Happy Mothers Day to the Mom’s out there. MLB is so thankful for you that Jose Urena is pitching again and this time in Coors Field. But he is only on the FanDuel Main slate, as DK wisely kept it off theirs. WEATHER ARZ at BAL: Could see mid game showers but it might not even be enough for them to bring the tarp out. Look, Ragans sucked last night. I get it. Let’s move on, we have MacKenzie Gore pitching today everyone! Alek Manoah too! ZACK WHEELER (DK: $11,500, FD: $11,200) … 100 pitches, 8 strikeouts, maybe an earned run. The NL Cy Young leader so far this season (yes, it’s early) is getting the Marlins and Mr. Sunday Jazz down in their own park. Can he avoid a Jazz homer? Probably. I actually do think Burger also is a touch match-up for him, so you might be wondering why pay the 11.5k for two trouble spots? Because, let me introduce you to Josh Bell, Tim Anderson, Nick Gordon and Vidal Brujahahahahahahan. JUSTIN VERLANDER (DK: $8500, FD: $9600) … There really isn’t much in the 7k-9k range today that pops off with a ton of cheap pitchers going overall and so to see Verlander priced here might feel weird considering that we know he will pitch well back in Comerica Park and is coming off a performance where the Yankees touched him up. It’s an easy spot to bounce back for him today, but there isn’t any reason to expect some vintage 28-31 type performance. Steady, reliable, Verlander. The Sunday Sleeper MILES MIKOLAS (DK: $6000, FD: $7200) … Below is a GIF of Mikolas when he hears that he is the Sunday Sleeper. I don’t want to over sell this one, but just a gut call on the Cards/Brewers game being a low scoring spot, in which the Cardinals finally get a win and Mikolas who always pitches well in Milwaukee gives them 6+ of shutout ball… Other Pitching Thoughts … Gore vs Bello is a very interesting spot. Boston is cold and Washington isn’t striking out once again, so you would figure Gore is the better play, but I can’t trust it as I see Boston still having too much HR upside and Bello is pitching well but maybe not well enough to pick on the Nats. 50/50 game, I’ll avoid. Ober, Kremer, Gallen … These are…...
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