Top DFS Pitching and Team Stacking Strategies for DraftKings
In this article, I'm going to take a deeper dive into pitching and team stacking options. Let's take a look at our optimizer's rankings of the pitchers for the DraftKings eight-game main slate, sorted by projected fantasy points.
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*Potential rain delay in Blue Jays at Rays game.
We have five pitchers tonight priced $9k or higher, with the expected chalkiest option on the slate being Jacob deGrom. He doesn't have the easiest matchup, however, so my preference is to spend up on Brandon Woodruff. He's gone for at least 25 DK points in 6-of-11 starts this year and the Angels have the lowest implied run total.
We've also highlighted Kevin Gausman, Jesus Luzardo and Cristian Javier in our lineup. Javier is our top point-per-dollar starter and can be considered as a GPP value option only. Meanwhile, Gausman draws the strikeout heavy Rays, who have averaged a modest 3.4 runs over the last week. He's also gone for 27+ DK points in three consecutive games. Note that Cole Ragans makes his return from the 60-day IL and will likely be on a limited pitch count.
Here's how each pitcher ranks in key categories (stats are from 2025 season only):
| Pitcher | Fantasy Points | FIP | K% | Opponent K% |
| Brandon Woodruff | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| Blake Snell | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 |
| Jacob deGrom | 3 | 9 | 5 | 11 |
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Top DFS Pitching and Team Stacking Strategies for DraftKings
In this article, I'm going to take a deeper dive into pitching and team stacking options. Let's take a look at our optimizer's rankings of the pitchers for the DraftKings eight-game main slate, sorted by projected fantasy points.
Visit RotoWire's MLB Daily Lineups to find out where the hitters slot in!
*Potential rain delay in Blue Jays at Rays game.
We have five pitchers tonight priced $9k or higher, with the expected chalkiest option on the slate being Jacob deGrom. He doesn't have the easiest matchup, however, so my preference is to spend up on Brandon Woodruff. He's gone for at least 25 DK points in 6-of-11 starts this year and the Angels have the lowest implied run total.
We've also highlighted Kevin Gausman, Jesus Luzardo and Cristian Javier in our lineup. Javier is our top point-per-dollar starter and can be considered as a GPP value option only. Meanwhile, Gausman draws the strikeout heavy Rays, who have averaged a modest 3.4 runs over the last week. He's also gone for 27+ DK points in three consecutive games. Note that Cole Ragans makes his return from the 60-day IL and will likely be on a limited pitch count.
Here's how each pitcher ranks in key categories (stats are from 2025 season only):
| Pitcher | Fantasy Points | FIP | K% | Opponent K% |
| Brandon Woodruff | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| Blake Snell | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 |
| Jacob deGrom | 3 | 9 | 5 | 11 |
| Nick Pivetta | 4 | 6 | 7 | 9 |
| Kevin Gausman | 5 | 8 | 8 | 4 |
| Cole Ragans | 6 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Jesus Luzardo | 7 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| Luis Gil | 8 | 12 | 15 | 6 |
| Cristian Javier | 9 | 13 | 9 | 8 |
| Ian Seymour | 10 | 2 | 3 | 16 |
| Ryan Weathers | 11 | 11 | 10 | 2 |
| Taj Bradley | 12 | 14 | 13 | 3 |
| David Peterson | 13 | 7 | 11 | 14 |
| Jose Soriano | 14 | 10 | 12 | 13 |
| Bryce Miller | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 |
| McCade Brown | 16 | 16 | 16 | 12 |
Analyzing Team Stack Rankings for Maximum DFS Impact
Here is how each team ranks in implied runs, team OPS against opposing starter handedness and how popular we expect each team stack to be in GPPs:
| Team | Implied Runs | Team OPS vs. Hand | Stack Popularity |
| Marlins | 6.5 | 8 | High |
| Yankees | 5.5 | 1 | High |
| Brewers | 5.3 | 6 | Medium |
| Royals | 4.7 | 12 | Medium |
| Dodgers | 4.5 | 3 | High |
| Rockies | 4.5 | 16 | High |
| Rangers | 4.3 | 13 | High |
| Blue Jays | 4.3 | 4 | Medium |
| Mariners | 4.2 | 9 | Medium |
| Mets | 4.1 | 2 | Low |
| Twins | 4.0 | 10 | Medium |
| Padres | 3.7 | 15 | Low |
| Rays | 3.6 | 7 | Low |
| Astros | 3.5 | 11 | Low |
| Phillies | 3.4 | 5 | Medium |
| Angels | 2.6 | 14 | Low |
My primary team stack targets
Marlins vs. RHP Brown (9.88 ERA, 2.0 HR/9). Key pieces: Agustin Ramirez, Graham Pauley, Otto Lopez, Heriberto Hernandez, Jakob Marsee
Rangers vs. RHP Javier (4.25 FIP). Key pieces: Jake Burger, Cody Freeman, Joc Pederson, Wyatt Langford, Adolis Garcia
Yankees vs. RHP Bradley (4.24 FIP). Key pieces: Ben Rice, Ryan McMahon, Trent Grisham, Aaron Judge, Cody Bellinger
Rockies vs. LHP Weathers (3.99 FIP vs. 2.73 ERA). Key pieces: Kyle Farmer, Tyler Freeman, Ezequiel Tovar, Brenton Doyle, Jordan Beck
Key Matchups and Batter vs. Pitcher Insights for DFS Success
Notable hitter matchups against the opposing starter today:
- Yandy Diaz: 5-for-10, HR; .500 BA, 1.345 OPS
- Jeff McNeil: 5-for-10, HR; .500 BA, 1.545 OPS
- Juan Soto: 4-for-15, HR; .267 BA, .954 OPS
- Cedric Mullins: 10-for-31, 2 HR; .323 BA, .944 OPS
- Victor Caratini: 6-for-22, 2 HR; .273 BA, .895 OPS
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