Top DFS Pitching and Team Stacking Strategies for DraftKings
In this article, I'm going to take a deeper dive into pitching and team stacking options. Let's take a look at our optimizer's rankings of the pitchers for the DraftKings 10-game main slate, sorted by projected fantasy points.
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We have some stud pitchers at the top of the player pool tonight with four options priced $9,700 or higher. Yoshinobu Yamamoto stands out as my preferred starter against an Angles team that leads the league in strikeout rate. The Dodgers' ace has reached 25 DK points in three of his last four starts.
We've also starred Will Warren and Chris Paddack in our optimizer. The latter gets a $1,700 discount compared to his FanDuel salary against a White Sox offense that lacks much power. Meanwhile, Warren faces a revamped Twins lineup at a reasonable $7,500 salary. Note that Zebby Matthews and Ryne Nelson rank well in the metrics below.
Cristian Javier will make his 2025 debut following Tommy John surgery and may be on a slightly limited pitch count, as will Chase Dollander. The White Sox are going with Elvis Peguero to open and Tyler Alexander to follow in bulk relief.
Here's how each pitcher ranks in key categories (less than 10 IP marked as N/A):
| Pitcher | Fantasy Points | FIP | K% | Opponent K% |
| Yoshinobu Yamamoto | 1 | 5 | 3 |
Top DFS Pitching and Team Stacking Strategies for DraftKings
In this article, I'm going to take a deeper dive into pitching and team stacking options. Let's take a look at our optimizer's rankings of the pitchers for the DraftKings 10-game main slate, sorted by projected fantasy points.
Visit RotoWire's MLB Daily Lineups to find out where the hitters slot in!
*Potential rain delay/postponement in Nationals @ Royals game. Proceed accordingly!
We have some stud pitchers at the top of the player pool tonight with four options priced $9,700 or higher. Yoshinobu Yamamoto stands out as my preferred starter against an Angles team that leads the league in strikeout rate. The Dodgers' ace has reached 25 DK points in three of his last four starts.
We've also starred Will Warren and Chris Paddack in our optimizer. The latter gets a $1,700 discount compared to his FanDuel salary against a White Sox offense that lacks much power. Meanwhile, Warren faces a revamped Twins lineup at a reasonable $7,500 salary. Note that Zebby Matthews and Ryne Nelson rank well in the metrics below.
Cristian Javier will make his 2025 debut following Tommy John surgery and may be on a slightly limited pitch count, as will Chase Dollander. The White Sox are going with Elvis Peguero to open and Tyler Alexander to follow in bulk relief.
Here's how each pitcher ranks in key categories (less than 10 IP marked as N/A):
| Pitcher | Fantasy Points | FIP | K% | Opponent K% |
| Yoshinobu Yamamoto | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
| Garrett Crochet | 2 | 2 | 1 | 16 |
| Nathan Eovaldi | 3 | 1 | 5 | 18 |
| Ryan Pepiot | 4 | 12 | 7 | 11 |
| Will Warren | 5 | 8 | 6 | 12 |
| Logan Webb | 6 | 3 | 4 | 19 |
| Yu Darvish | 7 | 10 | 12 | 9 |
| Chris Paddack | 8 | 11 | 13 | 7 |
| Zebby Matthews | 9 | 4 | 2 | 8 |
| Jose Quintana | 10 | 14 | 15 | 4 |
| Jeffrey Springs | 11 | 13 | 11 | 6 |
| Cristian Javier | 12 | N/A | N/A | 5 |
| Ryne Nelson | 13 | 9 | 8 | 10 |
| Tyler Alexander | 14 | 6 | 10 | 3 |
| Miles Mikolas | 15 | 15 | 17 | 2 |
| Cade Cavalli | 16 | N/A | N/A | 20 |
| Jose Soriano | 17 | 7 | 9 | 13 |
| Bailey Falter | 18 | 16 | 18 | 14 |
| Andrew Heaney | 19 | 17 | 16 | 17 |
| Chase Dollander | 20 | 18 | 14 | 15 |
Analyzing Team Stack Rankings for Maximum DFS Impact
Here is how each team ranks in implied runs, BABIP (batting average on balls in play) and how popular we expect each team stack to be in GPPs:
| Team | Implied Runs | BABIP | Stack Popularity |
| Brewers | 6.2 | 2 | High |
| Cardinals | 5.8 | 8 | High |
| Yankees | 5.5 | 13 | High |
| Tigers | 5.4 | 6 | High |
| Athletics | 5.3 | 7 | Low |
| Rays | 5.2 | 4 | High |
| Royals | 5.2 | 18 | Medium |
| Dodgers | 5.1 | 9 | High |
| Red Sox | 4.8 | 1 | Medium |
| Rangers | 4.7 | 19 | Medium |
| White Sox | 4.0 | 20 | Medium |
| Giants | 4.0 | 16 | Low |
| Nationals | 3.7 | 12 | Medium |
| Twins | 3.4 | 14 | Medium |
| Padres | 3.4 | 11 | Medium |
| Pirates | 3.3 | 10 | Medium |
| Angels | 3.2 | 17 | Low |
| Diamondbacks | 3.1 | 15 | Low |
| Astros | 3.1 | 3 | Low |
| Rockies | 3.1 | 5 | Low |
My primary team stack targets
Brewers vs. LHP Heaney (5.33 FIP, 1.7 HR/9). Key pieces: William Contreras, Andrew Vaughn, Caleb Durbin, Isaac Collins, Joey Ortiz
Cardinals vs. RHP Dollander (5.96 FIP, 2.0 HR/9). Key pieces: Thomas Saggese, Masyn Winn, Lars Nootbaar, Willson Contreras, Ivan Herrera
Rays vs. Springs (4.61 FIP, 1.5 HR/9). Key pieces: Hunter Feduccia, Yandy Diaz, Ha-Seong Kim, Tristan Peters, Christopher Morel
Tigers vs. LHP Alexander (bulk relief, 4.52 ERA). Key pieces: Gleyber Torres, Colt Keith, Kerry Carpenter, Spencer Torkelson, Riley Greene
Key Matchups and Batter vs. Pitcher Insights for DFS Success
Notable hitter matchups against the opposing starter today:
- Joey Ortiz: 3-for-5, 3 HR; .600 BA, 3.000 OPS
- Jackson Merrill: 6-for-10, 2 2B; .600 BA, 1.400 OPS
- Lourdes Gurriel: 7-for-18, 2 HR; .389 BA, 1.172 OPS
- Andrew Benintendi: 4-for-10, HR; .400 BA, 1.155 OPS
- Luis Arraez: 9-for-17, 3 RBI; .529 BA, 1.115 OPS
- Andrew McCutchen: 8-for-26, HR; .308 BA, .841 OPS
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