Daily Fantasy MLB Pitchers for FanDuel and DraftKings - 7/22/17

Here's where you can find some recommendations for tournament pitchers target for FanDuel and DraftKings. Find our main set of cash game picks here.
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Jon Lester FD 9600 DK 12200
Opponent - STL (Wainwright) Park - @CHC
FD - 35.56 DK - 23.35

We touched on Archer, Price, and Tanaka in the main picks article and they remain very solid in all formats. We'll first look at Lester on this early slate, who is clearly the way to go. With just 2 games to choose from, Lester should be around 80-90% owned. He faces the Cardinals, a team he has always fared well against. They are worse against lefties and have held a 21% k rate on very underwhelming peripherals. The Cardinals are never a team I actively target, but if I'm going to, its with a lefty. Matt Carpenter is much worse against lefties and the same can be said for Fowler (sometimes). The Cardinals will throw out a bad lineup full of righties that don't mesh together. If Lester is throwing strikes and not allowing guys on the bases, he will have a very solid game. If he starts picking the corners and walking guys, brace for impact. It's the nature of the game and if you're playing an all-day slate, he's a solid way to go in a tournament. On the early slate, you don't really have an option.

Sean Manaea FD 8600 DK 6600
Opponent - NYM (Wheeler) Park - @NYM
FD - 28.5 DK - 18.97

Folks are still coming around on Sean Manaea and his ownership has taken a hit because of it on a weekly basis. He deserves to be looked at like a very good pitcher, because he most certainly is one. Manaea has stepped up in a huge way this year against both sides of the plate, sporting a .308 (R) and .211 (L) respectively. He's also striking out 9 batters per 9 and holding opposing batters to a 20% line drive rate. He'll now face off with the New York Mets in Citi Field. We know the Mets are much worse against lefties and it makes sense. All of their big lefty bats have serious trouble hitting same-handed pitching. This leaves the Mets with a bunch of scrubs in the lineup. If Manaea is able to get his movement working and not pick around the edges all game, he could be a cost-effective pivot that let's you pay up elsewhere.

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