MLB DFS pitching gems August 22: An obvious stud, and a gem

MLB DFS: HOUSTON, TEXAS - JUNE 07: Gerrit Cole #45 of the Houston Astros looks toward home plate as he walks off the mound in the first inning against the Baltimore Orioles at Minute Maid Park on June 07, 2019 in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Bob Levey/Getty Images) /

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HOUSTON, TX – APRIL 25: Robinson Chirinos #28 of the Houston Astros celebrates with Gerrit Cole #45 in the second inning during the game against the Cleveland Indians at Minute Maid Park on Thursday, April 25, 2019 in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Loren Elliott/MLB Photos via Getty Images) /

MLB DFS Pitching Plays

As we always do, I will rank each pitcher mentioned in my article between a 1-10, I will also mention my “gem of the day” which is a mid-low tier arm that I think has the most upside. There are several ways to approach these slates.

I will personally be pitching Soroka in all formats today. I will take the discounted ownership, and fully expect a similar performance out of him compared to the very popular Cole option. If not Maeda is an option that I will be taking a deep look at, depending on what lineup the Blue Jays roll out.

MLB DFS Pitcher Rankings:

Gerrit Cole – 10

Mike Soroka – 10

German Marquez – 8.5

Kenta Maeda – 8

Gem of the day – Kenta Maeda

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If you guys have any questions please feel free to reach out to me on Twitter @LumberjackDFS, this is a great slate for pitchers which I am very excited to play.

A good bit of advice is to run these plays in different tourney lineups, with various stacks, and correlate your lineups to maximize your chances of winning a tourney. Best of luck to all from all of us here at FanSided Fantasy.