Welcome to a Friday edition of The Dongers Club as new series start up and we have 13 main slate games today. The Pirates and Cubs are playing at night due to rain in the afternoon and will not be on our DFS slate today, neither will the Cardinals and Reds who are playing an early game in Cincinnati for a stupid reason that only the people of Cincinnati would know. [spacer height=”20px”] WEATHER All games play tonight. It’s getting warmer, but nothing really stands out as a must own spot. Roof Open in Arizona Roof Maybe open in Houston unless Verlander throws a fit. Roof ugly in Tampa [spacer height=”20px”] RANGER SUAREZ So long as Ryan Braun does not unretire to come out and hit 5 HR in Citizens Bank Park this weekend I will feel very confident locking in on Ranger Suarez’s entrance into the 2022 pitching campaign. His last outing he turned the corner with a 13.85 DK result facing 22 batters, striking out 4 and having a 28.3 CSW%. The Brewers offense has been suspect at best all season long and the main offensive threats are lefties which Suarez dominates. He should face 25+ Brewers, which will get him through 6 innings, striking out 8+ and wind up carrying us on this fine Friday evening. He is my top arm on both sites. MICHAEL KOPECH You will notice that a certain top SP, Justin Verlander, is not on my list tonight. Kopech is in a MUCH better match-up against the Twins and while they are somewhat cautious with him, he isn’t a 3 IP and done guy. The Talent is not questioned as Kopech is one of the best Whiff pitchers out there and continues to build up his strength to go deeper into games. I feel better about him today than JV coming off an 8 inning performance and having to deal with a Toronto lineup which isn’t striking out as much this year. CHRIS FLEXEN Until the Royals begin to turn it on offensively I will not shy away from using a SP, specifically a RHP against them. Flexen doesn’t have enough movement on his pitches to come out and go 7 strong with a high upside against Kansas City, but he also has an extremely low risk score vs this lineup. [spacer height=”20px”] Guys that I expect to have potentially good outings but…...
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