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

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

Jason Hammel FD 8400 DK 0
Opponent - TEX (Darvish) Park - @CHC
FD - 31.19 DK - 20.27

Let me put a disclaimer out there first, the pitching options on the early slate are terrible and there is absolutely nobody that I am full comfortable with. That being said, Hammel is going to be the guy I ride with in both cash games and tournaments. While the Rangers are a good offense, we saw what could happen yesterday and I would not be surprised to see that again. Hammel has dominated right handers with a .246 wOBA that is backed up by strong peripherals. However, it is exactly the opposite with lefties as Hammel has given up a .369 wOBA, albeit is definitely inflated by a nearly 20% HR/FB rate. If Hammel is able to wiggle around the lefties, the strikeouts should be there and the Cubs are always able to put up a few runs, even against Yu Darvish. As for Darvish, I do think he is a somewhat interesting tournament option. There is definitely some strikeout upside with a Cubs team that can strikeout against righties at a huge clip. As I said, be careful with this early slate.

Matt Shoemaker FD 8100 DK 7700
Opponent - CHW (Shields) Park - @LAA
FD - 32.07 DK - 21.2

The main slate or "late" slate is a complete different story as it offers a few very viable options at pitcher, with Matt Shoemaker definitely making the list. While Shoemaker has definitely came back down to earth, he is still sporting some very good numbers and peripheral stats. With a 3.81 xFIP across the board and a combined hard contact rate sitting below 32%, I don't think there is anything to worry about here with Shoemaker. The Angels will be taking on a Chicago White Sox team that strikes out 21% of the time against righties and hits the ball hard only 28% of the time. With this game being played in an extreme pitcher park, Shoemaker makes for a tremendous tournament option. As for cash games, make sure to take a look at our main picks article as we touched on Samardzija and Wainwright.

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