MLB Pitching Primer: Monday, August 27th
Everything in the sport of baseball comes down to the hitter-versus-pitcher matchup – which makes pitching the most important element of MLB DFS play. Without an understanding of the best pitching plays on the day, your DFS efforts will be sunk! Each day, the Pitching Primer will provide you with some of the top pitching plays on the day – taking a close look at the “why” behind these picks, and helping you to identify pitchers others might overlook.
Monday, August 27th
Arms To Trust
Gerrit Cole vs. Oakland Athletics
Cole is definitely your safest bet for fantasy points on this seven-game slate that actually has several decent names to choose from at pitcher.
In terms of 2018 K%, Cole easily tops the slate at 34.7% (Patrick Corbin is next at 30.8%). That mark is also good enough for second in the entire league, trailing only Chris Sale and his beastly 38.7% (come back soon please). With strikeouts being so meaningful in this game we call DFS, it doesn’t get much better than Cole.
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