Daily Fantasy MLB Pitchers for FanDuel and DraftKings - 4/29/17

Here's where you can find some recommendations for tournament pitchers to target for FanDuel and DraftKings. Find our main set of cash game picks here.

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Pitchers

Danny Salazar FD 10100 DK 9800
Opponent - SEA (Gallardo) Park - @CLE
FD - 33.46 DK - 22.09
If you're looking to fade off of Stephen Strasburg in the early slate there are plenty of options worth considering, at the top of the list in Danny Salazar. Salazar is off to a strong start to the 2017 campaign. He got roughed up a little by the White Sox last time out, allowing four runs in 5 innings, off of 7 hits and three walks. His 14.29 K/9 is the best in the American League. My primary concern with Salazar lies in his control as his 10.9 BB% is the highest in the AL, however in our favor is the fact that the Mariners as a whole only walk 9.9% of the time, so their impatience could benefit us greatly here. The Mariners have combined for 23 home runs this season, but with the wind forecasted to blow in at 9mph, Salazar should be able to keep them in the yard. I see Strasburg being the cash play of the day, but if you want to go a different way in a tournament, you could do worse than Danny Salazar.

Michael Pineda FD 8700 DK 10100
Opponent - BAL (Jimenez) Park - @NYY
FD - 32.49 DK - 21.4
Another option on the early is Michael Pineda. Pineda's K/9 isn't on the level of Salazar's, but it comes awfully close at 11.19. He's rocking a 2.32 xFIP, and has a .319 wOBA against left handed bats, which drops to .263 against righties. The wind at Yankee Stadium is expected to be blowing directly out at a crisp 8mph, so that presents some concern with the Orioles power hitters, but the upside lies in the Baltimore 22.3% K Rate which is sixth highest in the AL. Baltimore is projected for only 3.7 runs, and they're trotting Ubaldo Jimenez out there. He got rocked by the Yankees once already this season, so is Pineda can keep the ball in play, and limit the runs the win should be a given. I prefer Salazar, but Pineda is definitely worthy of your consideration.

Yu Darvish FD 10300 DK 11900
Opponent - LAA (Chavez) Park - @TEX
FD - 32.94 DK - 21.69
Things are a little dicier on the main slate. Yu Darvish doesn't present the safety I like to consider for cash games, but the upside is undeniable. Darvish's K/9 is down from last year in the early going this season, from 11.84 to 8.54, while the walks are up from 2.78 to 3.58. He's still holding to a 1.04 WHIP with a .215 BABIPand a .253v wOBA against right handed hitters. The Angels haven't been playing their best baseball this April, and if Yu can make his way past Mike Trout and Kole Calhoun then he should be fine against the righty heavy line up with a .288 team wOBA the third worst in the AL.Darvish commands too much salary to consider in cash games, but his ceiling is as high as any on the slate.

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