Top DFS Pitching and Team Stacking Strategies for DraftKings
In this article, I'm going to take a deeper dive into pitching and team stacking options. Let's take a look at our optimizer's rankings of the pitchers for the DraftKings nine-game main slate, sorted by projected fantasy points.
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*Potential rain delay in Mariners at Rays game, but a postponement is unlikely.
Tonight's slate brings us five starters in the $9k+ range, highlighted by our highest projected in Bryan Woo. The 25-year-old is once again having an excellent campaign with an ERA under 3.00 and WHIP under 1.00. A matchup against the Rays is solid as they've struggled to get much production outside of their 2-4 hitters.
We've also starred Logan Webb, Yu Darvish and Mitch Farris in our optimizer. The appeal to Webb is that he's $1,500 cheaper than Woo, and he's certainly good enough to overcome pitching at Coors Field. Meanwhile, Darvish checks in as our top point-per-dollar starter. The inconsistent veteran has GPP appeal having gone for 23+ DK points in three of his last six starts.
Farris will be making his MLB debut while Tyler Wells makes his season debut after missing 15 months due to UCL revision. Note that Framber Valdez and Drew Rasmussen rank well in the metrics below.
Here's how each pitcher ranks in key categories (less than 10 IP marked as N/A):
| Pitcher | Fantasy Points | FIP | K% | Opponent K% |
Top DFS Pitching and Team Stacking Strategies for DraftKings
In this article, I'm going to take a deeper dive into pitching and team stacking options. Let's take a look at our optimizer's rankings of the pitchers for the DraftKings nine-game main slate, sorted by projected fantasy points.
Visit RotoWire's MLB Daily Lineups to find out where the hitters slot in!
*Potential rain delay in Mariners at Rays game, but a postponement is unlikely.
Tonight's slate brings us five starters in the $9k+ range, highlighted by our highest projected in Bryan Woo. The 25-year-old is once again having an excellent campaign with an ERA under 3.00 and WHIP under 1.00. A matchup against the Rays is solid as they've struggled to get much production outside of their 2-4 hitters.
We've also starred Logan Webb, Yu Darvish and Mitch Farris in our optimizer. The appeal to Webb is that he's $1,500 cheaper than Woo, and he's certainly good enough to overcome pitching at Coors Field. Meanwhile, Darvish checks in as our top point-per-dollar starter. The inconsistent veteran has GPP appeal having gone for 23+ DK points in three of his last six starts.
Farris will be making his MLB debut while Tyler Wells makes his season debut after missing 15 months due to UCL revision. Note that Framber Valdez and Drew Rasmussen rank well in the metrics below.
Here's how each pitcher ranks in key categories (less than 10 IP marked as N/A):
| Pitcher | Fantasy Points | FIP | K% | Opponent K% |
| Bryan Woo | 1 | 6 | 2 | 5 |
| Logan Webb | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Framber Valdez | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| Max Fried | 4 | 3 | 5 | 15 |
| Shota Imanaga | 5 | 11 | 8 | 9 |
| Drew Rasmussen | 6 | 4 | 6 | 4 |
| Yu Darvish | 7 | 13 | 7 | 3 |
| Michael Lorenzen | 8 | 10 | 9 | 1 |
| Nabil Crismatt | 9 | 5 | 14 | 12 |
| Luis Severino | 10 | 9 | 13 | 13 |
| Mitch Farris | 11 | N/A | N/A | 18 |
| Tyler Wells | 12 | N/A | N/A | 17 |
| Davis Martin | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 |
| Simeon Woods Richardson | 14 | 16 | 11 | 10 |
| Jacob Latz | 15 | 7 | 4 | 14 |
| Miles Mikolas | 16 | 15 | 16 | 8 |
| Joey Wentz | 17 | 8 | 10 | 16 |
| Kyle Freeland | 18 | 12 | 15 | 7 |
Analyzing Team Stack Rankings for Maximum DFS Impact
Here is how each team ranks in implied runs, BABIP (batting average on balls in play) and how popular we expect each team stack to be in GPPs:
| Team | Implied Runs | BABIP | Stack Popularity |
| Giants | 7.3 | 12 | High |
| Twins | 5.7 | 16 | High |
| Royals | 5.6 | 14 | High |
| Cubs | 5.5 | 13 | High |
| Padres | 5.1 | 7 | Medium |
| Diamondbacks | 5.0 | 10 | Low |
| Rangers | 4.9 | 17 | High |
| Cardinals | 4.5 | 5 | Low |
| Athletics | 4.5 | 3 | Medium |
| Yankees | 4.3 | 9 | Medium |
| White Sox | 4.3 | 15 | High |
| Astros | 4.1 | 4 | Medium |
| Mariners | 4.0 | 11 | Low |
| Angels | 3.9 | 18 | Medium |
| Rays | 3.8 | 1 | Low |
| Rockies | 3.7 | 2 | Medium |
| Braves | 3.4 | 6 | Low |
| Orioles | 3.3 | 8 | Low |
My primary team stack targets
White Sox vs. RHP Woods Richardson (5.15 FIP, 1.6 HR/9). Key pieces: Lenyn Sosa, Mike Tauchman, Kyle Teel, Colson Montgomery, Andrew Benintendi
Giants vs. LHP Freeland (4.52 FIP, 1.51 WHIP). Key pieces: Rafael Devers, Matt Chapman, Willy Adames, Jung Hoo Lee, Heliot Ramos
Royals vs. LHP Farris (4.27 ERA, 1.47 WHIP in Double-A). Key pieces: Salvador Perez, Maikel Garcia, Bobby Witt, Vinnie Pasquantino, Randal Grichuk
Cubs vs. LHP Wentz (3.99 FIP, 19.5 K%). Key pieces: Justin Turner, Nico Hoerner, Ian Happ, Seiya Suzuki, Kyle Tucker
Key Matchups and Batter vs. Pitcher Insights for DFS Success
Notable hitter matchups against the opposing starter today:
- Kyle Tucker: 3-for-4, HR; .750 BA, 2.300 OPS
- Giancarlo Stanton: 6-for-12, HR; .500 BA, 1.405 OPS
- Heliot Ramos: 4-for-12, HR; .333 BA, 1.167 OPS
- Jose Caballero: 5-for-12, HR; .417 BA, 1.250 OPS
- Ezequiel Tovar: 6-for-16, HR; .375 BA, .938 OPS
- Christian Walker: 6-for-16, 2B; .375 BA, .882 OPS
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