DraftKings Late MLB Picks For April 23

There are seven games in the late DraftKings tonight. We have four pitchers priced as aces tonight. Are any of them worth paying for? Paying up for pitching worked last night. Will it again? Are there enough bargains to be found? Let’s check out the past stats for some help in this matter!

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The money line was the highest it has been this year at 142.55 DraftKings points. Both of my lineups broke triple digits, but I wasn’t anywhere close to that! I had good pitching in both lineups, and solid players, but none of the huge scorers of the night. Still, 109 is usually enough to win a little. Not last night!

The winning lineup was up to 232.45 DraftKings points, which was less than 100 more than the money line. He had the dominant game from Carlos Carrasco, and a good performance by Jerad Eickhoff to anchor the lineup. Every single one of his hitters had 16 or more DraftKings points. That is a very rare thing!

NOTE: these picks are based solely on statistics. Some players have never faced their opponents, or have very little experience against them. I am not saying that none of those are good picks. The highest scorer of the day could be someone with no experience against his opponent. This is based on statistical analysis only. If you have a gut feeling, then by all means, follow that. This is not an exact science. The best lineups usually have a mix of proven stats and hot players. Check out this post from Matt McGarvey for great tips about whether to use a hot player in DFS or not.

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P: Yu Darvish ($10,800): The Royals have hit a solid .242 against Yu Darvish with five homers and eight runs scored in only 66 at bats. However, almost all of the damage is done by one hitter and Darvish has 18 strikeouts in that span. This has been a low scoring series, so I don’t feel too bad about throwing Darvish out there.

P: Andrew Triggs ($6.800): I really don’t trust Brandon McCarthy no matter what the stats say, so I am going to go with Triggs in another pitcher friendly ballpark. The Mariners have homered off of him twice in just five at bats, but I will go off of what we have seen this year. Triggs has not given up an earned run in 17.2 innings pitched and has only given up 11 hits in that span. He wont wow you with strikeouts, but he gets a few here and there.

C: Buster Posey ($4,600): Posey against a left handed rookie pitcher at Coors Field? Sure, why not!

1B: Adrian Gonzalez ($4,200): Gonzalez is 5-12(.417) with a walk, a double, a homer, four runs scored, and four RBI in his career against Shelby Miller. Most of his teammates see the ball well against Miller too, so the Met stack could turn into a Dodger stack after I sleep on this one a little.

2B: Robinson Cano ($4,200): Cano is 1-2 with a solo homer in his career against Andrew Triggs. Since I am chasing homers with this lineup anyway, why not? Triggs only loses three points if Cano takes him deep. Cano still nets me 11 points!

3B: Nolan Arenado ($5,400): Arenado is 9-21(.429) with two walks, three doubles, and five RBI in his career against Jeff Samardzija. It is only a matter of time before he takes him deep, right? Shark has struggled some out of the gate this year. A Rockies stack could be in order!

SS: Asdrubal Cabrera (3,400): Cabrera is 13-54(.241) against Scherzer with three walks, four doubles, a homer, four RBI, seven runs scored, and three steals. Those aren’t great numbers, but they are a whole lot of crooked ones. Of course, the bad news is that he has struck out 17 times, but that wont count against us in DraftKings.

OF: Joc Pederson ($4,000): Pederson is 3-5 with a homer and two RBI against Shelby Miller. The current active Dodgers are hitting a robust .386 against Miller with two homers and 14 runs in just 57 at bats. There were a lot of runs scored in this one yesterday. It could happen again.

OF: Michael Conforto ($3,200): Conforto only has two hits and a walk in nine at bats against Scherzer, but both hits are home runs. This lineup could be a huge flop stacking against Scherzer, but on the off chance that he gets hit hard, I’m going to have the exposure to it. There is some past history here!

OF: Jay Bruce ($3,300): Bruce is 3-7 with two walks, a triple, a homer, and two RBI off of Scherzer in his career. Bruce also has a ridiculous .656 wOBA against Scherzer. That just doesn’t happen against aces! This stack is all or nothing, but you have to take chances if you are going to take down a GPP.

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P: Max Scherzer ($13,900): The Mets are one of the few teams that has been able to hit Scherzer over his career. They are hitting a respectable .242 in 178 at bats, but the Mets have smacked nine homers against Scherzer and scored 24 runs. So why chance it? Well, no one has great numbers against tonight’s opponents for the most part. Scherzer has racked up 58 strikeouts in 178 at bats, which is about one every three batters. Nothing wrong with paying for strikeouts.

P: Jason Hammel ($6,200): The Rangers are only hitting .234 in 77 at bats against Jason Hammel with a measly .254 wOBA. Texas has only scored six runs and has struck out 15 times, which is above Hammel’s career average. Don’t expect huge numbers here, but Hammel should be able to rack up some outs in this one.

C: Stephen Vogt ($3,200): Vogt is 3-6 against Yovani Gallardo, and all of the hits have gone for extra bases. He has two doubles, two walks, a solo homer, and three runs scored, resulting in a ridiculous .738 wOBA off Gallardo. Vogt could be an absolute steal today.

1B: Ryan Zimmerman ($3,200): Zimmerman is 5-13(.385) with a steal and two solo home runs against Zack Wheeler in his career. Zimm also boasts a bloated .515 wOBA on Wheeler. The Nats as a whole are hitting .352 against Wheeler, so feel free to stack away!

2B: Yangervis Solarte ($3,600): Solarte is hitless in three at bats against Tom Koehler, but this is 2017 now. Solarte is hitting an impressive .348 at home compared to .171 on the road. He is also averaging 9.1 DraftKings points per game. He likes Petco Park. And lets face it: Tom Koehler is still Tom Koehler. There is potential for a blow up here.

3B: Trevor Plouffe ($3,500): Plouffe is only 3-11 against Gallardo, but he has smacked two homers, scored three times, and driven in three. He is off to a slow start in Oakland, but facing Gallardo could be just what he needs to break out out West.

SS: Taylor Motter ($3,200): Motter has never faced Andrew Triggs. In fact, only three Mariners have. This is based on Motter hitting .281 with three of his four homers at home. This doesn’t look like a great matchup for Triggs, but it is hard to argue with his 17.2 innings without giving up an earned run this year.

OF: Mike Trout ($5,200): Marcus Stroman is becoming one of the better young arms in the league, but Trout still has him figured out. Surprised? Me either. That said, Trout’s 3-6 with a walk, two doubles, a run, a RBI, and a .586 wOBA aren’t stats that make him a must play. Taking into account the Blue Jays’ struggles though, this is a good situation for Trout.

OF: Gerardo Parra ($4,100): Parra has a clear path to playing time with both Carlos Gonzalez and Ian Desmond out. That’s a good thing today. He is 10-27(.370) with two walks, a double, a homer, five runs scored, four RBI, and even a steal against Jeff Samardzija. Parra seems cheap considering those stats!

OF: Brandon Moss ($3,800): Moss has absolutely clobbered Yu Darvish. He is 7-23(.304) with two walks, a double, four homers, five runs scored, and six RBI against the Japanese import. If you take his stats out, the Royals are well below average against Darvish. If you are going to roll the dice with a Royal, it had better be Moss.

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