MLB DFS Expert Survey: Thursday, May 23rd
Our panel of experts is here to give you their MLB DFS advice for today’s main slate contests by answering a handful of questions to help you make crucial lineup-building decisions. Want to know CheeseIsGood’s favorite sneaky stack? Or STLCards’ top overall pitcher? Find out below!
MLB DFS Picks: DraftKings & FanDuel Expert Survey for Thursday, May 23
How do you plan to beat the field of opponents? What tactic or strategy will set you apart?
squirrelpatrol: I’ll look to avoid the combination of Paul Skenes and the more popular stacks like the Padres and Phillies. Teams like the Reds and Yankees are in similarly good spots, and Skenes could put up a decent (but short) outing and get outscored by less popular pitchers.
headChopper: The 2 paths I’m looking at are 1) going chalky at pitcher and then being heavily invested in risky cheap bats like Nick Castellanos and getting those one-off home runs, or 2) going with a chalky pitcher and a low-dollar, low-owned pitcher and jamming in the big bats from the high team totals.
Dean78904: If Jacob Hurtubise leads off again, he looks like really dicey mega chalk to me. The Reds have been eager to pinch hit for him, and there are 3 LHPs in the San Diego bullpen just waiting to give Hurtubise to hook. I know he is cheap and can help make stuff work, but I’m going to do my best to get away from Hurtubise in GPPs. I should add that this is more of a DK approach, as he looks to be less useful on FD. We live in the world of a salary cap, but the plan is not to stray from the actual good pitchers: Luis Castillo, Paul Skenes, Zack Wheeler, and Luis Gil.
ebeimfohr: There is not a lot to love with pitching on this slate in terms of tournament potential, so I will look to the bats to create my leverage. If this Reds ownership stands, they make for an extremely strong stack in tournaments relative to their upside, but there is a really solid number of high-upside stacks at low ownership despite the smaller slate. Focusing on the core pitchers (particularly Skenes) will not be unique, but going heavy on these lesser-owned, high-upside offenses is how I’m handling it.
Who is your top overall pitcher (when considering price, matchup, projected ownership, etc.) on the board and why?
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