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MLB DFS Pitching Primer: Friday, July 19 – Aces Abound

By Dan Palyo

CLEVELAND, OH - JULY 12: An Indians fan holds a sign saluting All Star Game MVP Cleveland Indians starting pitcher Shane Bieber (57) during the fourth inning of the Major League Baseball game between the Minnesota Twins and Cleveland Indians on July 12, 2019, at Progressive Field in Cleveland, OH. (Photo by Frank Jansky/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
CLEVELAND, OH - JULY 12: An Indians fan holds a sign saluting All Star Game MVP Cleveland Indians starting pitcher Shane Bieber (57) during the fourth inning of the Major League Baseball game between the Minnesota Twins and Cleveland Indians on July 12, 2019, at Progressive Field in Cleveland, OH. (Photo by Frank Jansky/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) /
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CLEVELAND, OHIO – JULY 09: Justin Verlander #35 of the Houston Astros participates in the 2019 MLB All-Star Game at Progressive Field on July 09, 2019 in Cleveland, Ohio. (Photo by Jason Miller/Getty Images) MLB DFS Pitching
CLEVELAND, OHIO – JULY 09: Justin Verlander #35 of the Houston Astros participates in the 2019 MLB All-Star Game at Progressive Field on July 09, 2019 in Cleveland, Ohio. (Photo by Jason Miller/Getty Images) MLB DFS Pitching /

MLB DFS Pitching Primer: Friday, July 19

Welcome back to the Friday edition of the MLB DFS Pitching Primer! I’m Thunder Dan and I’ll be covering pitching for MLB DFS on all season long at FanSided Fantasy. I’m including both FanDuel and DraftKings pricing and will be covering my favorite pitching options for both sites.

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Yesterday my picks did pretty well with Chris Sale returning to dominance on the early slate, while Trevor Bauer and Noah Syndergaard both pitched well on the main slate. Dakota Hudson labored through 5 innings but was still able to pick up a win for the Cardinals. There’s no time for victory laps as tonight we have a 14-game main slate with an amazing amount of quality arms to analyze.

"The goal of the pitching primer is to help you narrow down your pitching options for both your GPPs and cash games. Analyzing pitchers and pitching matchups is something I really enjoy and I hope to give you a detailed analysis of why I think each pitcher makes for a compelling cash or GPP play."

I always like to start by laying everything out for you in my “first look,” which is where I put together a macro look at all the pitchers on today’s slates complete with Vegas odds. We have some huge Vegas favorites today as well as some pitchers will significant home/road splits as well. With so many quality pitching options tonight we are going to have weigh as many factors as possible.