Nick Tepesch Daily Fantasy News, Rankings, Projections

There are three pitchers who exceed a 25 K% tonight. One (Asher Wojciechowski 25.3 K%) has just six starts and over one-third of his innings out of the bullpen. Another (Jose Quintana 25.4 K%) has just an 8.5 SwStr% and has a 25.7 Hard-Soft% since the All-Star break and six HRs allowed over his last four starts. He's still tonight's top projected pitcher via the RotoGrinders Player Projections, but costs $11.6K on DraftKings ($3.2K less on FanDuel). The other (Zack Greinke 28.1 K%) has allowed nine ERs and three HRs over his last 12.2 innings and only hosts the Houston Astros (129 wRC+ on the road and vs RHP this year) in Arizona. Greinke has, at least, struck out at 25 of his last 78 batters and is the only pitcher the Daily K Predictor projects above six strikeouts (6.56). Another potential top pitcher (Michael Fulmer) returns from a two week DL stint with an elbow issue to face the heat in Texas, where the the Rangers have a 17 HR/FB at home and vs RHP. The pitching options are far from ideal on tonight's slate, but the daily fantasy sites still mandate that players must select at least or even even two, so the cards that have been dealt will have to be played. There are a few pitchers who are at least in interesting spots tonight. The Padres strike out in a quarter of PAs at home and vs RHP. Jerad Eickhoff is a fairly average arm (20.5 K%, 4.45 ERA, 4.65 SIERA), but average in a great spot may be as good as gold tonight. Jackob Junis has just a 19.1 K% and 4.71 ERA (4.78 SIERA) in 44 innings this season. However, he is coming off the best start of his career (8 IP - 1 ER - 0 BB - 7 K) and has struck out 30% of AAA batters in 71 innings this season. The A's have struck out in a quarter of PAs at home and vs RHP as well. The Rays have an absurd 37.6 K% over the last week, which could make anybody playable, though maybe still not Nick Tepesch. Something nobody could have seen coming two months ago though, Kevin Gausman has a 29.8 K% over his last 11 starts. He has still allowed nine HRs over that span and four runs or more four times, but one run or less six times over that span and is one of the few pitchers who can combine that kind of upside with a favorable park in Seattle tonight.