MLB DFS Pitching Primer: Monday, 7/29 – It’s Always Sonny In Cincinnati

FanDuel MLB: MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN - JUNE 06: Caleb Smith #31 of the Miami Marlins pitches in the second inning against the Milwaukee Brewers at Miller Park on June 06, 2019 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. (Photo by Dylan Buell/Getty Images)
FanDuel MLB: MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN - JUNE 06: Caleb Smith #31 of the Miami Marlins pitches in the second inning against the Milwaukee Brewers at Miller Park on June 06, 2019 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. (Photo by Dylan Buell/Getty Images) /
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PHOENIX, ARIZONA – JULY 23: Merrill Kelly #29 of the Arizona Diamondbacks delivers a pitch against the Baltimore Orioles at Chase Field on July 23, 2019 in Phoenix, Arizona. (Photo by Norm Hall/Getty Images)
PHOENIX, ARIZONA – JULY 23: Merrill Kelly #29 of the Arizona Diamondbacks delivers a pitch against the Baltimore Orioles at Chase Field on July 23, 2019 in Phoenix, Arizona. (Photo by Norm Hall/Getty Images) /

MLB DFS Pitching Primer: Rankings and Review

This is where I give you my final rankings for both cash games and GPPs. Remember, rankings for cash are based on safety, while rankings for GPP are based on their ceiling and point-per-dollar upside.

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Remember on DK, I prefer to pay up for at least one high-priced pitcher in cash and on FanDuel I prefer to pay up in cash more often than not. Caleb Smith is my favorite spend up for cash games while Merrill Kelly is also pretty palatable in that same game in a solid matchup for considerably less salary.

On Draftkings my favorite pairing for cash games could easily be Gray-Kelly based on their salaries over there while I think Smith-Maeda make a nice GPP combo.

If you play mainly on FanDuel try not to spread your ownership out too much among different pitchers guys, otherwise, you are probably hurting your chances at winning a GPP by getting the right stack with the right pitcher.

Reminder, it’s MME season! FanDuel is now offering a nickel arcade in addition to their quarter arcade if you want to practice building those CSV files and building 150 lineups. Draftkings also has dime and quarter arcades, too! Lock in your favorite pitchers and stacks and let the optimizer do some of the heavy lifting, you’d be surprised how often it will come up with combos that your human brain would have never considered.

Cash Rankings

  1. Caleb Smith
  2. Sonny Gray
  3. Merrill Kelly
  4. Chris Paddack

GPP Rankings

  1. Sonny Gray
  2. Kenta Maeda
  3. Caleb Smith
  4. Jaime Barria

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