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MLB Daily Fantasy Primer: Saturday (6/5)

MLB Daily Fantasy Primer: Saturday (6/5)

Saturday’s main slate is a modest six-gamer. As usual on small to medium-sized slates, I tighten the usable player pool, featuring only three pitchers and two stacks.

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Saturday's Starting Pitcher Strategy

Is it a night Jacob deGrom is toeing the rubber? After checking my notes, it appears it is. So, yes, I'm going to suggest rostering MLB's top pitcher in at least your cash games roster. However, his unrivaled upside makes him an elite GPP option in any matchup, too. Kevin Gausman remains underpriced on DraftKings, while he's a little too rich for my blood -- save for using him as a contrarian GPP pivot off deGrom -- at FanDuel. Alex Cobb is easily my top SP2 on DraftKings in all game types.

 

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