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MLB DFS Pitching Primer: Saturday, July 27 – Good Day Sunshine

By Dan Palyo

CLEVELAND, OH - APRIL 01: Starting pitcher Mike Clevinger #52 of the Cleveland Indians pitches during the sixth inning against the Chicago White Sox at Progressive Field during the Indians Home Opener on April 1, 2019 in Cleveland, Ohio. (Photo by Jason Miller/Getty Images)
CLEVELAND, OH - APRIL 01: Starting pitcher Mike Clevinger #52 of the Cleveland Indians pitches during the sixth inning against the Chicago White Sox at Progressive Field during the Indians Home Opener on April 1, 2019 in Cleveland, Ohio. (Photo by Jason Miller/Getty Images) /
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CINCINNATI, OH – JUNE 30: Anthony DeSclafani #28 of the Cincinnati Reds pitches in the second inning against the Chicago Cubs at Great American Ball Park on June 30, 2019 in Cincinnati, Ohio. (Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images)
CINCINNATI, OH – JUNE 30: Anthony DeSclafani #28 of the Cincinnati Reds pitches in the second inning against the Chicago Cubs at Great American Ball Park on June 30, 2019 in Cincinnati, Ohio. (Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images) /

MLB DFS Pitching Primer: Top GPP Pivot

Anthony DeScalfani (8k FD, 9.2k DK) vs. Colorado

I was on Mr. DeScalfani in my last GPP article for the WiseTake Nation, but he hasn’t shown up in the Pitching Primer for a while. He was outstanding in that start, whiffing 11 Cardinals over 6 frames and today he faces a Rockies team that I like to pick on when they are away from Coors.

Anthony’s K rate is now up to 25% after last week’s performance and he faces a Rockies team that has seen their strikeout rate swell to 23%. This is a young pitcher who is starting to figure things out and if he can cure his extremely poor splits to lefties, he’s going to be a really good MLB pitcher.

If you look at the game logs, DeScalfani has now strung together four straight quality starts and I really like his chances of doing it again. Using a pitcher in Great American Ballpark can be scary due to its hitter-friendly dimensions, but if DeScalfani can negotiate around Blackmon and Dahl in this Rockies lineup then I think he has the potential to put up a solid score tonight.