Million Dollar Musings: Wednesday, August 22nd

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Wednesday, August 22nd

MAIN SLATE PITCHING

It’s a big group of quality pitchers tonight all at a very similar price point:

Noah Syndergaard vs Giants
Walker Buehler vs Cardinals
Carlos Carrasco at Red Sox
Jack Flaherty at Dodgers
Stephen Strasburg vs Phillies

The couple of things that standout right away here are the tough matchups for Carrasco and Flaherty and that Strasburg is coming off the DL after missing a month of action and not making a rehab start. All three of these guys are just deeper tournament only options tonight. If Strasburg were at full health, he would stand out at this salary, but it’s hard to imagine they would be pushing him too far tonight, and the Phillies are a patient enough offense that they could get that pitch count up fairly quickly.

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Dave Potts (CheeseIsGood)

One of the preeminent baseball minds in all of fantasy, Dave Potts (aka CheeseIsGood) has won contests at the highest levels of both season-long and DFS. He is a 2x winner of a $1,000,000 1st-place prize in DFS, having won the 2014 FanDuel baseball Live Final and following that up by taking down a DraftKings Milly Maker Tournament in 2015. In addition, he’s won the Main Event championship in the National Fantasy Baseball Championship and the NFBC Platinum League, which is the highest buy-in entry league. His consistent success in the NFBC tournaments earned him a prestigious spot in their Hall of Fame. Dave can also strum a mean guitar while carrying a tune, and if you’re lucky, you’ll see him do so on one of his MLB Crunch Time appearances. Follow Dave on X – @DavePotts2