Each day of the MLB season will bring us some major price differences among starting pitchers on all sites. These price discrepancies and the site's roster differences can alter the way we use pitchers on each site, as well as how the field of opponents will use them. Listed below are five of today's top pitchers, each with their salary listed as well as the cafe value that takes into account both the total salary cap on the site and points-per-dollar. We've also provided some betting info for you reference. The higher the cafe value, the better the points-per-dollar play is.
Carlos Carrasco
I talked about the Chicago White Sox offense yesterday, being one of the worst in the majors. Carlos Carrasco is another above average right-hander who gets the luxury of facing them tonight. He comes in as a standout option. Chicago has a near 25% strikeout rate against right-handed pitching, and the lowest hard-contact rate in baseball. Weather is also a plus here, making it tough on hitters for the ball to carry. That also helps in what is a decent hitter's park, but more so in the warmer months. Carrasco dominated this Chicago offense two starts ago, allowing one earned run over seven innings, and striking out seven. Carrasco has 19 strikeouts over three starts, and has done well against Detroit and Texas, who are tough offenses to deal with. He has given up a home run in each start, which is the only blip on Carrasco's numbers to start the season. The five walks last time out was uncharacteristic as well, but I will chalk it up to just one of those days. Carrasco is a strong arm, and held lefties to a .313 wOBA last season, and right-handers to a .294 wOBA. He was better away from home for some reason, allowing a .259 wOBA compared to a .344 wOBA at home. Carrasco has had above average strikeout seasons in each of the last four being above 25% in each. Mixing that in with a solid groundball rate, Carrasco registers as the top arm this evening.
FanDuel
GPP Ownership: 20-30%
Cash Game Ownership: 60-70%
Verdict: Elite Option In All Formats
DraftKings
GPP Ownership: 20-30%
Cash Game Ownership: 60-70%
Verdict: Elite Option In All Formats
Yahoo!
GPP Ownership: 20-30%
Cash Game Ownership: 60-70%
Verdict: Elite Option In All Formats
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