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 | FanDuel Salary | DraftKings Salary | Yahoo! Salary | FD Cafe Value | DK Cafe Value | Y! Cafe Value | Opp Vegas Run Total | Money Line |
| Jon Lester | @LAA | $10,700 | $10,700 | $45 | 14.70 | 7.56 | 10.29 | 3.43 | -125 |
| Johnny Cueto | @MIL | $10,600 | $9,600 | $46 | 13.94 | 7.63 | 9.41 | 3.67 | -135 |
| Aaron Sanchez | @Tam | $6,700 | $6,400 | $29 | 13.05 | 7.72 | 12.50 | 4.27 | +105 |
| Scott Kazmir | @SD | $9,300 | $8,300 | $37 | 12.56 | 7.51 | 10.41 | 2.94 | -115 |
| Jose Quintana | @OAK | $8,300 | $8,400 | $37 | 16.68 | 7.48 | 10.61 | 3.45 | -110 |
Jon Lester
Jonathan Tyler Lester is the most expensive pitcher on today's slate, but is a great play in all formats. He finished last season with a 2.92 FIP (13th in MLB) and a 9.09 K/9 (18th in MLB). He will be going up against the Angels tonight, but don't let a guy like Mike Trout scare you away from putting Lester into your lineups. The Angels were below the league average when it came facing southpaws in 2015. They had a .295 wOBA (24th in MLB), 159 wRC (20th in MLB) and a .136 ISO (18th in MLB). I know many people don't care about spring training, but Lester looked in mid-season mode. He had a 1.06 WHIP, with 19 strikeouts and three walks, in 19 innings of work. I am expecting him to carry that momentum into the regular season and is tonight's top cash play option.
FanDuel
GPP Ownership: 15-25%
Cash Game Ownership: 30-40%
Verdict: Elite Option
DraftKings
GPP Ownership: 15-25%
Cash Game Ownership: 35-45%
Verdict: Elite Option
Yahoo!
GPP Ownership: 15-25%
Cash Game Ownership: 40-50%
Verdict: Elite Option
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