Identifying the top high salary and value pitcher plays from around Major League Baseball for your June 8 DraftKings lineup.
Our goal is to help you win DraftKings contests with consistently strong lineups. To accomplish that, we’ll be highlighting some higher salary players worth paying up for, and some value picks that will help you save salary in key areas. These picks are specifically for DraftKings lineups, so all references to prices and fantasy points are based on DK figures.
As always, be sure to double-check final MLB lineups and monitor weather situations before locking in your DFS lineups.
High Salary
Noah Syndergaard, Mets (12,400): Syndergaard has firmly established himself as one of baseball’s best pitchers and is a fine start regardless of the matchup. He’s pitched at least seven innings in each of his last four starts — disregarding the early ejection against the Los Angeles Dodgers — and posted at least 25 fantasy points in all of them. “Thor” is a great option on Wednesday.
Drew Pomeranz, Padres (11,700): Pomeranz was brilliant in his last start, striking out eight and allowing just two hits over seven scoreless innings against the Colorado Rockies. The Braves offer far less resistance than the Rockies’ potent lineup. Pomeranz gets a boost from Petco Park too — he’s won three of his four starts there this season and is averaging 26.7 fantasy points per game.
High Value
Jameson Taillon, Pirates (8,900): The rookie right-hander, one of the top pitching prospects in all of the majors, will make his MLB debut Wednesday against the New York Mets. Taillon was 4-2 with a 2.04 ERA and 61 strikeouts in 61.2 innings in Triple-A this season. The banged-up Mets offer a nice opponent for him to start out with on Wednesday.
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Archie Bradley, Diamondbacks (7,700): If his last two starts are any indication, Bradley is finally becoming the elite pitcher he was pegged to become as a top prospect. Bradley posted 27.3 and 29.5 fantasy points against the Cubs and Padres, respectively. In particular, Bradley has struck out 19 total over those starts, a major positive sign.
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