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MLB DFS pitching gems of the day July 17: All in on Paddack

By Brandon Lauderback

SAN DIEGO, CA - JUNE 4: Chris Paddack #59 of the San Diego Padres pitches during the first inning of a baseball game against the Philadelphia Phillies at Petco Park June 4, 2019 in San Diego, California. (Photo by Denis Poroy/Getty Images)
SAN DIEGO, CA - JUNE 4: Chris Paddack #59 of the San Diego Padres pitches during the first inning of a baseball game against the Philadelphia Phillies at Petco Park June 4, 2019 in San Diego, California. (Photo by Denis Poroy/Getty Images) /
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CHICAGO, ILLINOIS – APRIL 23: Kenta Maeda #18 of the Los Angeles Dodgers pitches against the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field on April 23, 2019 in Chicago, Illinois. The Cubs defeated the Dodgers 7-2. (Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images)
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS – APRIL 23: Kenta Maeda #18 of the Los Angeles Dodgers pitches against the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field on April 23, 2019 in Chicago, Illinois. The Cubs defeated the Dodgers 7-2. (Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images) /

MLB DFS Pitching Plays – Top Values

Kenta Maeda – FanDuel still has yet to adjust the price on Maeda above 7.5 K. Philly has a high strikeout rate, around 25%, but they hit a lot of FB. Maeda has a 29% K rate against RHH, which he will see at least six of them today. The GB rate goes down to 35%, but he only has a 26% HC rate. Jay Bruce also left yesterday’s game early with an injury, which helps Maeda more than you realize.

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Pitch Mix – He uses the slider 50% of the time, then the fastball, very rarely throwing his change, and sinker. The slider gets 40% whiffs, and Philly has high whiffs against the slider, with a good bit of GB as well. The fastball has seen a rise in GB all the way up to 75% most recently. Kenta is a great value for those who like to load up on high priced bats.

MLB DFS Pitching Plays – Final Rankings

In this section, I will rank each pitcher mentioned in the article between 1-10, and I will say that today we have two pitchers receiving a 10, for the first time ever! On a smaller slate, we sometimes have to get a little creative, especially in GPP’s. You can use this article to build multiple lineups, around a few pitchers you might like more than others. For any questions, I can be reached on Twitter @LumberjackDFS.

Robbie Ray – 8

Mike Clevinger – 10

Chris Paddack – 10

E Rod – 7

Kenta Maeda – 8.5

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