MLB Pitching Primer: Tuesday, April 17th
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.
Tuesday, April 17th
Arms To Trust
Corey Kluber at Minnesota Twins
While there are some marquee pitching names on this big slate tonight, Kluber is undoubtedly the top option. If we look at just the 2017 K% alone of all of the pitchers on this slate, we see him sitting all by himself up top at 34.1%. Lance McCullers, barely within shouting distance, is second at 25.8%.
(I feel it is important to note here that Shohei Ohtani, he of the 40% K% through two starts, is not included in that grouping above because he did not pitch in MLB last season.)
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