Unless you truly never heard anyone speak about Daily Fantasy Baseball, you have probably heard someone say "Pitching is so important" to DFS.
It is worth repeating: Pitching is so important to DFS.
But there's a corollary I learned tonight in one of my lineups. There are a very small handful of elite pitchers, who can pretty much beat you on their own. It's a short list and I don't know for certain every member of this elite list, but tonight one member of that group decided to teach me a lesson tonight.
Thank you for that Felix Hernandez
Have I mentioned that Pitching is so important to DFS?
Anyway, if you are not going to pay up to grab a guy like Felix Hernandez, you better have compelling reason. It doesn't matter that he's been a little nicked up. It doesn't matter that the lowly Twins have a lifetime .326 batting average against him. It doesn't matter that he cost $11,300 dollars. When he's on, you better have him. And because he's on more often than not, you better just suck it up and buy him. Last night he put up a complete game shut out with 9 K's, worth a whopping 44.25 points. That's like a Mike Trout, a Nelson Cruz, with a topping of Jose Abreu.
Note: Draft Kings gives a 2.5 bonus for a complete game, and another 2.5 bonus for a shutout, on top of the 4 points for the win. There's an additional 5 points for a no hitter, which thankfully Mr Hernandez didn't get.
Have I mentioned that Pitching is so important to DFS?
In H2H games, if you don't select Felix Hernandez, or others of his ilk, you can rest assured that they will be on a lot of lineups you're facing that evening. And it's going to be gut wrenching the whole time They're on the mound. You really have to ask yourself, "Did I really have to have Neil Walker at 2B, couldn't I have lived with Johnny Giavotella there?" Don't get me wrong. I picked really nice pitchers on the two lineups I faced Mr. Hernandez in: Scott Kazmir & Gerrit Cole on one and Carlos Martinez & Cole on the other. And they fantastic jobs, but together only beat Mr. Hernandez by about 10 points. And I used a bit of the extra cash to buy the likes of Martin Prado (My one big regret). That's the lesson, don't pass on the stud pitcher for a meh Hitter; do it only for the sure things and there aren't too many of them.
That's because Pitching is so important to DFS
Anyway, when I started writing this it looked like Mr. Hernandez was going to be responsible for nabbing $11 bucks out of my pocket. But then David Freese Homered and it might be only $3 or less with a little luck.
Even with the discounted loss, the moral is not lost. When you avoid the top tier Pitchers you must account for the fact that they are floating out there, waiting to take you on. And because they are elite, you will see them on a lot of rosters you face. It might just be easier to nab him, and fight it out with the remaining players.
Felix Hernandez, I thank you for this valuable lesson.
It is worth repeating: Pitching is so important to DFS.
But there's a corollary I learned tonight in one of my lineups. There are a very small handful of elite pitchers, who can pretty much beat you on their own. It's a short list and I don't know for certain every member of this elite list, but tonight one member of that group decided to teach me a lesson tonight.
Thank you for that Felix Hernandez
Have I mentioned that Pitching is so important to DFS?
Anyway, if you are not going to pay up to grab a guy like Felix Hernandez, you better have compelling reason. It doesn't matter that he's been a little nicked up. It doesn't matter that the lowly Twins have a lifetime .326 batting average against him. It doesn't matter that he cost $11,300 dollars. When he's on, you better have him. And because he's on more often than not, you better just suck it up and buy him. Last night he put up a complete game shut out with 9 K's, worth a whopping 44.25 points. That's like a Mike Trout, a Nelson Cruz, with a topping of Jose Abreu.
Note: Draft Kings gives a 2.5 bonus for a complete game, and another 2.5 bonus for a shutout, on top of the 4 points for the win. There's an additional 5 points for a no hitter, which thankfully Mr Hernandez didn't get.
Have I mentioned that Pitching is so important to DFS?
In H2H games, if you don't select Felix Hernandez, or others of his ilk, you can rest assured that they will be on a lot of lineups you're facing that evening. And it's going to be gut wrenching the whole time They're on the mound. You really have to ask yourself, "Did I really have to have Neil Walker at 2B, couldn't I have lived with Johnny Giavotella there?" Don't get me wrong. I picked really nice pitchers on the two lineups I faced Mr. Hernandez in: Scott Kazmir & Gerrit Cole on one and Carlos Martinez & Cole on the other. And they fantastic jobs, but together only beat Mr. Hernandez by about 10 points. And I used a bit of the extra cash to buy the likes of Martin Prado (My one big regret). That's the lesson, don't pass on the stud pitcher for a meh Hitter; do it only for the sure things and there aren't too many of them.
That's because Pitching is so important to DFS
Anyway, when I started writing this it looked like Mr. Hernandez was going to be responsible for nabbing $11 bucks out of my pocket. But then David Freese Homered and it might be only $3 or less with a little luck.
Even with the discounted loss, the moral is not lost. When you avoid the top tier Pitchers you must account for the fact that they are floating out there, waiting to take you on. And because they are elite, you will see them on a lot of rosters you face. It might just be easier to nab him, and fight it out with the remaining players.
Felix Hernandez, I thank you for this valuable lesson.
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