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MLB DFS pitching gems August 1: Time to wheel and deal

By Brandon Lauderback

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JULY 26: Zack Wheeler #45 of the New York Mets in action against the Pittsburgh Pirates at Citi Field on July 26, 2019 in New York City. The Mets defeated the Pirates 6-3. (Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JULY 26: Zack Wheeler #45 of the New York Mets in action against the Pittsburgh Pirates at Citi Field on July 26, 2019 in New York City. The Mets defeated the Pirates 6-3. (Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images) /
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NEW YORK, NEW YORK – JULY 07: Zack Wheeler #45 of the New York Mets pitches against the Philadelphia Phillies during their game at Citi Field on July 07, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – JULY 07: Zack Wheeler #45 of the New York Mets pitches against the Philadelphia Phillies during their game at Citi Field on July 07, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images) /

MLB DFS Pitching Plays

As we always do, I will rank each pitcher mentioned in my article between a 1-10, I will also mention my “gem of the day” which is a mid-low tier arm that I think has the most upside. I think the main slate is pretty cut and dry, play Zack Wheeler in basically every contest you enter, pivot to Michael Pineda if entering multiple tournaments. The main slate is where things will get more tricky. I can see people gravitating to Cole, who I do not like, or Kershaw facing a very RHH heavy lineup in the Padres, which I also do not like, especially at 11.4 K on FanDuel.

MLB DFS Pitching Rankings:

Zack Wheeler – 10

Michael Pineda – 8

Asher Wojciechowski – 9

Jon Lester – 7

Gem of the day – Asher Wojciechowski

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If you guys have any questions please feel free to reach out to me on Twitter @LumberjackDFS, this is a great slate for pitchers which I am very excited to play. A good bit of advice is to run these plays in different tourney lineups, with various stacks, and correlate your lineups to maximize your chances of winning a tourney. Best of luck to all from all of us here at FanSided Fantasy.