DFS MLB DraftKings/FanDuel Lineup Advice and Pitcher Chart 5/22/2018
Pitchers
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Chris Sale
Sale will face the Rays in Tropicana Field. Sale is the best pitcher on the slate, is a big favorite, has the lowest OTT (see pitcher chart), and owns the second highest strikeout rate on the slate. The Rays are an average offense, but Sale gets a big park upgrade. You should play Sale in cash games even as the highest priced pitcher at $13,100.
Garrett Richards
I’m getting sick of writing up Richards every five days. If you’ve been reading all year, you know the drill. Richards is underpiced, again. The Blue Jays have the 9th highest strikeout rate against righties at 24.1% and have a below-average wRC+. It’s a park downgrade for Richards and the Blue Jays have a high walk rate, which gives me some concern. As of now, I’m fine with Richards as an SP2 in cash games, but he may be more suited for tournaments.
Lance Lynn
Lynn will face the Tigers in Target Field. He has not pitched well this year, averaging only 7.8 DK points per game. The good new is Lynn is insanely cheap. There are 25 hitters priced higher than Lynn on Tuesday. The Tigers are a bad offense, and have quite a few righties in their lineup, so I like Lynn as a cheap option to fit the top bats into your lineups.
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Pitcher Chart
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Last Updated: 5/22/2018 – 6:53 AM CT
| Pitcher | Team | L/R | $Line | OTT | K | +/- | K% | IP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B. McCarthy | ATL | R | +111 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 18.5 | 5 |
| V. Velasquez | PHI | R | -120 | 4 | 5.5 | 1.5 | 27.1 | 5 1/3 |
| E. Lauer | SDP | L | +167 | 4.5 | 4 | -0.5 | 16.8 | 4 1/3 |
| J. Hellickson | WAS | R | -182 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 1 | 21.5 | 5 2/3 |
| C. Smith | MIA | L | +111 | 4 | 6.5 | 2.5 | 31.5 | 6 |
| Z. Wheeler | NYM | R | -120 | 3.5 | 5.5 | 2 | 22 | 6 |
| J. Taillon | PIT | R | -136 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 20.8 | 6 |
| M. Harvey | CIN | R | +126 | 5 | 3 | -2 | 17.4 | 4 2/3 |
| M. Koch | ARI | R | +125 | 4.5 | 3 | -1.5 | 13.1 | 4 2/3 |
| J. Chacin | MIL | R | -135 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 16.1 | 5 |
| G. Richards | LAA | R | -109 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 27 | 6 1/3 |
| J. Happ | TOR | L | +101 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 30.7 | 6 |
| C. Sale | BOS | L | -209 | 2.5 | 9.5 | 7 | 34.9 | 7 |
| J. Faria | TBR | R | +191 | 4.5 | 5 | 0.5 | 18.2 | 5 1/3 |
| D. German | NYY | R | -167 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 26.7 | 5 |
| C. Hamels | TEX | L | +154 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 25.1 | 5 |
| K. Gausman | BAL | R | -130 | 4 | 6.5 | 2.5 | 20.4 | 6 1/3 |
| J. Shields | CHW | R | +120 | 4.5 | 4 | -0.5 | 15.3 | 5 |
| M. Boyd | DET | L | +145 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 21.1 | 5 2/3 |
| L. Lynn | MIN | R | -157 | 4 | 5.5 | 1.5 | 22.8 | 6 |
| M. Leake | SEA | R | +133 | 4.5 | 4 | -0.5 | 15 | 6 |
| T. Cahill | OAK | R | -144 | 4 | 5.5 | 1.5 | 28.6 | 5 2/3 |
| T. Bauer | CLE | R | -105 | 7 | 7 | 27.2 | 7 | |
| T. Chatwood | CHC | R | -103 | 4 | 4 | 21.5 | 5 2/3 | |
| A. Suarez | SFG | L | +245 | 4.5 | 4 | -0.5 | 25 | 5 |
| G. Cole | HOU | R | -270 | 3 | 7.5 | 4.5 | 40.8 | 7 |
| J. Hammel | KCR | R | +181 | 4.5 | 4 | -0.5 | 11.4 | 5 |
| L. Weaver | STL | R | -197 | 3.5 | 6 | 2.5 | 21 | 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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Hitters
Yankees Righties
The Yankees will face Cole Hamels in Globe Life Park. They have a team run total of five, tied for the highest on the slate. Giancarlo Stanton, Aaron Judge, and Gary Sanchez are the three I want in my lineups. All have massive power, the platoon advantage, and a good lineup spot. While Hamels has been a solid pitcher this year, he’s still giving up a career high 1.57 HR/9 and it will be warm in Arlington giving the ball some extra carry. I’ll have multiple Yankees stacks in tournaments and believe Stanton and Sanchez are both cash game viable at their prices.
Rhys Hoskins
The last ten days (and most of the season), Hoskins’ price on DraftKings has hovered in the upper $4,000s. Now, he’ll face Brandon McCarthy and his 5.05 ERA (4.26 SIERA) but his price drops to $3,600. Hoskins has been somewhat cold lately, but not enough to warrant a $1,000+ price drop. I expect Hoskins to be extremely popular because he’ll show up as a good points/$ play in almost every projection model. For $3,600, I wouldn’t fade him in cash games.
Matt Carpenter
Carpenter struggled at the beginning of the season, but has picked it up recently, scoring double-digit DK points in five of his past six games. I’m not a big believer in hot streaks, but earlier this year I avoided playing Carpenter even at a cheap price because I thought his struggles may be due to injury. This small hot streak shows he’s probably healthy now, and should be plugged into lineups. He’s priced at $3,400 against Jason Hammel, and is one of the best values on the slate. Carpenter is currently locked into my lineup on Tuesday, and will be a cash game staple for me until his price catches back up.
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