Picking pitchers in DFS is the most important part of the game as they routinely generate the most points. I'm going to try and aid in that picking process with some arms I like. I won't have a set number because it will vary day-to-day and it won't be a guaranteed everyday thing because sometimes the slate just isn't appealing enough to give firm recommendations. That doesn't mean I'll necessarily pass on playing, just that I don't want to offer some tepid endorsements that I'm not even all that comfortable with using myself.

Generally, I'll try to include at least one lower level pick, too. I'll be using DraftKings pricing so this will usually be someone who checks in at $8,000 or less.

Chris Sale ($12,000) CWS v. LAA – The light slate (7 games) basically makes Sale a cash game auto-play. Only he and Johnny Cueto check in north of $10K and while Sale hasn't been at his sharpest of late, there are no real reasons to be worried. His velo was down in the most recent outing, but fine in the other hiccups (he has struggled in three of four). Despite just 12.3 points in his last two starts combined, he's still averaging 24.3 PPG over his last 10. The Angels have been poor against lefties this year sitting 22nd in wOBA and even worse lately (25th over the last month).

Brett Anderson ($7,100) LAD at WAS – See, it gets thin quickly on today's slate. The Nats, despite being an upper tier team, aren't that potent of an offense sitting in the middle of the pack against both lefties and righties. For Anderson, it has never really been about his talent, but rather his ability to stay on the field.

This makes him a prime fit for DFS because you're only concerned with the game-to-game and if he does get hurt, you're only really affected for that game (and maybe not even that if it's a situation where finishes the outing and then discovers the injury). Anderson has seven quality starts over his last nine. He doesn't have a huge strikeout rate with just a 17% mark, but his 66% GB rate is tops in baseball as he finally passed Dallas Keuchel.

Digging Deeper:

Jon Niese ($6,800) NYM v. COL – Niese is basically a lighter version of Anderson with a 16% K rate and 55% GB rate (8th in the league). He's been on fire for a while, too, with a 2.78 ERA and 1.13 WHIP in his last 11 starts (71.3 IP). His groundball rate is up to 58% in that 11-start span. Meanwhile, the Rockies have been abysmal on the road against the lefties this year.

They are 26th in wOBA against lefties for the year with a .286 mark and they are at just .269 over the last month (27th). I generally lean toward higher K guys than Anderson or Niese, but with the limited options I'm hoping to log at least six strong innings and maybe get lucky that it's one of their good strikeout nights. The Rockies are third-worst in K% vs. lefties at 24%, too.