I can't believe I've come to this point in the season but it's that time, fam. Or 'Pham' if you're into making things not only hip but fantasy baseball-related. This is the time of the season where you just can take that season-long ERA/WHIP of a pitcher here and there, throw them out the window, turn on your Janet Jackson album and sing 'what have you done for me lately?' *Singing optional...and some of you? Please don't. Don't look at me like that, you know why*. It's one of the trickiest times of the year. Maybe it's because the young arm is unknown and the vet team he's facing didn't scout well enough or is just plain tired from a long season? Or in the case of the vet arm, maybe they were hurt all year and are healthy and 'fresh' by comparison to the other team? I don't know, I guess what I'm trying to say is this is the time of year for some truly bizarro world shizz and you gotta think about players you may not have at other times. Case in point, CC Sabathia. I mean, 4.80 ERA and a 1.42 WHIP is...well it's...hrm, it's...let's just have Cleveland call it like it is. Yet he's now had back to back 24+ point DK outings and gets a matchup against a team that currently floats near the bottom against LHP in wRC+ (29th), ISO (28th), and BB/K (28th). Am I confident enough in him to fling him out there in cash games? Ish you cray! But his $6,600 pricetag makes it easy to work in bigger bats and another big arm as needed so I'm all in on CC. Just remember when paying up today for your arms, the all important Beastie Boys words: 'Cause what you see you might not get, And we can bet so don't you get souped yet, You're scheming on a thing that's a mirage, I'm trying to tell you now it's sabotage. But enough about my poetic license use of someone else's poetry, let's have at it. Here's my Root Down hot takes for this Friday DK slate...
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I can't believe I've come to this point in the season but it's that time, fam. Or 'Pham' if you're into making things not only hip but fantasy baseball-related. This is the time of the season where you just can take that season-long ERA/WHIP of a pitcher here and there, throw them out the window, turn on your Janet Jackson album and sing 'what have you done for me lately?' *Singing optional...and some of you? Please don't. Don't look at me like that, you know why*. It's one of the trickiest times of the year. Maybe it's because the young arm is unknown and the vet team he's facing didn't scout well enough or is just plain tired from a long season? Or in the case of the vet arm, maybe they were hurt all year and are healthy and 'fresh' by comparison to the other team? I don't know, I guess what I'm trying to say is this is the time of year for some truly bizarro world shizz and you gotta think about players you may not have at other times. Case in point, CC Sabathia. I mean, 4.80 ERA and a 1.42 WHIP is...well it's...hrm, it's...let's just have Cleveland call it like it is. Yet he's now had back to back 24+ point DK outings and gets a matchup against a team that currently floats near the bottom against LHP in wRC+ (29th), ISO (28th), and BB/K (28th). Am I confident enough in him to fling him out there in cash games? Ish you cray! But his $6,600 pricetag makes it easy to work in bigger bats and another big arm as needed so I'm all in on CC. Just remember when paying up today for your arms, the all important Beastie Boys words: 'Cause what you see you might not get, And we can bet so don't you get souped yet, You're scheming on a thing that's a mirage, I'm trying to tell you now it's sabotage. But enough about my poetic license use of someone else's poetry, let's have at it. Here's my Root Down hot takes for this Friday DK slate...
New to DraftKings? Scared of feeling like a small fish in a big pond? Well try out this 25 teamer of Razzball writers and friends to wet your DK whistle. Just remember to sign up through us before you do. It’s how we know you care! If you still feel helpless and lonely, be sure to subscribe to the DFSBot for your daily baseball plays.