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 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.
| Name | Opponent | Draftkings Salary | Fanduel Salary | Yahoo! Salary | DK Cafe Value | Fanduel Cafe Value | Y! Cafe Value | Opp Vegas Run | Money Line |
| Cole Hamels | @BAL | $10,600 | $10,200 | $52 | 6.18 | 13.01 | 11.35 | 4.00 | -140 |
| Rasiel Iglesias | @CHC | $8,700 | $8,100 | $44 | 8.28 | 18.18 | 14.67 | 4.15 | +159 |
| Ian Kennedy | @HOU | $8,300 | $8,200 | $42 | 7.78 | 17.31 | 14.78 | 4.36 | +108 |
| Jason Hammel | CIN | $7,900 | $7,900 | $41 | 7.71 | 16.52 | 14.17 | 3.95 | -169 |
| Ross Stripling | ARI | $6,000 | $7,600 | $38 | 5.02 | 9.85 | 8.80 | 3.33 | -157 |
Cole Hamels
Hamels is hands down my top pitcher on the night. He will be going up against the Orioles, which is never an easy task, but I believe he will have a nice outing for the Rangers. The Orioles struggled big time against left-handed bats in 2015. They had a 23.3 K% (fifth-highest in MLB), 122 wRC (22nd in MLB) and a .289 wOBA (28th in MLB). Hamels also had himself a nice 2015. He finished the year with a 24.4 K % (17th in MLB) and a 3.47 FIP (27th in MLB). With the Orioles struggles against southpaws in 2015, I believe Hamels is the safest pitcher to target for cash games tonight.
FanDuel
GPP Ownership: 20-25%
Cash Game Ownership: 40-45%
Verdict: Elite Option
DraftKings
GPP Ownership: 20-25%
Cash Game Ownership: 40-45%
Verdict: Elite Option
Yahoo
GPP Ownership: 20-25%
Cash Game Ownership: 40-45%
Verdict: Elite Option
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