Kansas City Royals' Danny Duffy throws during a spring training baseball game Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2017, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)
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Opponent - CHW (Covey) Park - @CHW
FD - 31.31 DK - 20.61
Danny Duffy and the Royals head into U.S. Cellular Field as one of the biggest favorites on the board, albeit just -133. Duffy has been dominant for the better part of 3 years now and is definitely the real deal. The White Sox may have gone off last night, but there not good at all. They are easily one of the worst offenses in the league and end up relying on Abreu and Frazier power most nights. Duffy posted a .201 wOBA against lefties and a .325 against righties in 2016. The Royals coaches have actually said he wasn't done improving and still has more to show. The strikeouts have been there at over 10 and his upside is incredible. I don't mind him in cash games, either. While Clayton Kershaw is certainly the top option on the board, he is extremely expensive and there's aways merit towards targeting Coors Field. Duffy is safe enough for cash games and has plenty of upside in tournaments. His price is pretty fair in both spots and I expect him to be around 10-20% owned.
Opponent - TOR (Estrada) Park - @STL
FD - 32.67 DK - 21.43
We're at a point where the Blue Jays are just not working. Jose Bautista might just be bad and without Josh Donaldson in the lineup, the team is coming apart at the hinges. Michael Wacha may not be the same guy we thought he was after posting elite numbers in 2014, but he's a quality starter 3. He holds both sides of the plate under a .330 wOBA and does a good job of limiting big innings. The Blue Jays also move from Rogers Centre to Busch Stadium, one of the more spacious parks in the league. Both FanDuel and DraftKings have Wacha priced down. He's not a guy I'm willing to target in cash games with Kershaw on the slate, but I love him in tournaments. He will help you pay up elsewhere and has the type of upside to go 8 innings and strikeout 8.
Opponent - OAK (Hahn) Park - @LAA
FD - 25.04 DK - 16.56
J.C. Ramirez is not that great of a pitcher. However, the Angels keep throwing him out there and letting him work through his issues. He struck out 9 last game and it wasn't too flukey. Just to be clear, Ramirez is a PUNT FLIER only. He can easily go negative here and nobody will be surprised. The Athletics are a pretty lackluster team all around and don't have many bats that scare me. When Jed Lowrie is in the 3 hole, I'm always willing to look towards an arm. Ramirez is insanely cheap on DK and that's the only site I have exposure. You have to roster 2 pitchers and the guys on offense are extremely expensive. On any other site, go ahead and look elsewhere.
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