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Daily Fantasy MLB Pitcher Breakdown FanDuel and DraftKings- 5/25/16

Chicago Cubs starting pitcher Jake Arrieta throws the final pitch of a no-hitter to Cincinnati Reds' Eugenio Suarez in a baseball game Thursday, April 21, 2016, in Cincinnati. The Cubs won 16-0. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

Daily Fantasy MLB Pitcher Breakdown FanDuel and DraftKings- 5/25/16

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 mentioned Jake Arrieta, Hisashi Iwakuma, and Junior Guerra in the main article and will touch on a few more GPP options for today on a really tough slate for pitching.

Early Slate

Jake Peavy FD 5900 DK 6400
Opponent - SD (Shields) Park - @SF
FD - 36.9 DK - 19.65

As I mentioned many times throughout the main article, there are not many attractive pitching options today outside Jake Arrieta. In the early slate you could make a case for Jake Peavy as a decent play in a terrific pitchers park vs. the Padres who rank dead last in team wOBA vs. right handed pitching while striking out 24.8% of the time. Peavy has been awful, to say the least, this year with a 1-5 record and 8.21 ERA but there is some room for positive regression as indicated by the 4.85 xFIP and .388 BABIP. There is no way he will get back to his elite self from years past but he can be a serviceable option at a very affordable price.

Evening Slate

Mike Foltynewicz FD 6300 DK 6400
Opponent - MIL (Guerra) Park - @ATL
FD - 35.25 DK - 18.54

If Junior Guerra doesn't float your boat tonight but you want to take advantage of the low total in this game give Foltynewicz a chance in your lineup. He is another very affordable option that will allow you to load up on the bats and he isn't as bad as the ERA(4.57) suggests. He is striking out over seven batters per nine innings which should get a boost tonight vs. the Brewers who are striking out over 27% of the time vs. right handed pitching. He has great control(.83 BB/9) and his HR/FB rate is a bit skewed as he gave up three long balls in his first start of year. His xFIP of 3.87 suggests he is a much better pitcher and if the Braves could score him some runs he could be on the winning side more often but that is completely out of his hands.

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