MLB Pitching Primer: Tuesday, August 21st
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, August 21st
Arms To Trust
Blake Snell vs. Kansas City Royals
I ‘trust’ Snell to pitch well tonight against the Royals in his nice pitcher-friendly home ballpark, but I don’t ‘trust’ that he will throw enough pitches to warrant the price tags we see.
Snell has had three starts since returning from the DL, and the pitch counts have gone 59 > 47 > 76. Here are the numbers he has posted in that tiny 14-inning sample:
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