MLB Pitching Primer: Wednesday, September 19th
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, September 19th
Arms To Trust
Carlos Carrasco vs. Chicago White Sox
Carrasco is the top guy tonight, and I don’t think it is really all that close. We have mentioned several times in this space how much better he has been since basically the start of June. Take a look at these two different timeframes.
03/31 to 06/01: 76 IP, 12 starts, 23.4% K%, 13% SwStr%, 6.1% BB%, 3.82 SIERA, 39.8% GB%, 36.2% Hard%
06/06 to 09/12: 100 IP, 16 starts, 33% K%, 16.6% SwStr%, 4.2% BB%, 2.49 SIERA, 52% GB%, 41.8% Hard%
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