MLB Pitching Primer: Wednesday, May 2nd
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, May 2nd
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Arms To Trust
James Paxton vs. Oakland Athletics
Paxton gets the nod for me, which is telling considering we have names like Jacob deGrom, Luis Severino, Stephen Strasburg, and Dylan Bundy on this slate.
If we look at 2018 numbers, Paxton has the highest K% of any pitcher on the slate at 31.2% (I am making the executive decision that the 34.4% for Andrew Heaney doesn’t count since it is 14 innings; sorry Andrew, it’s my article). That is up from his 28.3% in 2017, as the SwStr% has climbed up to 12.9% as we
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