Daily Fantasy MLB Pitcher Breakdown FanDuel and DraftKings- 7/20/16

Welcome to our new daily article breaking down some of the other pitching targets on this slate. We covered our system's top value plays in our daily picks article and our updates articles but here we will look at other dudes to consider.

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Pitching Targets

*Note - I discussed Justin Verlander, Carlos Martinez, and Jaime Garcia in the main article and will touch on a fw other viable options below.*

 
Carlos Carrasco FD 10000 DK 10400
Opponent - KC (Kennedy) Park - @KC
FD - 34.19 DK - 22.61

While Verlander is the safe choice in the early slate at home to the Twins I think you can pivot off him in GPPs and take a shot with Carrasco. While it appears he is struggling to miss bats lately with just 12 K's in his last three starts, he has still been solid limiting opponents to two earned runs or less in seven straight starts dating back to June 13th. Even with the recent struggles missing bats he holds a 8.47 K/9 rate and above average 11.5% swinging strike rate. The Royals present a fairly good matchup today as they rank 21st in wOBA and strike out 20% of the time vs. right handed pitching.

 

 

Wei-Yin Chen FD 8400 DK 6800
Opponent - PHI (Young) Park - @PHI
FD - 29.85 DK - 20.02

Finding another viable option on the main slate is near impossible tonight if you want to feel comfortable. Stop reading now if you have a weak stomach. Chen is a much better second pitcher option on DraftKings at $6.8K but playable as a GPP play on both sites tonight. As of now the Marlins are slight favorites(-133) on the road while the Phillies are projected to score under four runs tonight. The Phillies also rank dead last in wOBA(.296) and wRC+(64) vs. left handed pitching while striking out 23.9% of the time. There is enough going on in Chen's favor to consider rostering him tonight. Good luck!

 

 

 

 

 

 

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