5 Daily Fantasy Baseball Studs to Target on 5/19/16
Chris Sale, P, Chicago White Sox
FanDuel Price: $12,100
Speaking of Sale, he’s today’s most expensive arm. Sale has sacrificed some punch outs this season -- he’s sporting a career-low 23.9% strikeout rate, which is still very good -- in an effort to be more efficient. The strategy is working as he’s gone deeper into games, and he’s limiting walks at a career-best clip (4.5% walk rate). Sale already has two complete-game performances this year after going the distance three times over the previous two campaigns.
One of those complete-game gems came in his last start, as Sale stymied the New York Yankees to notch his eighth win of the season.
He’s been a consistently great DFS play this year, scoring at least 42 points in each of his last five starts, breaking the 50-point mark in three of those outings.
| Opponent | Innings | Hits | Earned Runs | Walks | Strikeouts | FanDuel Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yankees | 9 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 54 |
| Twins | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 54 |
| Orioles | 5 1/3 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 43 |
| Blue Jays | 8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 51 |
| Angels | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 42 |
Tonight’s home matchup against the Houston Astros isn’t an easy one, but Sale has been dominant at U.S. Cellular Field. For his career, he has pitched to a 2.91 xFIP in home starts while limiting hitters to a .269 wOBA.
We project Sale to score 35.73 points tonight, allowing 2.33 earned runs on 5.70 hits while striking out 6.05 in 6.71 innings. The Astros’ implied run total of 3.21 ties for the second-lowest mark of the night.
