One more day of trades to get through and then things hopefully will stabilize with regards to lineup changes and pitching swaps, etc. The Rockies and Padres are playing a DH today so Game 2 is on DraftKings, but not on FanDuel. [spacer height=”10px”] WEATHER All games play. [spacer height=”10px”] Today marks the return of Jacob deGrom to a big league mound. He is priced like he should be and thus with him likely having a very short leash we will skip over the Mets Ace today even against the AAA Nationals Lineup. A key thing to do this time of year is make sure you rule guys out to narrow down the pitching choices. A good number of guys might stand out as options, but we only pick 2 max per lineup so narrow your pool when you have depth like tonight. CORBIN BURNES The Pirates have been striking out more lately with their top two hitters (Reynolds/Hayes) being two guys that Burnes should be able to handle. Assuming Reynolds is still on the team by the time the game will play. Eight of the Nine projected hitters for the Pirates (yeah, they only get nine too) have below AVG xSLG projections against Burnes too and there just aren’t many more consistent DFS plays than Burnes these days. ADAM WAINWRIGHT We stay in the NL Central with the Cardinals veteran RHP on the mound against the Cubs — who I am expecting to not have Contreras on the roster by the time this game starts. But even if he does we are in Waino time now, coming off one of his best starts of the season and getting a Cubs lineup which isn’t hitting much at the moment. NOAH SYNDERGAARD I kinda like the Angels to win tonight, yeah, them Angels. The thing with Thor is that assuming he stays with the Angels past the deadline today he is someone we like pitching at home and the Athletics are a pretty low walk team so I don’t see why he wouldn’t give us 6 innings against a lineup with 6 RHB, [spacer height=”10px”] The following ‘Good’ Pitchers were given some consideration today but ultimately they did not make the A-B-C list… Kevin Gausman – Gausman is a very streaky pitcher and I can’t say I endorse his current mediocrity. Spencer Strider – VERY warm obviously in Atlanta, his price…...
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