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Daily Fantasy MLB Pitchers for FanDuel and DraftKings – 7/28/16

Daily Fantasy MLB Pitchers for FanDuel and DraftKings - 7/28/16

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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Pitchers

Masahiro Tanaka FD 8600 DK 7800
Opponent - TB (Pruitt) Park - @NYY
FD - 31.93 DK - 16.84

One thing that stands out on a night where we have a ton of high-risk pitchers is the price of Tanaka. The Yankees are one of the biggest favorites on the night(-170) and face a Rays team that hasn't been as productive on the road this season. They do rank inside the top 10 in hitting vs. righties(wOBA,wRC+) but present a ton of upside when targeting pitching against them as they strike out 25% of the time vs. right-handed pitching and second most overall this year(988 K's). Tanaka helps boost that K upside with a 9.18 K/9 rate but is a roller coaster on the mound from start to start. He has been torched by these Rays twice this year for 13 total earned runs and that is another reason I will be playing GPP only with him tonight. The upside is there and he could be lower owned for those checking those team vs. pitcher stats.

Ariel Miranda FD 8000 DK 6000
Opponent - NYM (Montero) Park - @SEA
FD - 27.7 DK - 14.01

Finally, I wanted to provide you an SP2 option in the punt range to help build a hitter heavy lineup tonight. I would, under no circumstances, consider Miranda and his $8K price tag on FanDuel but the huge savings on DraftKings is more than enough to warrant consideration in tournaments tonight. He enters Friday night with a winning record(7-4) despite an average 6.9 K/9 rate and is really only an option at home in Safeco Field where he holds an ERA that is just over 2.5 runs lower than on the road. It is much more about the savings you get to upgrade the bats than it is about his upside.

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