MLB Pitching Primer: Wednesday, September 26th
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 26th
Arms To Trust
Jacob deGrom vs. Atlanta Braves
With Chris Sale (more on him to follow) probably somewhat limited on the pitch count once again, deGrom is the top option tonight. He is also priced like that on all sites, which makes the decisions on him actually pretty tough. But first, let’s briefly talk about why deGrom is deBomb.
(eyeroll.gif, I know…I told you guys, I am borderline delirious this last week of MLB!)
Actually, all I will do is show you his 2018 numbers.
209 IP, 31 starts, 32% K%, 15% SwStr%, 5.7% BB%, 2.83 SIERA, 45.8% GB%, 27% Hard%
What the heck else can I say? Pitcher’s umpire? Check. One of the best pitcher’s park in baseball? Check. It looks like all but three or four of his starts this year have been quality starts. Now I’m just filling space at this point.
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