DFS MLB DraftKings/FanDuel Lineup Advice and Pitcher Chart 4/4/2018
Pitcher Chart
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Last Updated: 4/4/2018 – 7:11 AM CT
| Pitcher | Team | L/R | $Line | OTT | K | +/- | K% | IP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M. Scherzer | WAS | R | -190 | 3 | 7.5 | 4.5 | 34.4 | 6 2/3 |
| M. Foltynewicz | ATL | R | +174 | 4.5 | 5 | 0.5 | 31.8 | 5 2/3 |
| A. Nola | PHI | R | +129 | 3.5 | 5.5 | 2 | 26.6 | 5 2/3 |
| N. Syndergaard | NYM | R | -140 | 3 | 7.5 | 4.5 | 27.4 | 6 1/3 |
| A. Wood | LAD | L | -125 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 24.6 | 6 |
| P. Corbin | ARI | L | +115 | 4.5 | 5 | 0.5 | 21.6 | 6 |
| C. Martinez | STL | R | -115 | 4 | 6.5 | 2.5 | 25.3 | 6 1/3 |
| J. Chacin | MIL | R | +106 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0 | 20 | 5 1/3 |
| J. Gray | COL | R | -115 | 3.5 | 5.5 | 2 | 24.3 | 5 2/3 |
| C. Richard | SDP | L | +106 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 17.6 | 6 |
| B. Snell | TBR | L | +210 | 4.5 | 5 | 0.5 | 21.8 | 5 |
| L. Severino | NYY | R | -230 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 29.4 | 6 1/3 |
| D. Duffy | KCR | L | +104 | 4 | 4.5 | 0.5 | 21.4 | 6 |
| D. Norris | DET | L | -113 | 4 | 4.5 | 0.5 | 18.7 | 5 2/3 |
| D. Bundy | BAL | R | +177 | 4.5 | 5 | 0.5 | 21.8 | 6 |
| D. Keuchel | HOU | L | -193 | 3.5 | 6.5 | 3 | 21.4 | 6 1/3 |
| C. Kluber | CLE | R | -150 | 3 | 7.5 | 4.5 | 34.1 | 6 1/3 |
| T. Skaggs | LAA | L | +138 | 4 | 4.5 | 0.5 | 20.8 | 5 2/3 |
| C. Fulmer | CHW | R | +189 | 5 | 2.5 | -2.5 | 16.9 | 4 |
| A. Sanchez | TOR | R | -206 | 3.5 | 6 | 2.5 | 14.4 | 6 |
| D. Fister | TEX | R | +138 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 0 | 21.2 | 5 1/3 |
| S. Manaea | OAK | L | -150 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 20.2 | 5 2/3 |
| J. Odorizzi | MIN | R | -100 | 4 | 4.5 | 0.5 | 21 | 6 |
| I. Nova | PIT | R | -108 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 16.7 | 5 1/3 |
| F. Hernandez | SEA | R | +111 | 3.5 | 4 | 0.5 | 21.2 | 5 1/3 |
| J. Cueto | SFG | R | -120 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 1 | 21 | 6 2/3 |
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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Luis Severino
On the early slate, Severino is the biggest favorite and is tied for the lowest OTT (see pitcher chart). He has a great strikeout rate and should find quite a few Ks in the Tampa Bay lineup. While Noah Syndergaard and Corey Kluber are viable, and will pitcher in better parks, I like the strikeout upside of Severino, especially in tournaments. Lineups and umpire data will ultimately determine which ace I go with in cash games, but I’ll have tournament exposure to Severino.
Patrick Corbin
Corbin will face the Dodgers in Chase Field. While the results haven’t really been there, I’m still a believer that the humidor will create more of a pitchers park out of Chase Field. For just $7,300 on DraftKings, Corbin makes a quality tournament play. Some of the Dodgers best bats are left handed, which should help Corbin’s floor and strikeout upside.
Aaron Sanchez
I’m picking on the White Sox again. On Tuesday, J.A. Happ recorded 9 strikeouts in 5 1/3 innings and had the platoon advantage against just one of the batters. Sanchez will have the platoon against most of the White Sox bats, and will be able to record plenty of strikeouts. Even if he gives up some runs, the strikeouts can make up for it. Sanchez is my favorite pitcher on the late slate for the price.
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Hitters
Giancarlo Stanton
Stanton will face Blake Snell and will have the platoon advantage in Yankee Stadium. Snell is actually a decent pitcher, but has a wide platoon split. In his career he’s given up a .257 wOBA to lefties, but a .324 wOBA to right handed bats. Stanton’s power upside is too good to ignore in this matchup, so he’s locked into my cash game lineup.
Dodgers Bats
It’s rare I’ll write up both a pitcher and the bats against him, but that’s how I’m feeling about Patrick Corbin and the Dodgers with the uncertainties at Chase Field. I still believe the humidor will move Chase Field toward a pitchers park, but even in a pitchers park, the Dodgers bats are too cheap, and I’m looking at them in tournaments. Chris Taylor, Corey Seager, Yasiel Puig, and Matt Kemp make for a cheap stack in the early slate if you’re pitching an ace and don’t want to play Corbin.
Blue Jays Bats
For the main slate, the Blue Jays bats continue to be underpriced. They’ll face Carson Fulmer in the Rogers Centre. Fulmer projects to have an ERA over 5.5 this season, and the Blue Jays offense has put up 30 runs over the last four games, yet only Justin Smoak and Josh Donaldson (both still in play) are priced over $3,500 on DraftKings. The Blue Jays are a cheap stack, and also a stack with upside as they have the highest team run total on the slate.
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