Pitching Pulse 5-15-15

By: Josh Shepardson, Updated May 15, 2015

Each day during 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 a ratio that takes into account both the total salary cap on the site and the number of roster positions that need filling. We've also provided some betting info for you reference. The higher the ratio, the more you'll be able to spend elsewhere.

Name	Opponent	FanDuel Salary	DraftKings Salary	Fantasy Feud Salary	FD Ratio	DK Ratio	FF Ratio	Opp Vegas Run Total	Money Line
Clayton Kershaw	COL	11000	11900	166400	0.606	0.420	0.462	3	1.352
Madison Bumgarner	@CIN	10000	10600	155700	0.667	0.472	0.494	3.5	1.746
Michael Pineda	@KC	9500	8800	141400	0.702	0.568	0.544	3.5	1.819
Jake Odorizzi	@MIN	8700	7900	122800	0.766	0.633	0.626	3.5	1.98
Carlos Rodon	@OAK	5800	5600	80000	1.149	0.893	0.962	3.5	2.12

Clayton Kershaw

The Dodgers ace, Clayton Kershaw, is easily the top pitching play tonight. He's a monstrous betting favorite at -275, per Pinnacle Sports. Only two teams have an over/under total of three, the lowest on the day, and one of those is Kershaw's opponent, the Rockies. The Rockies are a dreadful offense against southpaws ranking 26th in wRC+ (68) and have the fifth highest strikeout rate (24.6%), according to FanGraphs. Finally, Kershaw's down year is a relative thing since he ranks ...