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 11-game main slate, sorted by projected fantasy points.
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As we wind down the regular season, we have few star pitchers to choose from on Tuesday's slate with zero starters over $10k and only three in the $9k range. The chalky option will likely be Kevin Gausman, and deservedly so. He went eight scoreless innings in his lone matchup against the Red Sox this year and has reached 27+ DK points in three of his last four outings.
We've also highlighted Logan Webb, Bryce Miller and Sam Aldegheri in our optimizer. Miller checks in our top point-per-dollar option, although he's yet to be officially announced as the starter. Meanwhile, Webb has elite numbers this year and a matchup against a Cardinals lineup that has six players with a sub .700 OPS. Cole Ragans could be on a limited pitch count after only going 3.2 innings in his return last week. Note that Hurston Waldrep and Cristian Javier rank well in the metrics below.
Here's how each pitcher ranks in key categories (pitchers with less than 10 IP marked as N/A):
| Pitcher | Fantasy Points | FIP | K% | Opponent K% |
| Cole Ragans | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
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 11-game main slate, sorted by projected fantasy points.
Visit RotoWire's MLB Daily Lineups to find out where the hitters slot in!
*No weather delays expected.
As we wind down the regular season, we have few star pitchers to choose from on Tuesday's slate with zero starters over $10k and only three in the $9k range. The chalky option will likely be Kevin Gausman, and deservedly so. He went eight scoreless innings in his lone matchup against the Red Sox this year and has reached 27+ DK points in three of his last four outings.
We've also highlighted Logan Webb, Bryce Miller and Sam Aldegheri in our optimizer. Miller checks in our top point-per-dollar option, although he's yet to be officially announced as the starter. Meanwhile, Webb has elite numbers this year and a matchup against a Cardinals lineup that has six players with a sub .700 OPS. Cole Ragans could be on a limited pitch count after only going 3.2 innings in his return last week. Note that Hurston Waldrep and Cristian Javier rank well in the metrics below.
Here's how each pitcher ranks in key categories (pitchers with less than 10 IP marked as N/A):
| Pitcher | Fantasy Points | FIP | K% | Opponent K% |
| Cole Ragans | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Logan Webb | 2 | 2 | 3 | 14 |
| Bryce Miller | 3 | 19 | 15 | 2 |
| Kevin Gausman | 4 | 6 | 6 | 8 |
| Luis Gil | 5 | 11 | 17 | 6 |
| Hurston Waldrep | 6 | 4 | 5 | 10 |
| Shane Smith | 7 | 15 | 7 | 3 |
| Sam Aldegheri | 8 | N/A | N/A | 21 |
| Zebby Matthews | 9 | 8 | 4 | 12 |
| David Peterson | 10 | 5 | 9 | 18 |
| Patrick Corbin | 11 | 14 | 12 | 9 |
| Lucas Giolito | 12 | 12 | 11 | 22 |
| Cristian Javier | 13 | 10 | 8 | 7 |
| Shohei Ohtani | 14 | 1 | 2 | 17 |
| Cade Horton | 15 | 7 | 10 | 15 |
| Brandon Pfaadt | 16 | 13 | 16 | 13 |
| Brad Lord | 17 | 9 | 13 | 11 |
| Andre Pallante | 18 | 17 | 18 | 5 |
| Jeffrey Springs | 19 | 16 | 14 | 16 |
| Bruce Zimmermann | 20 | N/A | N/A | 20 |
| Randy Vasquez | 21 | 18 | 19 | 19 |
| McCade Brown | 22 | 20 | 20 | 4 |
Analyzing Team Stack Rankings for Maximum DFS Impact
Here is how each team ranks in implied runs, team OPS against opposing starter handedness and how popular we expect each team stack to be in GPPs:
| Team | Implied Runs | Team OPS vs. Hand | Stack Popularity |
| Yankees | 6.3 | 1 | High |
| Braves | 6.0 | 12 | High |
| Mariners | 5.9 | 6 | Medium |
| Dodgers | 5.6 | 3 | High |
| Royals | 5.6 | 22 | High |
| Athletics | 5.5 | 5 | High |
| Astros | 5.5 | 11 | High |
| Giants | 5.0 | 13 | Medium |
| Blue Jays | 5.0 | 4 | Medium |
| Rangers | 4.6 | 17 | High |
| Padres | 4.5 | 20 | Medium |
| Brewers | 4.5 | 9 | Medium |
| Cubs | 3.9 | 7 | Low |
| Mets | 3.9 | 2 | Low |
| Angels | 3.9 | 16 | Low |
| Diamondbacks | 3.8 | 10 | Low |
| Twins | 3.8 | 15 | Medium |
| Nationals | 3.4 | 14 | Medium |
| Red Sox | 3.4 | 8 | Low |
| White Sox | 3.1 | 21 | Medium |
| Cardinals | 2.8 | 18 | Low |
| Rockies | 2.4 | 19 | Low |
My primary team stack targets
Royals vs. LHP Aldegheri (3.72 ERA, 19.9 K% in Double-A). Key pieces: Salvador Perez, Jonathan India, Maikel Garcia, Bobby Witt, Randal Grichuk
Braves vs. RHP Lord (3.85 FIP, 19.8 K%). Key pieces: Matt Olson, Michael Harris, Jurickson Profar, Ronald Acuna, Drake Baldwin
Mariners vs. RHP Brown (6.99 FIP, 1.5 HR/9). Key pieces: Cal Raleigh, Julio Rodriguez, Randy Arozarena, Josh Naylor, Jorge Polanco
Astros vs. LHP Springs (4.71 FIP, 1.5 HR/9). Key pieces: Christian Walker, Jose Altuve, Isaac Paredes, Carlos Correa, Jake Meyers
Key Matchups and Batter vs. Pitcher Insights for DFS Success
Notable hitter matchups against the opposing starter today:
- Alec Burleson: 3-for-6, HR; .500 BA, 1.500 OPS
- Alejandro Kirk: 6-for-17, 4 HR; .353 BA, 1.412 OPS
- Mookie Betts: 9-for-18, 2 HR; .500 BA, 1.439 OPS
- Masataka Yoshida: 6-for-12, HR; .500 BA, 1.417 OPS
- Matt Chapman: 6-for-10, 3 2B; .600 BA, 1.536 OPS
- Michael Conforto: 3-for-12, 2 HR; .250 BA, 1.107 OPS
- Jarren Duran: 8-for-22, HR; .364 BA, 1.091 OPS
- Freddie Freeman: 6-for-19, HR; .316 BA, .982 OPS
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