MLB Pitching Primer: Tuesday, May 1st
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, May 1st
Arms To Trust
Max Scherzer vs. Pittsburgh Pirates
Chris Sale vs. Kansas City Royals
Well let’s first say that this slate is absolutely loaded for starting pitching. However, I think these two guys clearly separate themselves from the rest of the pack. Let’s talk about both of them together similarly to how we did yesterday, because I think you are anchoring your cash game lineups with (at least) one of them.
If we look at 2017…
Scherzer, 2017: 200.2 IP, 34.4% K%, 15.5% SwStr%, 7.1% BB%, 2.98 SIERA, 36.5% GB%, 26.5% Hard%
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