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Daily Fantasy MLB Pitchers for FanDuel & DraftKings 9/23/16

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, but here we'll look at a bunch of other solid plays to consider.

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Pitching Targets

Note: We discussed James Paxton, Drew Pomeranz and Alex Meyer in the Main Article and will be going over a few more options below.

Cole Hamels FD 9500 DK 9300
Opponent - OAK (Graveman) Park - @OAK
FD - 34.69 DK - 22.99

We discussed the value options which ranked at the top of the projections in the main article and will go up the board a bit here in the Pitcher Breakdown. There was a time through June, July and August where Hamels was extremely consistent limiting opponents to three earned runs or less in 14 of 16 starts with an above average 8.44 K/9 rate. Things have changed a bit down the stretch as he has struggled giving up six or more earned runs in three of his last four starts. The Rangers appear to have locked up the AL West with a nine game lead over the Astros and should be geared towards getting their pitching right before playoffs. The Rangers come in as -145 favorites on the road in Oakland where Hamels gets a nice park upgrade and faces an A's team that may not K a ton(18.7% vs. LH) but rank 25th in wOBA(.299) and wRC+(89) against left handed pitching. He is nowhere near safe in cash games at price close to $10K but with most people fading him due to recency bias, he makes an elite GPP play with big upside.

Danny Duffy FD 9600 DK 11600
Opponent - DET (Fulmer) Park - @DET
FD - 29.63 DK - 20

With the pitching landscape pretty scary on Friday I am only listing two pitchers here in the breakdown. I don't recommend using Duffy in cash games as the Royals are slight underdogs today and Duffy is the most expensive option on both sites. Just like Hamels, though, I feel Duffy could be under owned making him an elite GPP play on Friday night. I was gonna lean Fulmer pitching for the home team tonight but but the game in general doesn't give me a warm and fuzzy feeling so I will always lean with the pitcher who presents the biggest upside. Duffy definitely has the edge in that category as he sits with a 9.60 K/9 rate which is close to 2.5 strikeouts per nine higher than Fulmer. Duffy has also been very consistent lately limiting opponents to three earned runs or less in 10 of his last 12 starts.

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