MLB DFS Pitcher & Team Stacks Guide for Wednesday, August 6

Ryan Pohle dives into team stacks and pitchers for Wednesday's MLB slate, including Seattle's George Kirby in a favorable home matchup against the White Sox.
MLB DFS Pitcher & Team Stacks Guide for Wednesday, August 6
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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 five-game main slate, sorted by projected fantasy points.

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It's a small slate tonight with a mixture of afternoon and evening games today and we only have two starters priced over $8k. Spencer Strider is our highest projected pitcher but George Kirby is my preferred option to spend up on. His matchup against the White Sox is more appealing than Strider facing the red-hot Brewers. Kirby has also gone for 26 DK points in back-to-back starts.

We've also highlighted Jeffrey Springs and Nestor Cortes in our optimizer. Springs gets a nice $1,900 discount compared to his FanDuel salary, so it's no surprise that he's our top point-per-dollar option. Meanwhile, Cortes will be making his first start for the Padres against a Diamondbacks lineup that struggles at the bottom of their lineup. Note that Anthony DeSclafani has not pitched more than four innings all season.

Here's how each pitcher ranks in key categories (less than 10 IP marked as N/A):

PitcherFantasy PointsFIPK%Opponent K%
Spencer Strider1316
George Kirby2125
Jeffrey Springs3458
Nestor Cortes4N/AN/A7
Michael Wacha526

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 five-game main slate, sorted by projected fantasy points.

Visit RotoWire's MLB Daily Lineups to find out where the hitters slot in!

*No weather issues expected. 

It's a small slate tonight with a mixture of afternoon and evening games today and we only have two starters priced over $8k. Spencer Strider is our highest projected pitcher but George Kirby is my preferred option to spend up on. His matchup against the White Sox is more appealing than Strider facing the red-hot Brewers. Kirby has also gone for 26 DK points in back-to-back starts.

We've also highlighted Jeffrey Springs and Nestor Cortes in our optimizer. Springs gets a nice $1,900 discount compared to his FanDuel salary, so it's no surprise that he's our top point-per-dollar option. Meanwhile, Cortes will be making his first start for the Padres against a Diamondbacks lineup that struggles at the bottom of their lineup. Note that Anthony DeSclafani has not pitched more than four innings all season.

Here's how each pitcher ranks in key categories (less than 10 IP marked as N/A):

PitcherFantasy PointsFIPK%Opponent K%
Spencer Strider1316
George Kirby2125
Jeffrey Springs3458
Nestor Cortes4N/AN/A7
Michael Wacha5261
Dustin May65310
Cade Cavalli7N/AN/A4
Jose Quintana8683
Jonathan Cannon9712
Anthony DeSclafani10849

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:

TeamImplied RunsBABIPStack Popularity
Padres5.54High
Mariners5.57Medium
Athletics5.03Medium
Red Sox5.01Medium
Braves4.55Medium
Diamondbacks4.48High
Nationals3.96Low
Royals3.99High
Brewers3.92Low
White Sox2.410Low

My primary team stack targets

Royals vs. RHP May (4.72 FIP, 1.4 HR/9). Key pieces: Vinnie Pasquantino, Adam Frazier, Maikel Garcia, Bobby Witt, Mike Yastrzemski

Padres vs. RHP DeSclafani (5.92 FIP, 2.1 HR/9). Key pieces: Freddy Fermin, Jackson Merrill, Fernando Tatis, Luis Arraez, Manny Machado

Braves vs. LHP Quintana (4.85 FIP, 15.9 K%). Key pieces: Sean Murphy, Jurickson Profar, Marcell Ozuna, Ozzie Albies, Matt Olson

Key Matchups and Batter vs. Pitcher Insights for DFS Success

Notable hitter matchups against the opposing starter today:

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Ryan Pohle is a DFS Product Specialist at RotoWire and has written for the site since 2020.
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