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.
Max Scherzer
Max Scherzer headlines today's slate, and is a -170 favorite at home against the World Champion Chicago Cubs. Have they looked like World Champions this year? No. They are striking out at 22.3% rate against right-handers, and rank 24th in wOBA. (.311). Outside of Kris Bryant and Anthony Rizzo, this current lineup is dreadful against right-handers. Scherzer leads the slate in K% (35.3), and also SwStr% (16). His strikeout upside is unmatched on this slate, and has the highest floor and ceiling of anyone going. That is saying something given there are some talented names pitching. Scherzer's 2.73 SIERA and 2.09 ERA are top five in baseball, and he is only allowing a 25.6% hard-contact rate. I will gladly pay the high price tag in cash games, and on DraftKings there are plenty of cheap options to pair him with. Scherzer is the top play across the board, in tournaments and cash games.
FanDuel
GPP Ownership: 20-30%
Cash Game Ownership: 65-75%
Verdict: Cash/GPP Option
DraftKings
GPP Ownership: 25-35%
Cash Game Ownership: 70-80%
Verdict: Cash/GPP Option
Yahoo!
GPP Ownership: 25-35%
Cash Game Ownership: 70-80%
Verdict: Cash/GPP Option
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