Rich Hill Daily Fantasy News, Rankings, Projections

Lucas Giolito is the best pitcher on this slate, but his matchup against the Cubs is far tougher than what Rich Hill is dealing with tonight against a Giants team that ranks 29th in ISO and wOBA against left-handed pitching. While Hill is a pitch count concern, he's been between 90-104 pitches in five straight starts, and at that level with his efficiency, he is still good for 6-7 innings and another quality start with strikeout upside.

Everyone is going to be looking to pay up for Max Scherzer so I think a good Pivot is Rich Hill. We saw in back to back to back games Rich Hill go over 100 pitches. He is also going into a really good pitcher ballpark in San Francisco against a Giants team that doesn't have a lot of dangerous right handed bats. Hill this season has a 28% strikeout rate and has allowed only three earned runs in his last 4 games. I like this spot for Hill tonight, especially if he gets a little over looked in tournaments.

Rich Hill is a great low-owned pitching option on today’s slate. Hill goes up against the Rays, who have really struggled to left handed pitching. The Rays have a 30% strikeout rate this season to left handed pitching, while Hill is coming off his best start of the season, where he had ten strikeouts. I really like his price tag on FanDuel at $8,300, but he is still in play for me across all sites in GPPs.

Rich Hill against the Padres is a matchup I will be targeting today in tournaments. Rich Hill looked decent in his first start, giving up only one earned run while striking out six batters. Hill gets a park shift advantage against a lineup with undisciplined hitters. If his curveball is working I could see him racking up the strikouts in this matchup.

Being the last game of the regular season we're looking for teams that still have something to play for, and well, there aren't many left. The Dodgers need to win to win their division and Hill will get the ball in a a favorable road matchup against an anemic Giants offense. There is some concern here that Hill could see a short leash with a full bull pen to deploy if he gets in trouble but it still remains a plus spot for the Dodgers lefty who still has plenty of strikeout upside left in the tank.

If you're fading JV's high price tag, Rich Hill is the guy you're slotting in as SP1 across the industry. Hill has been hit hard at times this year but has been able to post strong strikeout numbers (27.3 K%) all season long. The Padres projected lineup has a strikeout rate north of 21% versus LHP and Hill gets the added benefit of facing the opposing pitcher at the place. It's a reasonable move to forego JV and pitch Hill in order to get some bigger bats into your lineup.

Jacob deGrom and Gerrit Cole headline the slate tonight, and if salary were not a thing, these would be the guys to start with. I would love to pay up to deGrom in cash games, but it may be tough tonight. Rich Hill comes in at a significant savings at home against the Padres. There is very little gap in recent performance between Hill and Cole, with Hill striking out 7-8 batters in six straight starts and piling up wins for this good Dodgers team. Hill's strikeouts have been trending up all season, up from 27.3% to 29.7% in the second half and 34.2% in the past month. The risk of right-handed power from San Diego is outweighed by the high strikeouts of their power bats.

Hill has been tremendous since coming back from the DL a couple months back. He fixed his mechanics and he hasn’t been dealing with any blisters (at least not that we know of). He’s been great in this ballpark throughout his career and he draws one of the top matchups on the board. The Mets’ projected lineup has an average xwOBA of only .309 with a strikeout rate of 26% against southpaws. This may be a hot take, but given how difficult the pricing is tonight, I actually prefer Hill over Verlander in both cash games and tournaments.