Wednesday's MLB DFS slate features five games in the afternoon and 10 in the evening (plus a Royals-Mariners game only available in all-day FanDuel contests), and the pitching options are solid for both sets of contests. It's one of those days where there are a handful of legit aces mixed with a bunch of decent-but-not-great SPs in favorable matchups, creating ample sleepers.
Among the top matchup-based values, Chris Bassitt (vs. Orioles) and Zach Davies (@ Padres) are solid afternoon plays (with Bassitt standing out as especially reasonably priced on FanDuel), while Trevor Williams (vs. Tigers), Andrew Heaney (@ Blue Jays), and Daniel Ponce De Leon (vs. Marlins) are good SP2s on DK and GPP plays on FanDuel if you want to save money for hitters.
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Kyle Gibson (vs. Red Sox) is in an interesting spot, as Boston's bats could be a little tired after last night's marathon game. He's still best suited for GPPs, but he's certainly not an auto-fade.
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Today's Daily Fantasy Baseball Pitcher Rankings: Wednesday, June 19
Updated wRC+ stats coming soon
| Rank | Pitcher | Team | Opponent | Opp. wRC+ vs. LHP (rank) | Opp. wRC+ vs. RHP (rank) | FD | DK |
| 1 | Gerrit Cole | Astros | @ Reds | N/A | 81 (26th) | $12,000 | $11,400 |
| 2 | Max Scherzer (G2) | Nationals | vs. Phillies | N/A | 90 (19th) | $11,700 | $12,000 |
| 3 | Blake Snell | Rays | @ Yankees | 77 (26th) | N/A | $9,800 | $9,500 |
| 4 | Zack Greinke | D-backs | vs. Rockies | N/A | 87 (T-23rd) | $9,400 | $9,000 |
| 5 | Rich Hill | Dodgers | vs. Giants | 66 (30th) | N/A | $9,600 | $10,300 |
| 6 | Lucas Giolito | White Sox | @ Cubs | N/A | 105 (10th) | $11,200 | $11,300 |
| 7 | Jake Arrieta (G2) | Phillies | @ Nationals | N/A | 88 (T-21st) | $7,900 | $7,300 |
| 8 | Chris Bassitt | A's | vs. Orioles | N/A | 82 (25th) | $6,900 | $8,000 |
| 9 | Jon Lester | Cubs | vs. White Sox | 96 (17th) | N/A | $7,500 | $7,400 |
| 10 | Zach Davies | Brewers | @ Padres | N/A | 88 (T-21st) | $6,800 | $7,100 |
| 11 | Kyle Gibson | Twins | vs. Red Sox | N/A | 110 (7th) | $8,000 | $8,800 |
| 12 | Matt Strahm | Padres | vs. Brewers | 102 (T-20th) | N/A | $7,600 | $6,900 |
| 13 | Trevor Williams | Pirates | vs. Tigers | N/A | 73 (30th) | $7,700 | $7,300 |
| 14 | Andrew Heaney | Angels | @ Blue Jays | 79 (25th) | N/A | $8,600 | $8,500 |
| 15 | Marco Gonzales | Mariners | vs. Royals | 76 (27th) | N/A | $7,300 | N/A |
| 16 | Patrick Corbin (G1) | Nationals | vs. Phillies | 100 (12th) | N/A | $9,400 | $8,200 |
| 17 | Trevor Richards | Marlins | @ Cardinals | N/A | 92 (T-16th) | $7,900 | $7,100 |
| 18 | Zach Eflin (G1) | Phillies | @ Nationals | N/A | 88 (T-21st) | $8,800 | $9,100 |
| 19 | Steven Matz | Mets | @ Braves | 105 (9th) | N/A | $7,800 | $6,900 |
| 20 | Max Fried | Braves | vs. Mets | 116 (5th) | N/A | $6,800 | $6,100 |
| 21 | Daniel Ponce De Leon | Cardinals | vs. Marlins | N/A | 77 (29th) | $6,500 | $7,800 |
| 22 | CC Sabathia | Yankees | vs. Rays | 98 (T-14th) | N/A | $6,300 | $6,300 |
| 23 | Brad Keller | Royals | @ Mariners | N/A | 108 (8th) | $8,100 | N/A |
| 24 | Jon Gray | Rockies | @ D-backs | N/A | 89 (20th) | $8,200 | $8,000 |
| 25 | Adam Plutko | Indians | @ Rangers | N/A | 102 (11th) | $8,300 | $5,900 |
| 26 | Tyler Mahle | Reds | vs. Astros | N/A | 114 (T-4th) | $6,200 | $6,500 |
| 27 | Eduardo Rodriguez | Red Sox | @ Twins | 128 (T-2nd) | N/A | $8,400 | $7,500 |
| 28 | Anibal Sanchez | Blue Jays | vs. Angels | N/A | 114 (T-4th) | $5,800 | $5,000 |
| 29 | Jordan Zimmermann | Tigers | @ Pirates | N/A | 97 (14th) | $5,900 | $7,000 |
| 30 | Joe Palumbo | Rangers | vs. Indians | 84 (24th) | N/A | $6,000 | $5,500 |
| 31 | Drew Pomeranz | Giants | @ Dodgers | 106 (8th) | N/A | $7,000 | $6,200 |
| 32 | Jimmy Yacabonis | Orioles | @ A's | N/A | 96 (15th) | $5,500 | N/A |
| 33 | Josh Rogers | Orioles | @ A's | N/A | 96 (15th) | N/A | $4,300 |
wRC+ is defined by Fangraphs as "[measuring] how a player’s wRC compares with league average after controlling for park effects. League average for position players is 100, and every point above 100 is a percentage point above league average. For example, a 125 wRC+ means a player created 25% more runs than a league average hitter would have in the same number of plate appearances. Similarly, every point below 100 is a percentage point below league average, so a 80 wRC+ means a player created 20% fewer runs than league average." For more on the stat, click here.