MLB DFS Tournament Strategy: Tuesday, April 9th

by Chris Gimino (ChrisGimino) Last Updated 2019-04-09 19:36:27 Premium Content Part of the product SimLabs+

MLB DFS tournament play is unlike that of any other sport. Predicting outcomes with precision is difficult, and player variance is near its peak. There are special considerations when constructing lineups in order for you to find success in the long term. Each weekday, our DFS analysts will examine a specific tournament format and help you understand the application of strategy, via concepts such as pitcher pairings, roster construction, stacking, leverage, ownership, variance, and more.

Tuesday, April 9th

Housekeeping note: The NBA season is nearly over, so you can expect Single Entry / Optimal Build guru, Andy Means, to write about these formats starting on Thursday. Today, I’ll enter a few of these contests on both DK and FD and talk about my strategy below.

Pitching Texture

I want to look back at yesterday on DraftKings just to give you a taste of the textures that are now possible with their aggressive pricing. In the $6 contest, four of the very worst situations were accounting for a massive percentage of total pitcher ownership.

Kyle FreelandP 23.55% -3.95 DK Points
Julio TeheranP 20.31% 4.45 DK Points
Homer BaileyP 13.72% 5.25 DK Points