MLB Slate Breakdown - 9/18

Tons of arms tonight, and you could really take your pick.

Madison Bumgarner has a nice price tag on DK tonight, sitting as the 5th most expensive pitcher. At home he has been lights out, 45, 37, 54, and 46 (DK Points) in his last four home starts. Sure AZ has a few lefty-mashers, but most teams are usually no match against MadBum at home.

Anyone taking the risk on Johnny Cueto for $7,700 on DK. Yeah he has been awful, but we still know what he is capable of. I think it would be a pretty bold move because he is playing the Tigers offense.

We are spoiled for pitching, which is also fun because there is a Coors game, but Charlie Blackmon and Carlos Gonzalez are not expensive at all on DK. If Cargo plays...

Houston has been laying duds on offense, but back at home against Felix Doubront, I like their odds of putting some runs up. I like the Reds as well, and Twins-Angels could be another high scoring affair.

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I am willing to take Cueto in a GPP for his price tag on DK. He is still an ace and can have some huge games but there are plenty of mid-tier options to play with an ace.

With Zach on this one. I mentioned Cueto as a great GPP option on DK earlier on the podcast. He dominated the Tigers last time out as well. I think MadBum is the guy I'm paying for in most spots, especially in cash. Think Greinke isn'e far behind either. Smyly is a nice value with big upside on FD. Not in love with his DK price though. And let's not forget about Jose Fernandez. I think he'll be lowest owned of the aces due to the Nats' recent offensive success, but he is more than capable of shutting them down.

The thing that scares me about MadBum is the Diamondbacks ability to hit the slider and Madison's reliance on that pitch. I am still playing him but he does face the toughest offense out of all the Aces. I might lean towards Mad Max as he has shut down the Marlins his last three starts against them.

How sick is the pitching on this slate? I'm with Justin, I prefer MadBum to Greinke ever so slightly in cash games, and both are strong GPP plays. I love Smyly's price on FD for GPPs, but I also like that he's a bit pricey on DK because it should suppress his ownership a great deal. Mad Max looks like GPP gold to me. His second half has been marred by homer problems, but the Marlins has a tiny ISO against righties, so I feel confident he'll keep the ball in the park tonight. Because I'm looking for exposure to a variety of these pitchers with Coors Field bats, I think I'm going to lean GPP heavy tonight.