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MLB DFS pitching primer: Wednesday, 7/31 – happy deChalk day!

By Dan Palyo

JUPITER, FL - MARCH 12: Pitcher Jacob deGrom #48 of the New York Mets warms up in the bullpen before a spring training baseball game against the Miami Marlins at Roger Dean Stadium on March 12, 2019 in Jupiter, Florida. The Marlins defeated the Mets 8-1. (Photo by Rich Schultz/Getty Images)
JUPITER, FL - MARCH 12: Pitcher Jacob deGrom #48 of the New York Mets warms up in the bullpen before a spring training baseball game against the Miami Marlins at Roger Dean Stadium on March 12, 2019 in Jupiter, Florida. The Marlins defeated the Mets 8-1. (Photo by Rich Schultz/Getty Images) /
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HOUSTON, TEXAS – JULY 19: Mike Minor #23 of the Texas Rangers pitches in the first inning against the Houston Astros at Minute Maid Park on July 19, 2019 in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Bob Levey/Getty Images)
HOUSTON, TEXAS – JULY 19: Mike Minor #23 of the Texas Rangers pitches in the first inning against the Houston Astros at Minute Maid Park on July 19, 2019 in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Bob Levey/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.

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. If you don’t play DeGrom in your cash games today then you probably just don’t like money. He should be highly owned in cash and it’s simply not worth it to fade him in those contests.

On Draftkings my favorite pairing for cash games will be pairing DeGrom with a cheaper arm like Velasquez or LeBlanc. Based on their salaries over there, I think Minor-Urquidy makes for an interesting 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. Jacob DeGrom
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  4. Why are you still reading, play Jacob DeGrom!

GPP Rankings

  1. Mike Minor
  2. Jacob DeGrom
  3. Vince Velasquez
  4. Kyle Hendricks
  5. Jose Urquidy/Wade LeBlanc

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