This will be the only Dongers Club article today as I break down the 11 game DraftKings 2PM slate and I won’t even bother figuring out what the science was at FanDuel which aligned a 2pm, 3pm and 4pm slate for them but I assume the science changed along the way to cause it. The Mets and Cubs are playing two today with the first game on this 2pm Main slate and we have two young pitchers as Max Meyer is making his debut for the Marlins, while MAXIMO Castillo is pitching for the Blue Jays. [spacer height=”20px”] WEATHER Braves at Nationals – Storms here. Good luck. [spacer height=”20px”] This is a very good list of pitchers today with two massive chalk guys. And I think they are very justified chalk, so it is what it is. JUSTIN VERLANDER Finally an 11k pitcher on DK, and as soon as the Marlins are back on a Main Slate I’m sure Sandy Alcantara will be the next. Of course, we have an 11k pitcher because he deserves to be 11k and with Max Fried having some weather concerns I will be fine with Verlander chalk after Houston lost last night. MAX MEYER I did not expect the Marlins game to be in our DFS lives today and hey look it’s their top pitching prospect Max Meyer starting and I am writing him up?? Yes, I am. Two reasons for this, number one he is actually good and not some random call-up who was having a good season in the minors. Two, he fits in perfectly with Verlander on a slate where it’s pay up for SP1 and pay down for SP2. And 2b, the Marlins have a strong history of their young pitchers doing well in debuts. Here’s the quick run down on Meyer, he has graded out with two 70+ pitches, one of which is a slider that projects to be among the leagues best and a pitch frame similar to that of Dylan Cease. The Phillies are bottom 10 in the league vs RHP sliders and so seeing him the first time if he keeps the ball in the zone early he will have a good game. [spacer height=”12px”] Other Pitching Thoughts After those guys it’s a long list of eeeh, kinda like guys for me today Ranger Suarez … The forgotten man, who has pitched better away from home…...
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