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MLB DFS Pitching Primer: Saturday, 8/17 – Marquee matchup for Marquez on main slate

By Dan Palyo

SAN FRANCISCO, CA - APRIL 14: German Marquez #48 of the Colorado Rockies reacts after giving up a single to Evan Longoria (not pictured) of the San Francisco Giants during the eighth inning at Oracle Park on April 14, 2019 in San Francisco, California. The Colorado Rockies defeated the San Francisco Giants 4-0. (Photo by Jason O. Watson/Getty Images)
SAN FRANCISCO, CA - APRIL 14: German Marquez #48 of the Colorado Rockies reacts after giving up a single to Evan Longoria (not pictured) of the San Francisco Giants during the eighth inning at Oracle Park on April 14, 2019 in San Francisco, California. The Colorado Rockies defeated the San Francisco Giants 4-0. (Photo by Jason O. Watson/Getty Images) /
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MINNEAPOLIS, MN – AUGUST 06: Jose Berrios #17 of the Minnesota Twins pitches against the Atlanta Braves on August 6, 2019 at the Target Field in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Twins defeated the Braves 12-7. (Photo by Brace Hemmelgarn/Minnesota Twins/Getty Images)
MINNEAPOLIS, MN – AUGUST 06: Jose Berrios #17 of the Minnesota Twins pitches against the Atlanta Braves on August 6, 2019 at the Target Field in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Twins defeated the Braves 12-7. (Photo by Brace Hemmelgarn/Minnesota Twins/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. Jacob DeGrom is the ideal choice for cash games today, but rostering him will also limit the number of Rockies bats you can get in a cash game lineup. Therefore, I do think you have to consider some cheaper options in cash, too.

On DraftKings my favorite pairing for cash games will be pairing DeGrom with the super cheap Webb. In GPPs, I think pairing two mid-tier pitchers is often a good strategy and a Berrios-Marquez duo interests me.

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. DeGrom
  2. Berrios
  3. Webb (DK SP2)

GPP Rankings

  1. Marquez (especially on FanDuel)
  2. Berrios
  3. Webb
  4. DeGrom

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