There are 30 team in action tonight, so the full MLB schedule consists of night games on this date. And a lot of those teams are trotting out their aces. So if you’re looking to save some money on your Draftstreet daily fantasy baseball league pitchers, you’ll have to look a little deeper than just the names at the top of the list. Here are a few to keep an eye on.
Best Bet
Tyler Skaggs – $10,137
Skaggs is making his transition to the American League just fine. The new Angels lefty joined the team after his trade from Arizona in the offseason. All he did in his L.A. debut on Saturday was go eight strong innings against Houston, giving up one unearned run on four hits, and striking out five. This is the first year that the 22-year-old owns a rotation spot coming out of spring training and he is doing what he can to make the most of it. With a start against the Mets today, he should continue to impress. New York hasn’t done much with the bats this season. They have managed just 28 runs in nine games, which is sixth-worst in baseball. They also strike out nearly nine times a game.
Double Down
Joe Kelly – $11,440
It’s still tough to believe Kelly is draftable at a price this low. He’s already 1-0 on the year after beating the Pirates last week. He allowed them to score just one run in 5.1 innings to go along with four strikeouts. With an even better matchup tonight, those numbers should get even better. Kelly and his Cardinals will face the Cubs. Chicago is already in the National League basement and has scored just 29 runs so far this year. On top of that, Kelly has been very good against the Cubs during his career. In seven appearances, he is 3-2 with a 2.61 ERA and has struck out just about a batter per inning. Things look good for Kelly tonight.
Roll the Dice
Brandon McCarthy – $9,491
McCarthy has been roughed up in his two season starts. He made one start in the season opening series in Australia, and then another in Colorado. In total, he has allowed 11 runs in almost 13 innings. Still, his WHIP is 1.18, which is actually lower than his career average, and he is throwing nearly 70 percent strikes. Neither of those numbers are terrible. He also had the best spring training of his career, with a 2.70 ERA in 20 innings. Starting out his year in Australia, then coming back to pitching in Colorado is not an easy way to get going in the regular season. All he may need is a familiar environment like that of Chase Field, which he’ll see tonight with another game against L.A.
