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MLB DFS Pitching Primer: Monday, 8/5 – Giolito or Morton?

By Dan Palyo

MLB DFS Pitching: MINNEAPOLIS, MN - AUGUST 20: Lucas Giolito #27 of the Chicago White Sox delivers a pitch against the Minnesota Twins during the first inning of the game on August 20, 2018 at Target Field in Minneapolis, Minnesota. This is a make up game from the weather postponed game on April 15, 2018. (Photo by Hannah Foslien/Getty Images)
MLB DFS Pitching: MINNEAPOLIS, MN - AUGUST 20: Lucas Giolito #27 of the Chicago White Sox delivers a pitch against the Minnesota Twins during the first inning of the game on August 20, 2018 at Target Field in Minneapolis, Minnesota. This is a make up game from the weather postponed game on April 15, 2018. (Photo by Hannah Foslien/Getty Images) /
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MLB DFS Pitching: CHICAGO, ILLINOIS – JULY 25: Starting pitcher Lucas Giolito #27 of the Chicago White Sox delivers the ball against the Minnesota Twins at Guaranteed Rate Field on July 25, 2019 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images) /

MLB DFS Pitching Primer: Cash Game Ace

Lucas Giolito (9.8k FD, 11.k DK) @ Detroit

So if the title didn’t already give it away, the top two arms on this slate, in my opinion, are Giolito and Charlie Morton. I am going to give a slight advantage to Giolito here as I think he has the safer matchup against an inferior opponent tonight as he faces the lowly Tigers.

Let’s back up a minute and discuss the fact that despite a few rocky starts over the last month, Giolito has been one of the best pitchers in the American League this season.

He’s finally developed into an ace this season after struggling with his command and control early on his career. He currently has a 30% K rate this year through his first 21 starts. He throws a mid-90’s fastball and mixes in a mid-80’s slider to righties and a low 80’s change-up to lefties.

I feel bad for the Tigers, but we are going to continue to pick on them with good pitchers when we get the chance down the stretch, especially right-handers like Giolito.

With Nick Castellanos gone to the Cubs, the Tigers are left with very few power bats in this lineup other than an aging Miggy Cabrera and first baseman Brandon Dixon. Giolito does have a slight reverse splits tendency, but the Tigers really don’t have the caliber of hitters to take advantage of that.

He’s 300 cheaper than Morton on FanDuel and feels safer in this spot, so I’ll pencil him into my cash games for now. But does Morton offer a higher ceiling for tournaments?

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