Welcome to, what is essentially, your holiday weekend. What better way to get it kick-started than by winning some money in a Draftstreet daily fantasy baseball league. To help you on your way, here are some low-cost starting pitchers who could bring you a big return on your investment.
Best Bet
Chase Anderson – $12,777
The rookie is lined up to make his third career Major League start after winning each of his first two. In his MLB debut, he went 5.1 innings against the White Sox, and allowed only two hits and one run, while adding six strikeouts. Things weren’t quite as smooth in his second outing, allowing five runs against the Dodgers. Still, his offense helped him pick up the victory. So against the Mets tonight, he should be in good shape. New York’s offense over the past week has been the worst in the National League. They have scored just 17 runs in six games, while hitting .229. For Anderson, who was 4-2 with a 0.69 ERA in 39 innings in Triple-A this year, while limiting opponents to hitting .159, this should be a good night.
Double Down
Jordan Lyles – $11,194
Lyles has put together a very nice season, and it’s a bit surprising he costs this little. He is 5-1 with a 3.50 ERA in nine starts. After his first start of the year, he has really only had one poor performance this season, which happened to be his most recent. But, of the seven others, six of them were quality starts, and he went at least seven innings three times. So a game today against Atlanta should help him get back on track. The Braves have had one of the league’s worst offenses throughout this season, but they are dead last against right-handed pitching. They have scored just 106 runs against righties to go along with a .224 average. It’s a good place for Lyles to be.
Roll the Dice
Brad Peacock – $10,812
Peacock spent the first few weeks of the season working out of the Astros’ bullpen, and was hit pretty hard. He was 0-1 with a 7.45 ERA and .293 BAA. However, since being moved to the rotation, he has made six starts and they have been much better than his time as a reliever. He has not given up more than four earned runs in any of those outings, and has gone at least six innings in each of his last four. In his May 12 start against Texas, he struck out 11. In his last two starts, he has scored 9.50 and 9.42 points. Tonight, he will face the Mariners again, after going six innings against them on May 2 and giving up four runs. At that time, though, Seattle was in the midst of winning eight of nine games. Since then they’ve been mired in a slump, owning one of the league’s worst offenses while losing five of seven.
