KBO DFS Playbook - July 7

Published: Jul 06, 2020

Pitchers
Pos	Player	Team	Opp. Pitcher	DK Sal.	DK FPPG
SP	Chang Mo Koo	NCD	S. Moon (R)	$10,800	27.65
Welcome to Koo chalk night in the KBO. Koo owns fantastic ratios with a 1.50 ERA and 0.76 WHIP this year striking out 76 batters over 66 innings of work. His team sits as a -278 favorite on the road in what could be a low scoring affair in SK. Woo's .166 batting average against this year should insulate him from too much regression and worth his hefty price in DFS on this slate.
SP	David Buchanan	SAM	J. Kim (L)	$7,600	15.22
Buchanan's burned me before, but he's coming off a complete game allowing one earned run with seven strikeouts against the SK Wyverns. In a prior meeting this season in May, Buchanan logged seven scoreless frames versus Kiwoom with eight strikeouts against one walk. Hoping Buchanan's road ERA of 1.00 over 18 innings holds when he takes the mound as an underdog on Tuesday.
SP	Shi Hwan Jang	HAN	W. Jang (L)	$6,800	11.52
If looking to rack up more bats in a lineup with Koo as the SP1, perhaps Jang as your second pitcher could be sneaky in GPP's. Jang's last three starts yields a 2.12 ERA and 1.24 WHIP with 19 strikeouts versus four walks in 17 innings. His team prohibits win totals but in this match-up, Hanwha makes for a sneaky pivot facing a pitcher from Lotte with less than 10 innings in the KBO this year with an ERA of 10 and 7.14 FIP.
SP	Ki Young Im	KIA	J. Bae (R)	$8,200	15.08
With Kia a slight favorite (-139), Im makes the list but with some caveats. He's only reached six innings in two of his last five starts but with a 3-0 record and a 2.27 ERA. He faced the Wiz back in May giving up three earned runs in five innings and struggles at times with left-handed power bats making his usage at this price risky if vying for the quality start bonus. He could pitch well, but Rojas Jr. or Baek-ho Kang could get to him as well.
SP	Seung Won Moon	SK	C. Koo (L)	$7,900	16.59
Perhaps stacking the SP's from the game with the lowest run total on the site makes sense. If you subscribe to this concept, Moon's limited opponents to two earned runs or less in each of his last five starts with 30 strikeouts over 30.1 innings. Yes, the Dinos can explode at any time, but if Moon fires six quality innings in a loss before his bullpen gets involved, he could be a nice SP2 on this slate.


