Daily Fantasy MLB Pitchers for FanDuel & DraftKings 9/24/16

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 will look at other dudes to consider.

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Pitching Targets

Note: We discussed Clayton Kershaw and Madison Bumgarner in the Main Article and will be going over a few more options below.

Pitching Targets

Rick Porcello FD 9800 DK 12600
Opponent - TB (Andriese) Park - @TB
FD - 35.65 DK - 23.99

What a season Rick Porcello has had. Besides being the first 20-game winner of the 2016 season, he's also sporting a 3.08 ERA along with a 0.98 WHIP and 3.88 xFIP. He's been real good and let's be honest -- none of us saw him having this type of season (I'm just as guilty). His peripherals are one reason why I'll be plugging him into my lineups, but the other reason is because of his matchup.

Today, Porcello and the red-hot Red Sox will be going up against a Rays' team that he's very familiar with. He's faced them five times this season and in those five meetings -- he's delivered a quality start every time. Not only did he deliver quality starts, but he also scored at least 21 (Draftkings) points in each of those contests (that's very impressive). He has the Rays' numbers and they also own 24.2 K% on the year, which is why I'm on the Porcello-train today.

Marcus Stroman FD 7600 DK 8500
Opponent - NYY (Sabathia) Park - @TOR
FD - 33.11 DK - 21.76

Vegas is all over the Blue Jays today, as they own a -200 money line and I'm also on the Blue Jays-train. They will have Marcus Stroman on the mound, who can be very streaky, but I'm a fan of his today. I believe he's a solid SP2 option today that will allow you to pay up for some bats.

Stroman will be going up against the Yankees today. Yes, they have Gary Sanchez who has been crushing baseballs since the day he turned 1-day old, but they haven't been great as a team offensively as of late. In their last 14 contests, they own a .317 wOBA (18th in MLB) and a 22.1 K% (9th in MLB). This team wasn't known for fanning all season long, but you need to take to account that this is a new ball club. They have a ton of new faces from the beginning of the season. Stroman has a nice price and a solid matchup, which is why I'll use him as a SP2.

Sean Gilmartin FD 4000 DK 4000
Opponent - PHI (Asher) Park - @NYM
FD - 28.17 DK - 18.7

The lineup optimizer is a huge fan of Sean Gilmartin as a value play, so I'll go ahead and back it up. Let's start off by saying a $4,000 price tag will pretty much allow you to stack any team as well as fit any player you like. He's a GPP play for me only of course, but with the optimizer and the matchup he has today, he's a very appealing play and I don't blame you if you fall in love with him either.

Today, Gilmartin will be going up against the Phillies' squad that has been awful offensively as of late. In their last 30 contest, they own a .292 wOBA (27th in MLB) along with a 79 wRC+ (28th in MLB) and 26.7 K% (2nd in MLB). They've been fanning like crazy and have had trouble hitting for a high average, which is why the optimizer and myself like Gilmartin and his $4,000 price tag.

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