no earned runs while walking one and striking out 22 over 16 innings. Sale has been very good against Baltimore in his career, going 7-2 with a 2.37 ERA in 13 career starts. Sale has held opponents to a .634 OPS this season, while the Orioles strike out 26.1% of the time vs. lefties, good for seventh most in the league. Sale is cash-game worthy if you can fit in some cheap bats that you like.

Stephen Strasburg, Diamondbacks at Nationals ($10,800 FD, $10,700 DK): Imagine going into a series against the Nationals knowing that you have to face Scherzer and Strasburg back-to-back as good as they are pitching right now. For you baseball historians, is it a repeat of Spahn and Sain and pray for rain? Anyway, Strasburg is pitching very well recently and it is probably no coincidence that he has found a way to keep the ball in the yard recently, giving up just two homers in his last eight outings, after giving up six homers in his first six starts. Even though Strasburg has been very consistent, his upside might be a little limited here because of how well the Nationals hit righties. So, we might consider him a GPP-only option in this spot.

Middle-Tier Arms

Noah Syndergaard, Cardinals at Mets ($9,000 FD, $9,300 DK): Thor’s up-and-down season has caused his price to drop to an affordable level. Syndergaard’s upside (he has mixed a few dominant starts onto his ledger, with a 52 FD point last time out and a 67 on May 2nd) gives him GPP appeal. In his last start, Syndergaard allowed just one hit to the Rockies, striking out seven in seven innings. In his three previous starts, he produced a 6.00 ERA showing the inconsistency that I wrote about. Though the Cardinals do not strike out much out against righties (22.6%), they do not have much pop either (.155 ISO).

Frankie Montas, Mariners at Athletics ($8,700 FD, $9,900 DK): His price on FD may cause him to be my cash pitcher on that site while on DK that choice is not as easy. Montas has been a very consistent pitcher recently, having not lost since April 29 vs. the Red Sox, a stretch of seven starts during which he’s gone 4-0 with a 2.74 ERA. He has been very good at home this season, going 3-0 over five starts with a 3.54 ERA. The Mariners strike out the seventh most frequently vs. righties at 24.7%.

Bargain Basement Arm

Reynaldo Lopez, Yankees at White sox ($6,200 FD, $5,000 DK): I wrote about the weird pricing Lopez had in his last start and he pitched a strong game: six innings pitched, four hits allowed, eight strikeouts, one walk, one earned run and one victory in Kansas City. This time he takes on a stronger opponent in the New York Yankees but this team has struggled on the road recently. In their last five road games they have scored two, four, seven, four and two runs. If you need a cheap GPP pitcher with strikeout upside and want to spend up on bats, Lopez might be your guy.

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Chris Sale over 9.5 strikeouts: Sale has recorded 10 or more strikeouts in eight of his last nine starts. He should be able to make it nine out of 10.

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DFS Pitching and Monkey Knife Fight Picks for 6/15

Mark Paquette 6 years ago

written by Mark Paquette

The weather looks to be rather quiet for this 15-game schedule on a Saturday in mid-June.

Upper-Tier Arms

Middle-Tier Arms

Bargain Basement Arm

Monkey Knife Fight Picks

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Chris Sale over 9.5 strikeouts: Sale has recorded 10 or more strikeouts in eight of his last nine starts. He should be able to make it nine out of 10.

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Stephen Strasburg

DFS Winners

Stephen Strasburg ($10,300)

Strasburg’s Outlook

Sonny Gray ($9,200)

Gray’s Outlook

Mike Clevinger ($9,700)

Clevinger’s Outlook

DFS Losers

Chris Sale ($11,800)

Sale’s Outlook

George Springer ($5,900), Jose Altuve ($4,600)

Springer and Altuve’s Outlook

Home Run Derby Losers

Injury Report

Should You Use Sandy Alcantara?

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Winners

Pablo Lopez ($7,400)

Lopez’s Outlook

Ian Desmond ($4,300)

Desmond’s Outlook

Losers

Stephen Strasburg ($10,700)

Strasburg’s Outlook

Cody Bellinger ($5,600)

Bellinger’s Outlook

Injury Update

Winners

Pablo Lopez ($7,400)

Lopez’s Outlook

Ian Desmond ($4,300)

Desmond’s Outlook

Losers

Stephen Strasburg ($10,700)

Strasburg’s Outlook

Cody Bellinger ($5,600)

Bellinger’s Outlook

Injury Update

Upper-Tier Arms

Middle-Tier Arms

Bargain Basement Arm

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