Hitters
Pos	Player	Team	Opp. Pitcher	DK Sal.	DK FPPG
C	Se Hyuk Park	DOO	W. Cha (L)	$3,800	6.28
A theme with Doosan bats will litter the playbook so why not get a cheap piece at catcher. Park's nine-for-17 (.529) in July with a home run and four RBI. He's a reverse splits guy hitting .464 versus southpaws this year with more walks (three) than strikeouts (two) and the last time Doosan faced Cha he gave up eight earned runs.
C	Jae Hoon Choi	HAN	W. Jang (L)	$3,100	4.26
Choi surged in June then cooled a bit but still hitting .364/.400/.485 his last 10 contests and boasts a .316 average versus left-handed pitching. Bonus, he usually hits fifth for the Eagles against a pitcher with an ERA of 10.
1B/OF	Jae Hwan Kim	DOO	W. Cha (L)	$5,500	9.65
There's a price to pay for the KBO's leader in RBI (49) in a game with a run total over double digits. Kim's hitting .317 against LHP with five home runs this year and owns a six game hit streak entering this contest.
1B	Min Sang Yoo	KIA	J. Bae (R)	$3,400	6.2
For those looking for some value on the slate with upside, Yoo's recorded two doubles and four RBI during a modest four game hit streak and racked up seven extra-base hits (four doubles, three home runs) with 25 RBI against RHP this year with a .307 average in 101 at-bats. Bae lets lefty hitters bat .366 against him allowing 13 walks against five strikeouts this year.
1B	Tae Kyun Kim	HAN	W. Jang (L)	$3,500	5.21
Another cheap flier with a splits advantage, Kim's hitting .400 against southpaws this season with a .720 slugging percentage fueled by two doubles and two home runs among his 10 hits against them. If Hanwha fares well in this match-up, Kim should be in the middle of it.
1B/2B	Joo Hwan Choi	DOO	W. Cha (L)	$3,500	8.29
Riding an eight-game hit streak, Choi enters this match-up batting .346 against LHP with six doubles, two home runs and 12 RBI walking eight times. A low priced GPP darling plays well in cash on Tuesday as well.
Pos	Player	Team	Opp. Pitcher	DK Sal.	DK FPPG
2B/3B	Eun Won Jung	HAN	W. Jang (L)	$4,000	6.27
Another reverse splits guy, Jung bats .359 against LHP and Jang allows a .524 average to them in less than 10 innings this season. Jung's slash over the last 10 of .389/.500/.528 puts him in a nice spot in this one.
3B	Kyoung Min Hur	DOO	W. Cha (L)	$3,600	8.89
Hur may lead off and notched five hits on Sunday. His last 10 games yields a .436/.476/.487 slash. He's racked up two doubles driving in three in his last three contests with eight hits in them. He should score points across the board if Doosan goes off again on Cha.
SS	Ji Hwan Oh	LG	Y. Lee (R)	$3,600	7.49
Oh's scored a run in three consecutive games, hitting .316 in July with a home run and gets a pitcher giving up a .333 average to LHH like Oh this year and eight doubles making a contact hitter like Oh a nice target at a position of need.
SS	Jae Ho Kim	DOO	W. Cha (L)	$3,200	8
Returned from the injured list picking up where he left off going 1-for-3 with a walk and an RBI. Kim's not a high scorer but a nice floor play with upside on Tuesday in a Doosan stack given his .392 OBP.
OF	Kun Woo Park	DOO	W. Cha (L)	$5,900	8.59
Homered on Sunday for Doosan and hits .306 against LHP with four doubles and two home runs this season in only 36 at-bats against them. Park either hits first or third when facing lefties making him an envious target in the outfield.
1B/OF	Hyung Woo Choi	KIA	J. Bae (R)	$4,800	8.94
Slashing .343/.425/.686 his last 10 games and Bae allows left-handed hitters hit .366 this year unable to put them away. Somehow Bae escapes trouble with walks but with enough traffic on the bases, Choi could pay off with a home run or multiple RBI in this match-up.
OF	Preston Tucker	KIA	J. Bae (R)	$5,800	9.68
Hyping a slumping star in the KBO comes with a grain of salt, but Tucker's only batting .158 in July and perhaps Bae will be the salvo to spark Tucker's bat. Ignoring Tucker's .341 average versus RHP with seve home runs adn 26 RBI walking 26 times compared to 17 strikeouts could be a mistake.
OF	Ah Seop Son	LOT	H. Jang (R)	$4,100	9.31
On-base machine Son faces Jang with the splits advantage. Unlike most of his Lotte teammates, Son bats left-handed and Jang allows them to bat .366 this season against him making Son a nice floor play in cash games.
OF	Hyun Soo Kim	LG	Y. Lee (R)	$5,000	9.45
Kim launched a grand salami as part of a huge LG comeback on Sunday. He now gets a right handed pitcher allowing lefties to bat .333 this year with more walks (16) than strikeouts (12) putting Kim in the driver's seat. Kim's homered in three straight and why not make it four? If he does, LG should make this game with Doosan a high scoring one. Maybe my favorite play on this slate, best of luck.

Stacks

Team Stacks
1	DOO	Bears		Opp. Pitcher	Woo Chan Cha
Stack	Kun Woo Park	Jose Fernandez	Jae Il Oh	Joo Hwan Choi	Kyoung Min Hur
There's so many ways to go with Doosan's lineup and this group does not include catcher Se Hyuk Park or Jae Ho Kim at shortstop. Doosan plated eight runs last time out versus Cha and gets advantageous match-ups up and down the lineup. Choose wisely using the playbook in case this shoots out.
2	LG	Twins		Opp. Pitcher	Young Ha Lee
Mini-Stack	Ji Hwan Oh	Hyun Soo Kim	Roberto Ramos	Kang Nam Yoo
On the other side of this game, LG could fare well against Lee who's giving up a .333 average to left-handed bats. Oh, Kim and Ramos all bat left-handed and if mining for a sneaky stack, add Yoo at catcher if you can afford it. Ramos did not make the playbook but could go yard in this contest.