Daily Fantasy Baseball Picks: Starting pitcher rankings, advice for May 20 – Sporting News

Our daily fantasy baseball picks continue with starting pitcher rankings, strategy, and advice for Friday’s MLB slate.

Like Clayton Kershaw, whenever Jake Arrieta pitches, he’s head-and-shoulders above everyone (unless Kershaw is also pitching that day, I suppose). But there are other legitimate options today, starting with a pair of Pennsylvania pitchers and a bunch of young studs with major upside. The biggest risk is Mets’ starter Steven Matz, who has been sidelined with a sore elbow, but with a nice matchup against the Brewers, Matz is worth investing in again.

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Let’s take a look at the full starting pitcher rankings and picks. As usual, we’ll also have daily fantasy baseball hitter picks and the DFS Playbook from Fantasy Alarm to help you find the best values on FanDuel and DraftKings. Good luck!

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Splurge: Jake Arrieta, CHC at SF. It’s almost too easy to pick Arrieta, but that’s kind of the point. Sure, he’s expensive ($12,200 on FanDuel; $12,800 on DraftKings), but with a matchup against Jake Peavy, you have to feel good about his chances at a win on top of his sterling peripherals. Aaron Nola ($9,000 on FD; $11,000 on DK) is another expensive pitcher who appears to be worth the risk against the lowly Braves.

Sell: Corey Kluber, CLE at BOS. Kluber has struggled in his past two starts, and the Red Sox lead the league in OPS against righties. When everything points to an ace-level pitcher being overpriced ($9,600 on FD; $9,000 on DK), he usually comes out and throws a gem (at least whenever I fade him), but it’s pretty clear that Kluber carries a lot of red flags tonight.

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Save: Aaron Sanchez, TOR at MIN. Sanchez is death to righthanded hitters (.168/.241/.211), and virtually all of Minnesota’s big bats are righties. As long as Sanchez can avoid free passes, he should pitch well, pick up a win, and be worth every penny of his $8,500 FD price tag and $8,000 DK price tag.

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