DFS MLB DraftKings/FanDuel Lineup Advice and Pitcher Chart 5/1/2018
Pitcher Chart
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Last Updated: 5/1/2018 – 6:47 AM CT
| Pitcher | Team | L/R | $Line | OTT | K | +/- | K% | IP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C. Kuhl | PIT | R | +215 | 4 | 4.5 | 0.5 | 20.7 | 5 |
| M. Scherzer | WAS | R | -236 | 2.5 | 9.5 | 7 | 38 | 7 1/3 |
| Z. Eflin | PHI | R | -105 | 3.5 | 4 | 0.5 | 17.7 | 6 |
| J. Garcia | MIA | L | -103 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 20 | 5 2/3 |
| S. Newcomb | ATL | L | +170 | 4 | 6.5 | 2.5 | 28.1 | 6 |
| N. Syndergaard | NYM | R | -185 | 3 | 7.5 | 4.5 | 32.9 | 6 2/3 |
| C. Anderson | MIL | R | -127 | 4 | 4.5 | 0.5 | 16.9 | 5 |
| H. Bailey | CIN | R | +117 | 5 | 4 | -1 | 14.4 | 4 1/3 |
| J. Gray | COL | R | +138 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 24.5 | 5 2/3 | |
| K. Hendricks | CHC | R | -150 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 19.5 | 5 2/3 | |
| C. Kershaw | LAD | L | -205 | 2.5 | 7 | 4.5 | 26.9 | 6 2/3 |
| M. Koch | ARI | R | +188 | 4.5 | 4 | -0.5 | 21.2 | 5 1/3 |
| T. Ross | SDP | R | +120 | 4 | 4.5 | 0.5 | 25.2 | 5 1/3 |
| A. Suarez | SFG | L | -130 | 3.5 | 5.5 | 2 | 35 | 6 |
| D. Fister | TEX | R | +165 | 5 | 3.5 | -1.5 | 19.1 | 4 2/3 |
| M. Clevinger | CLE | R | -180 | 3.5 | 5.5 | 2 | 17.6 | 5 1/3 |
| C. Archer | TBR | R | -135 | 3.5 | 6.5 | 3 | 24.5 | 6 2/3 |
| M. Boyd | DET | L | +125 | 4.5 | 4 | -0.5 | 15.2 | 5 2/3 |
| J. Junis | KCR | L | +255 | 4.5 | 4 | -0.5 | 19.7 | 5 |
| C. Sale | BOS | L | -282 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 32.6 | 7 |
| J. Montgomery | NYY | L | +152 | 4.5 | 4 | -0.5 | 20.4 | 5 |
| J. Verlander | HOU | R | -165 | 3.5 | 7 | 3.5 | 32.4 | 7 |
| M. Estrada | TOR | R | +125 | 5 | 4.5 | -0.5 | 19.7 | 6 |
| K. Gibson | MIN | R | -135 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0 | 26.1 | 5 1/3 |
| A. Cobb | BAL | R | +161 | 4.5 | 3.5 | -1 | 6 | 6 |
| N. Tropeano | LAA | R | -175 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 21.1 | 6 |
| A. Triggs | OAK | R | +102 | 4 | 4.5 | 0.5 | 22.8 | 5 2/3 |
| F. Hernandez | SEA | R | -110 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 18.6 | 5 2/3 |
| J. Shields | CHW | R | +205 | 5 | 3.5 | -1.5 | 11 | 4 |
| M. Wacha | STL | R | -224 | 3.5 | 6.5 | 3 | 19.7 | 6 1/3 |
Key
L/R = Lefty or Righty
$Line = Money Line
OTT = Opposing team’s run total
K = Projected Strikeouts
+/- = K-OTT
K% = Strikeout Percentage
IP = Innings Projection
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Pitchers
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Aces
There are a ton of aces pitching on Tuesday. Here are my notes on some of them.
Max Scherzer – $12,700 – Scherzer is the highest priced player, and the Pirates only strike out 19.5% of the time, second lowest rate in the league. The floor is high, but upside is capped.
Chris Sale – $12,400 – Sale has finally gone over 100 pitches (twice now), so I like the upside against a weak Royals offense. The Royals strike out at the lowest rate in the league, but 25.4% of the time against lefties, 9th highest in the league.
Clayton Kershaw – $11,900 – Kershaw doesn’t look like himself. I’ll be avoiding him until he strings together a few good starts, or until his price drops.
Justin Verlander – $11,700 – Verlander faces the Yankees, who have the highest wRC+ in the league. Because of the price and matchup, I think Verlander will go low-owned. He has strikeout upside, and if he can keep the Yankees off the board, he can win a tournament for you.
Noah Syndergaard – $10,800 – The price here is certainly appealing, but the matchup is not. The Braves are third in the league in wRC+ and have the seventh lowest strikeout rate. I think he’ll be popular, but I will likely pass in cash games.
Michael Wacha
Wacha is the favorite to be my SP2 on Tuesday. He’s priced at $8,000 on DraftKings and will face the righty-heavy White Sox. The White Sox take a huge park hit and also lose their DH traveling to Busch Stadium. They strike out 24.5% of the time and have a team run total of just 3.5 runs. Wacha seems fairly safe, and has upside even at an $8,000 price tag.
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Hitters
No time for a full write up, but here are some of my favorite plays with some notes.
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Giancarlo Stanton
I know it’s against Justin Verlander, but whenever Stanton costs $4,400, he has to be in consideration. I expect Stanton to be somewhat popular in tournaments, but at his price I’m considering him for cash as well.
J.D. Martinez
Martinez is facing a lefty in Fenway Park. He’s affordable at $4,800 and has one of the highest home run and RBI projections on the slate.
Carlos Gomez/Wilson Ramos
Gomez is a value at $3,300. He’s power/speed combo facing an overrated Mike Clevinger. Ramos has one of the top home run projections for catchers tonight and is also a value at $3,600 if he’s batting in the top five in the order.
Justin Bour
As long as the roof stays open in Miami, I like Bour against Zach Eflin. Bour is a top ten value on the slate, has a high home run projection, and a low strikeout projection.
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