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MLB DFS pitching primer: Monday, 8/19 – Do pitchers matter?

By Dan Palyo

DFS MLB: MINNEAPOLIS, MN - MAY 14: Kyle Gibson #44 of the Minnesota Twins delivers a pitch against the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim during the first inning of the game on May 14, 2019 at Target Field in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Photo by Hannah Foslien/Getty Images)
DFS MLB: MINNEAPOLIS, MN - MAY 14: Kyle Gibson #44 of the Minnesota Twins delivers a pitch against the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim during the first inning of the game on May 14, 2019 at Target Field in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Photo by Hannah Foslien/Getty Images) /
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MINNEAPOLIS, MN – AUGUST 08: Kyle Gibson #44 of the Minnesota Twins looks on during the game against the Cleveland Indians on August 8, 2019 at Target Field in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Indians defeated the Twins 7-5. (Photo by Hannah Foslien/Getty Images)
MINNEAPOLIS, MN – AUGUST 08: Kyle Gibson #44 of the Minnesota Twins looks on during the game against the Cleveland Indians on August 8, 2019 at Target Field in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Indians defeated the Twins 7-5. (Photo by Hannah Foslien/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. Today I am breaking all the rules and paying down to Kyle Gibson on FanDuel at only 7400.

On DraftKings my favorite pairing for cash games will be pairingGibson with an underpriced Brendan McKay. In GPPs, I think pairing Gibson, Gallen or McKay with Joe Ross makes a lot of sense.

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. Gibson
  2. McKay (Draftkings)
  3. Gallen

GPP Rankings

  1. McKay
  2. Gibson
  3. Gallen
  4. Joe Ross

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