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Our pitching in MLB DFS isn’t just a source of fantasy points. The price tags on pitchers make it so they dictate the freedoms and restrictions of building our lineups. Before reading this article, it’s highly suggested that you read my article, “DFS Pitching Primer,” so the concepts discussed here make more sense.

That we’re not selecting the best players. We’re constructing the lineups which carry the most leverage without sacrificing many projected fantasy points.

This smaller slate is pretty straightforward:

Shane McClanahan is the best pitcher on the slate and it isn’t remotely close. We’re just playing him on FanDuel. A lot of him to get overweight on the field.

Zac Gallen is the next-best play, but he’s a pretty expensive pivot on FanDuel, and we’re not exactly getting a discount on DraftKings, either.

Miles Mikolas is probably the spend-down SP2 pivot off of Gallen.

José Berríos is the other SP2 pivot to whom we can spend down, but he’s very risky.

Then, we have Framber Valdez, Andrew Heaney, and Lucas Giolito in high-risk spots we don’t wanna play, but should in MME for differentiation with a bunch of upside.

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If you had told me this would be a moment that would have mattered before the season, I never would have believed you.

Franmil Reyes absolutely drills Albert Pujols with a pitch to put a stop to his hot streak.

(via r/baseball) pic.twitter.com/XtEvRs3nKi

— Baseball GIFs (@gifs_baseball) August 24, 2022

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8/23/22

The latest episode of “The Sleeper and the Bust” is live. Support the show by subscribing to our Patreon!!

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INJURIES/TRANSACTION NEWS

• Byron Buxton having MRI on hip
• Bryce Harper starting rehab assignment
• Jordan Montgomery throws a Maddux!
• Drew Smyly strong on the other side, too
• Edward Cabrera on fire
• Domingo Germán outduels Scherzer

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You don’t need machine learning, mathematical models, or even advanced projections to determine which counting stats you should focus on for the rest of the season. For some of our readers, this exercise will be elementary. For others, it may be just what you need to plan out the rest of the season. Start by copying and pasting your league counting stats into an excel spreadsheet so that it looks something like this:

Next, divide each cell by the number of days where at least one MLB game was played. If my math is right, there have been 135 baseball days so far this season (as of August 23rd). If you take your total points for counting stats and divide each by 135, you’ll see how many runs, rbi, home runs, stolen bases, strikeouts, wins, and saves your team has been recording on a daily basis.

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While the NFBC Main Event garners most of the attention, there are a handful of leagues with even a larger entry fee ($2.5K to $15K). They get originally named “High Stakes Leagues” and this year there are nine of them. With so much money on the line, these fantasy managers are going to try to gain any advantage. Most of the time, these managers will be a week or two ahead of everyone else on their adds. Here are the players and some information on the ones added in five or more of these leagues: Read the rest of this entry »

Still one of the best plays in baseball:

🚨 TRIPLE PLAY 🚨 pic.twitter.com/Up9rAH10cJ

— MLB (@MLB) August 23, 2022

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8/22/22

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2-steps

• Aaron Civale at SD/at SEA (4:00)
• Jeffrey Springs LAA/at BOS (7:11)
• Ross Stripling at BOS/LAA (9:54)
• Jake Odorizzi at PIT/at STL (11:50)
• Austin Voth CWS/at HOU (13:47)
• Cole Ragans at MIN/DET (17:46)

Team Weakness v. Particular Hand

• Brewers v. LH – Justin Steele, Drew Smyly (22:34)
• Giants v. RH – Matt Manning (25:50)

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I wonder what his ADP will be in baseball leagues?

4-4 2 RBI’s for the first baseman https://t.co/auFsN3D2MA

— Kevin Durant (@KDTrey5) August 22, 2022

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The 2022 version of the Bullpen Report includes five different sections, as well as the closer chart, which can be found at the bottom of the page.

We will always include a link to the full Closer Depth Chart at the bottom of the Bullpen Report each day. It’s also accessible from the RosterResource drop-down menu and from any RosterResource page. Please let us know what you think.

1. Notable Workloads: Primary closers or valuable members of a closer committee who have been deemed unavailable or likely unavailable for the current day due to recent workload.
2. Injury News
3. Outlier Saves: Explanation for a non-closer earning a save during the previous day.
4. Committee Clarity: Notes on a closer committee that clarify a pitcher’s standing in the group.
5. Losing A Grip: Struggling closers who could be on the hot seat.

The “RosterResource” link will take you to the corresponding team’s RosterResource depth chart, which will give you a better picture of the full bullpen and results of the previous six days (pitch count, save, hold, win, loss, blown save).

Click HERE to view the full Closer Depth Chart.

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