Tonight’s GPP starting pitching picks are headlined by the top arm on the slate. He’s joined by a southpaw with resurgent velo and a young righty who was once a well-regarded prospect and the owner of a gem and a dud thus far this year. The hitting selections are all lefty-mashers who square off with southpaws tonight. There’s a trio of teammates who make up a small stack, a pair of table-setting teammates hooked together, and a veteran career-long killer of lefties rounding things out as a standalone play.
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Pitchers
Carlos Carrasco (CLE): $11,000 at Royals
Carrasco and the Indians are -141 favorites in Kansas City tonight, per Pinnacle. The 32-year-old righty was roughed up for six runs in his season debut in Minnesota, but he bounced back by dominating the Blue Jays and fanning 12 in only five innings. His fastball averaged only 92.0 mph in his first turn, according to FanGraphs, and it was extremely cold that day. The heater was up to an average of 93.5 mph against the Blue Jays, and that’s exactly in line with last year’s average velo. Cut Carrasco some slack for his dud. Tonight, he faces a Royals’ lineup that lacks depth. Carrasco’s worth tonight’s highest salary and was an easy selection as the top pitching pick.
