I guess Max Scherzer at Coors Field was not a good play Monday, but David Phelps for only $4,000 on DraftKings sure was. We have a full 15-game slate Tuesday night which brings a lot of solid high-priced and medium-priced pitching options but no dirt-cheap diamonds in the rough.
Ace
Noah Syndergaard (FD-$10,000 / DK-$11,000)
Syndergaard ranks as my top pitching option on the slate tonight with the best combination of strikeout upside and win potential against the Diamondbacks. The Diamondbacks have struck out 23.0% (5th worst) against righties this season while ranking 6th worst in wRC+. I expect Syndergaard to have better results tonight than he did against the Diamondbacks last Thursday which was fueled by a .444 BABIP despite just a 22.2% hard hit rate. Syndergaard is a viable option in both Cash and GPP lineups.
Value
Kenta Maeda (FD-$8,700 / DK-$9,500)
Maeda will travel to Philadelphia to face the Phillies as a road favorite. The Phillies rank in the bottom three in wOBA and wRC+ against righties this season with a 21.5% strikeout rate. Maeda may not have huge strikeout upside but he should be able to put together another solid outing with a good chance for a win. I would limit Maeda exposure to Cash games if you want to save some salary or on two-pitcher sites.
Blake Snell (FD-$7,900 / DK-$8,700)
After stringing together five strong starts, Snell struggled in his last start against the Blue Jays. Look for Snell to rebound against the Padres a day after watching fellow lefty Drew Smyly shut them down. Snell has a 23.1% strikeout rate this season while the Padres have struck out 24.2% (2nd worst) against lefties this season. The Padres have had some success against lefties when they do hit the ball so I would probably limit my exposure to Snell to GPP lineups.
Darkhorse
Michael Pineda (FD-$8,400 / DK-$7,900)
Pineda has outpitched his 5.07 ERA this season with a 3.38 xFIP and 10.42 K/9. Pineda will try to duplicate the outstanding performance by Chad Green last night pitching at home against a struggling Blue Jays offense which has the highest strikeout rate (26.0%) over the last 14 days and a wOBA and wRC+ in the bottom seven. Pineda is a great GPP option.
On the Hill – Results
Monday
| Type | Pitcher | DK $ | DK Pts | Grade |
| Ace | Max Scherzer | 10800 | 1.60 | |
| Value | Robbie Ray | 9600 | 17.25 | |
| Value | Drew Smyly | 9000 | 23.95 | |
| Dark | David Phelps | 4000 | 25.00 |
- Grades are not posted yet
Season
| Type | A+ | A | B | C | D | F | Tot | DK Cost | DK Pts | DO Score |
| Ace | 34 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 67 | $11,910 | 23.51 | 6.13 |
| Value | 27 | 16 | 16 | 32 | 9 | 37 | 137 | $8,717 | 16.06 | 3.44 |
| Dark | 22 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 71 | $6,635 | 16.07 | 4.44 |
- DK Cost is the average DraftKings cost per pitcher selected
- DK Pts is the average DraftKings points scored per pitcher selected
- DO Score is the Daily Overlay score for each type
Come back to DailyOverlay later today for the MLB Consensus list and some sample MLB lineups.
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