The purpose of this column is to highlight some players with upside and well-suited for tournaments. While the majority of the hitter picks will likely have power upside, that's not necessarily the case for all the listed options. Other contextual factors such as batting order, ballpark, opposing pitcher, price, speed, etc also come into play, and you'll see these items sprinkled into the write-ups below. Along with that, we'll be gauging the ownership levels, giving you some plausible pivots from the popular choices in a given game slate.
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Chris Sale - LHP - Chicago White Sox | ||||||
| FanDuel Salary | DraftKings Salary | Opponent | FIP | K% | GB% | Vegas Run Total & ML |
| $10000 | $11300 | at Minnesota | 3.02 | 27.1% | 45.3% | -150 / 7 |
I'm not getting too cute when it comes to pitching tonight. Sale is the obvious option for cash games, but I'll have plenty of shares in tournaments as well. He has significantly higher upside than any other pitcher on the board, looking at a great matchup against a Minnesota team that ranks 27th in hitting this season (,278 wOBA) and 9th in strikeout rate (21.7%). In addition, Sale should enjoy a pitcher-friendly park shift at Target Field. Don't overthink this one.
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