MLB Pitching Primer: Wednesday, August 22nd
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.
Wednesday, August 22nd
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Walker Buehler vs. St. Louis Cardinals
Buehler gives us that rare combination of strikeouts, groundballs, and control, and hey what do ya know, they are actually letting him rack up pitches now!
Buehler has had six starts since returning from the DL and getting back into the rotation. The pitch counts in those games has gone 79 > 90 > 105 > 91 > 103 > 93. It is good to know that they are at least willing to let him cross that 100-pitch threshold, as that extra inning or so of work is very meaningful for DFS purposes.
And as I alluded to at the start, there is not much to complain about in this skillset.
26.5% K%, 9.5% SwStr%, 6% BB%, 3.34 SIERA, 49.1% GB%, 34.3% Hard%
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