Daily Fantasy MLB Pitchers and Stacks for FanDuel and DraftKings - 8/28/18

We already highlighted Max Scherzer and Jack Flaherty in our 8/28/18 picks article. We also highlighted the Los Angeles Dodgers and Seattle Mariners as a popular game stacks at their respective team price points. Here we will look at some other (possible GPP) considerations.

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Pitchers

Cole Hamels FD 9400 DK 9800
Opponent - NYM (Jacob deGrom) Park - NYM
FD - 31.86 DK - 16.1

I would have normally written up Hamels in the main article as he has been elite since joining the Cubs allowing just three earned runs in five starts for a 0.79 ERA. He also gets an elite matchup against a Mets team that has been much worse against left-handed pitching with a .286 wOBA, 80 wRC+, and 24.8% strikeout rate. I am not too worried about the Mets being red-hot lately but the bigger issue is the weather as the wind is blowing out once again between 15 and 20 mph and that hurt pitching last night in a 7-4 Cubs win where the starters were touched up for seven of those runs. I think after that scoring fest last night, Hamels will be overlooked and makes a nice GPP pivot off some of the top options.

Brian Johnson FD 5900 DK 7000
Opponent - MIA (Jose Urena) Park - MIA
FD - 30.91 DK - 15.81

I mentioned Lance Lynn in the main article as a nice SP2 option to pair with your favorite top arm and while I prefer to go that route I will also consider Brian Johnson. He and the Red Sox are huge -265 favorites and while most of that can be contributed to their league-leading offense that only helps Johnson get closer to a win should he go five or more innings. He has been up and down since jumping into the regular rotation but is averaging just over five innings per start and has held opponents to three or fewer earned runs in seven of those nine starts for a 3.83 ERA. He gets a plus matchup as well vs. a Marlins team that ranks second to last in runs scored on the season and has struggled against left-handed pitching with a .287 wOBA, 80 wRC+, and low .113 ISO. All things considered, I think Johnson can be considered as a cash game SP2 but probably fits best in GPP formats.

GPP Stack

Toronto Blue Jays vs. Josh Rogers & the Orioles Bullpen

Kendrys Morales FD 4200 DK 5300
Opponent - BAL (Josh Rogers) Park - BAL
FD - 11.76 DK - 8.89
Lourdes Gurriel FD 2600 DK 4200
Opponent - BAL (Josh Rogers) Park - BAL
FD - 11.05 DK - 8.52
Randal Grichuk FD 2900 DK 4500
Opponent - BAL (Josh Rogers) Park - BAL
FD - 12.1 DK - 9.13
Justin Smoak FD 3200 DK 4300
Opponent - BAL (Josh Rogers) Park - BAL
FD - 12.77 DK - 9.55

The Jays were a huge disappointment last night as David Hess once again owned them all night giving up just four hits over six innings. I am going back to the well on Tuesday as they get a plus matchup against Josh Rogers who is making his major league debut. During his time in AA and AAA with the Yankees in 2017 and 2018, he struck out under seven per nine with a 10% HR/FB rate and ERA and xFIP over 4.00 combined. Since coming over to the Orioles this season he has seen a dip in that K rate in AAA down to 5.34 per nine and while he sits with an impressive 2.08 ERA, the xFIP(4.26) is over two runs higher. I think the Jays can get to him for some runs tonight and while I don't see him going more than four innings, I think that plays into the Jays hands as well as the Orioles bullpen ranks near the bottom when looking at ERA(4.74) and xFIP(4.66). The Jays have run many different lineup combinations down the stretch so stay tuned when lineups come out. Morales and Smoak are staples for me tonight and I am very interested in Gurriel if he is back in the lineup and Randal Grichuk and Billy McKinney if either is near the top of the lineup.

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