MLB DFS: The Daily Diamond – 8/14 – Main Slate
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MLB DFS Fastballs and Flyballs 8/13/2019
Tonight we are looking at a 14 game slate. DK has removed the Astros/White Sox 2nd game. A lot of options today and listed below is a quick look at my favorite options. PITCHERS Matthew Boyd This is an excellent matchup for Boyd tonight going against the Mariners who strike out close to a 30% clip ha LHP. Boyd throws the slider close to 40% of the time and most of the team does not hit the pitch well. Tom Murphy does destroy that pitch. Nice double digit K potential tonight for Boyd in this spot. Looking at 6 innings 10 Ks and 1 ER. VALUE ARM Brett Anderson A reasonable price for Anderson vs a weak Giants team that don’t hit well vs LHP. The current Giants lineup has a K rate around 26% and this park should help limit HRs as well. Anderson is usually good for 6 + innings a run or two and 4+ Ks. Also Consider: Dustin May vs Marlins. DARK HORSE Chase Anderson Anderson is a reverse split pitcher where he pitches much better vs lefties. The Twins have been rolling out about 5 lefties each night, which is good for Anderson. They also have a ton of power, which makes him a bit of a risk. I can see him doin well enough to pay off his price tonight, especially if they roll out more lefties. Looking at 5 innings, 6 Ks and 1-2 ERs. Thomas Pannone Dirt cheap arm today going against a team that strikes out at close to a 30%clip vs LHP. Pannone’s Secondary pitch is the curveball and Calhoun(lefty) is the only one who hits it well. I don’t expect a clean game, but I can see him going 4-5 innings and getting 6Ks tonight. TEAM/S TO TARGET STL Cardinals vs Sparkman Sparkman has been getting destroyed this year and especially as of late. Cardinals have most of the players back. *Goldschmidt, Ozuna, DeJong favorites with Fowler and Thomas coming in next. BATS Freddie Freeman Freeman hits well vs Wheeler’s pitch type and it makes sense why he is 12-24 with 12 walks vs him. Nice spot for Freeman tonight and will get over looked on a 14 game slate. Gio Urshela Continues to hit well and prefer him vs LHP. Os pitching staff and bullpen is one to pickup on. Hunter Renfroe Renfroe after a day off vs a rookie LHP that had allowed 5 HRs over his last 2 starts. McKay relies on the curveball as his secondary pitch and Renfroe destroys it. Low ownership 💣 tonight. VALUE BATS JD Davis John Hicks Lane Thomas Josh VanMeter Jackie Bradley Jr. – start of his 2nd hot streak
The Cycle 8/13
The Staff May – Getting wild in this slate for pitching. May gets a great park shift, against a team that can be shut down with his stuff. He’s basically free on both sites, so he’s worth the flyer on FD and absolutely an SP2 on DK. Kikuchi – Throwout the game against LA and Kikuchi has been good at home over the last month. Detroit is hitting just .233 against LHP over the last 2 weeks, which included a 23% k rate to just an 8% walk rate. Flaherty – Since July 7th Flaherty’s numbers are insane .144 average 0.94 era 34.3% k rate 7% walk rate 5% HR/FB He’s just been in complete control in every single game since 7/7. He’s still underpriced and gets his catcher Molina back as well tonight. The Bats Dodgers – They roughed up Yamamoto last time they saw him. Lefties do damage again. Big series for them I think offensively. Won’t be surprised to see them put up 8 runs a game. Nats – Rendon has destroyed Wood in his career and Turner has been hot over the last few weeks. Nice value here as well. Cubs – Castellanos has been one hell of a pickup for them, now gets to see soft tossing Vargas tonight. Automatic homer. Give me the righties. Cards – Molina is back which is a nice boost for them. Goldy also continues to destroy pitchers after a Pittsburgh series, So if you want a one off anywhere it would be him.
The Dongers Club – August, 13th
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MLB DFS: The Daily Diamond – 8/12
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The Dongers Club – August, 11th
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The Cycle 8/9
The Staff Buehler – He’s dominated this Arizona team in his last 2 starts against them combining for 20 k’sw and 2 quality starts. He’s been nasty over the last month and will continue tonight at home. Keller – give me any good arm, with a plus slider against Detroit. He’s pitched well in all of his starts again Detroit this year which includes 2 wins and 2 quality starts. Happ – I know Toronto has been on fire, it they do lose one of their top hitters against LHP in Gurriel. Happ is going back to Toronto for the 2nd time this year where he put up a 40 point game earlier in the year. The Bats Houston – Gurriel is absolutely ridiculous right now, and pairing him with Alvarez tonight is a nice little mini stack. Milwaukee – give me the righties here tonight. Hiura is still too cheap against a lefty. Padres – Freeland is a shell of himself. Tatis, Manny And Myers should do some damage.