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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*Note - I discussed Madison Bumgarner and Jason Hammel in the Main Article and will highlight a few other viable options in this article below.*
Early Slate
Opponent - PHI (Eflin) Park - @MIA
FD - 32.18 DK - 19.84
If you are looking to load up on some great hitting matchup in the early slate it will be very difficult to do so with Bumgarner or Strasburg in your SP slot. Conley makes a fantastic option coming in under $10K on both sites gets a very favorable matchup at home. The Phillies expected runs today sits just above three which is extremely low. They rank dead last in wOBA vs. left handed pitching and strike out over 23% of the time. Conley comes with comes with some strikeout upside with a 8.6 K/9 rate which should receive a boost today. He is a safe option in all formats today.
Evening Slate
Opponent - NYY (Tanaka) Park - @HOU
FD - 33.28 DK - 21.87
McCullers is a high upside play today in a matchup vs. the Yankees who are only projected for just over three runs tonight. He is a bit of a mystery as he comes with huge K upside (11.52 K/9 for the season) but has had a ton of issues with walks (5.37 BB/9). He has been able to control the ERA (3.33) and xFIP (3.27) as he is serving up 57.2% ground balls. The Yankees don't strike out a ton (18.7% vs. RH pitching) but they also don't walk much either which should help neutralize the awful walk rate. McCullers has also been a much better option at home this season with a 2.39 ERA and has limited opponents to a .239 average. I don't fully trust him for cashgames but think he makes a great GPP play tonight.
Opponent - OAK (Manaea) Park - @TEX
FD - 31.01 DK - 20.5
If the Rangers can put together some offensive production for Darvish tonight he will be an elite option. In his two starts since coming of the disabled list he has struck out 20 batters in just 10.1 innings and it appears they will stretch him out past 90 pitches tonight. While the A's don't strikeout a bunch vs. right handed pitching(18.1%) they rank 27th in wOBA(.301) and 24th in ISO(.145). I feel comfortable with Darvish in any format tonight though I understand the risk is there with the pitch count. If you think his pitches are managed then it's a bit risky.
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