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MLB DFS pitching gems August 20: Bieber fever in New York

By Brandon Lauderback

CLEVELAND, OH - JULY 09: Shane Bieber #57 of the Cleveland Indians acknowledges the crowd during the 90th MLB All-Star Game at Progressive Field on Tuesday, July 9, 2019 in Cleveland, Ohio. (Photo by Rob Tringali/MLB Photos via Getty Images)
CLEVELAND, OH - JULY 09: Shane Bieber #57 of the Cleveland Indians acknowledges the crowd during the 90th MLB All-Star Game at Progressive Field on Tuesday, July 9, 2019 in Cleveland, Ohio. (Photo by Rob Tringali/MLB Photos via Getty Images) /
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CLEVELAND, OHIO – MAY 03: Starting pitcher Shane Bieber #57 of the Cleveland Indians pitches during the first inning against the Seattle Mariners at Progressive Field on May 03, 2019 in Cleveland, Ohio. (Photo by Jason Miller/Getty Images)
CLEVELAND, OHIO – MAY 03: Starting pitcher Shane Bieber #57 of the Cleveland Indians pitches during the first inning against the Seattle Mariners at Progressive Field on May 03, 2019 in Cleveland, Ohio. (Photo by Jason Miller/Getty Images) /

MLB DFS Pitching Plays

Shane Bieber  – Well Justin’s fake brother is back in action, and looking to snag some end of the year CY Young votes against the Mets. I have been a big “Bieliber” in Shane after watching him pitch last season. Bieber has been absolutely dishing this year, with a massive 31% K rate, 3.32 SIERA, 44% HC, and a 45% GB rate.

The Mets do have one of lower K rates, at 22%, and while they have been hitting the ball better as of late, Shane is just in a world of his own, and after very impressive performances recently against the Red Sox, Twins, Astros, and Angles, this is one of the softest spots he has seen in quite some time.

Pitch Mix  – Shane is very much like our last pitcher, where he is fastball, slider, and curve heavy, focusing on the three main pitches. What really impresses me is how that fastball has such a high GB rate, recently getting 40%. His breaking balls are getting over 50% GB on the season. The whiffs on both of those pitches has been between 40-50% which is very good.

One thing that Shane changed from last season is increasing his velocity on the curve by 3 MPH. The movement has slowly decreased over the course of the year but has been getting ten inches of movement on that fastball. I fully expect Bieber to go overlooked, as he always does, in which case I have no problem locking him into my tourney lineups.