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MLB DFS Pitching Primer: Monday, 8/12 – The worst pitching slate…ever

By Dan Palyo

MLB DFS: HOUSTON, TEXAS - AUGUST 06: Zack Greinke #21 of the Houston Astros pitches in the first inning against the Colorado Rockies at Minute Maid Park on August 06, 2019 in Houston, Texas. Greinke is starting his first game with the Astros since being traded by the Arizona Diamondbacks. (Photo by Bob Levey/Getty Images)
MLB DFS: HOUSTON, TEXAS - AUGUST 06: Zack Greinke #21 of the Houston Astros pitches in the first inning against the Colorado Rockies at Minute Maid Park on August 06, 2019 in Houston, Texas. Greinke is starting his first game with the Astros since being traded by the Arizona Diamondbacks. (Photo by Bob Levey/Getty Images) /
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MLB DFS: HOUSTON, TEXAS – AUGUST 02: Pitcher Zach Greinke of the Houston Astros talks with the media at Minute Maid Park on August 02, 2019 in Houston, Texas. Greinke was acquired at the trade deadline from the Arizona Diamondbacks. (Photo by Bob Levey/Getty Images) /

Welcome back to the Monday edition of the MLB DFS Pitching Primer! I’m Thunder Dan and I’ll be covering pitching for MLB DFS on all season long at FanSided Fantasy. I’m including both FanDuel and DraftKings pricing and will be covering my favorite pitching options for both sites.

MLB DFS Pitching Primer: Monday 8/12

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After a few days of full-slate breakdowns for FanDuel, the Primer is back for what I am calling the “worst pitching slate ever.” Between myself and my boy Brandon (LumberjackDFS), we are going to have your pitching analysis covered all week. With everyone going crazy over preseason football, I’ll still be grinding MLB DFS into September and today’s slate is a really fascinating one.

We have a relatively small 8-game slate on both sites and a dearth of options at pitcher. I mean, it’s bad. I’ll highlight my two favorite pitchers and then toss out a few more options that don’t suck as bad as the others, but I do foresee it being a very chalky day at the pitcher position.

"The goal of the pitching primer is to help you narrow down your pitching options for both your GPPs and cash games. Analyzing pitchers and pitching match-ups is something I really enjoy and I hope to give you a detailed analysis of why I think each pitcher makes for a compelling cash or GPP play."

Let’s start off like we usually do with my favorite high-priced option for your cash games also know as my “cash game ace.”

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