MLB Pitching Primer: Tuesday, September 25th
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, September 25th
Arms To Trust
Max Scherzer vs. Miami Marlins
If you have stuck with me this long, you pretty much know what I am going to say about Max here. For those that might be first-timers though, Max is good at the throwing of the baseballs from the mound thingy.
His 34.6% K% is second in the entire league amongst qualified pitchers behind only the 35.1% of Gerrit Cole. He adds to it above average control (6.1% BB%) and a great ability to limit hard contact (29.4% Hard%). He. Is. Good.
And this is purely speculation on my part, but I have to assume the Nats are going to let him throw until his arm falls off with him in contention for the NL Cy Young award. He still has this start and most likely Sunday’s finale to try to catch Jacob deGrom in that race. That type of “safety” (again, I am just speculating) can’t be overstated at this time of year when paying this much in salary.
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