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.

STARTING PITCHER

Phil Hughes - RHP - Minnesota Twins

FanDuel SalaryDraftKings SalaryOpponentFIPK%GB%Vegas
Run Total & ML
$7,900$7,400vs Tampa Bay3.9820.034.2-110 / 8

Yes, we all know Clayton Kershaw is the de-facto top option, and it's not particularly close. However, if you are looking at a mid-range pick with a decent floor/upside combination ...

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Comments
JasonG4s
Great GPP calls, love all of them. The Twins-Rays game should produce one solid GPP pitcher tonight.
bigitaly42
Springer never gets enough love! Glad to see him included on this list