MLB Pitching Primer: Thursday, August 16th

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.

Thursday, August 16th

Welcome to Thursday! I’m heading out in a few hours to fly to San Diego for the FanDuel World Fantasy Baseball Championship – it’s my first (and hopefully not last) live final, so to say I’m excited is an understatement. For the next few hours though I’m focused on the arms going tonight, so let’s take a look and see if we can find an edge.

Arms To Trust:

Jon Gray at Atlanta Braves

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