Million Dollar Musings: Wednesday, May 23rd

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Wednesday, May 23rd

Good morning Grinders! I will focus on the 10-game Main Slate tonight, but first let’s take a quick glance at the early slate, which is four games on FanDuel, and five games on DK/FDRFT.

EARLY SLATE PITCHING

There is a clear ace up top with Justin Verlander at home against the Giants. On a small slate, this is a “Don’t Overthink It” spot if you’re playing cash games. Verlander has the sixth-highest strikeout rate of all starters at 32.8%, which is well above anyone else on this slate, and a low 5.5% walk rate, which when combined with just 24.5% hard hits, has Verlander sitting with a pristine 1.05 ERA. Even if BABIP and HR/FB% were to go against him at some point, his 2.90 SIERA is a reasonable expectation. The Giants are nothing special against right-handed pitching, and he has by far the highest floor and ceiling of anyone on the slate.

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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 Twitter – @DavePotts2