KBO DFS Playbook - May 26

Published: May 26, 2020

Pitchers
Pos	Player	Team	Opp. Pitcher	DK Sal.
SP	Chris Flexen	DOO	J. Park	$8,700
Flexen enters this contest with Doosan sitting as a -265 favorite in a home match-up with the SK Wyverns. Flexen racked up 10 strikeouts his last time out, owns a 2.70 ERA, 1.05 WHIP and the KBO's fourth best K-BB% of 23.1 percent. Even if he does not get the win, Flexen's notched a quality start in each of his first three outings in 2020 for the Bears. With strikeouts heavily valued, Flexen's a worthy target at his price point.
SP	Chang Mo Koo	NCD	S. Lee	$9,600
Koo leads the KBO in ERA (0.41), FIP (1.96) and WHIP (0.55). Even with some migration to the mean, Koo's pitched like an ace for the Dinos staff with an impressive 25:4 K:BB over his firast 22 innings of work. Kiwoom can be a boom or bust offense but Koo at home comes in as a -195 favorite. A win could be in the offing, but not sure how many strikeouts Koo will accrue against the Heroes lineup.
SP	Drew Gagnon	KIA	J. Bae	$6,700
Many will side with Bae and the KT Wiz being the favorite at home (-141) and Bae's miniscule 0.90 ERA. However, Gagnon overcame his first inning struggles his last time out recording nine strikeouts over six shutout frames versus the Lotte Giants. Gagnon's 3.86 ERA should trend towards his 2.77 FIP and his K-BB% of 26.9 ranks second in the league. More of a GPP play, Gagnon could pay nice dividends compared to investment on this slate.
SP	Dan Straily	LOT	C. Choi	$7,300
Straily's only made one start at home this year in the KBO, an 11 strikeout performance against the SK Wyverns. Samsung can explode for runs or be susceptible to strikeouts so if Straily works at the top and bottom of the strike zone while depressing the long ball, he could be in for a strong outing. Like Gagnon, Straily's more of a tournament than cash play but he's a -139 favorite in a game with a total of nine runs.
SP	Tyler Wilson	LG	C. Bell	$7,600
Not for the faint of heart, but Wilson's LG Twins enter game play on Tuesday with the third best odds to win (-167). Wilson owns a 5.71 ERA but a FIP over a run below hinting at positive migration along with some bad luck evidenced in his 52.1 strand rate. Wilson's one season removed from 14 wins with a 2.92 ERA with 22 quality starts among his 30 outings. Win number one could be in store at Hanwha.


Hitters
Pos	Player	Team	Opp. Pitcher	DK Sal.
C	Jin Sung Kang	NCD	S. Lee (L)	$2,700
Although Kang's not played a game at catcher this year for the Dinos, he's listed here making him a terrific target in cash or GPP's. Kang launched his fourth home run on Sunday, owns a robust .500/.558/.895 slash through 45 plate appearances and notched 41 DK points his last two contests. Be sure he's in the lineup but if so, getting Kang as a hitter without working behind the plate makes for a tasty treat on this slate.
C	Seung Taek Han	KIA	J. Bae (R)	$3,800
Over his last four games, Han's hitting .462 (6-for-13) with two home runs. Kia could fare well against the KT Wiz bullpen in the late innings.
C	Eui Ji Yang	NCD	S. Lee (L)	$5,000
Representing the gold standard at catcher for the KBO the last five years, Yang's hitting .312/.421/.500 this year playing through injuries. If healthy, he could go yabbo against the Kiwoom starter sporting an ERA north of five.
1B/2B	Jose Miguel Fernandez	DOO	J. Park (R)	$6,000
Last week in the KBO, Fernandez went 13-for-24 (.542) with two home runs, eighth RBI, three walks and struck out twice. Baseballs look like beach balls to him right now as Fernandez leads the league in average (.500), runs (18), hits (36), OBP (.531), OPS (1.295) and he's tallied multiple hits in 12 of his 17 games this season. Mercy.
1B/2B	Joo Hwan Choi	DOO	J. Park (R)	$2,300
Looking for a cheaper alternative and still get a part of the torrid Doosan offense, Choi blasted his fourth home run on Saturday among his two hits and provides much needed salary relief with upside on this slate.
1B	Roberto Ramos	LG	C. Bell (L)	$3,600
Despite leading the KBO in home runs (7), Ramos' price remains depressed on Draft Kings. He faces a team starting a southpaw, so it may take until the Hanwha bullpen gets involved for Ramos to shine but patience pays off as evidenced by his walk-off grand slam on Sunday. Ramos owns the second best OPS in the KBO (1.210) and drove in nine runs with three bombs last week.
2B	Sang Su Kim	SAM	D. Straily (R)	$4,700
Kim enters this matchup with a .389 average and 1.022 OPS. Kim's recorded multiple hits in three straight and in six of his last nine games. Over his last three games, he's accrued 40 DK points.
2B	Min Woo Park	NCD	S. Lee (L)	$4,200
Park keeps producing but his price went down by $200? Through 17 games, Park's slashing .382/.455/.529 with 14 runs and walked (9) more than he's struck out (4). If the Dinos stay hot, Park will be thriving atop the lineup.
2B	Jae Won Oh	DOO	J. Park (R)	$2,000
Talk about a bargain, Oh went yabbo on Saturday hitting a grand slam. He's cranked out three home runs this year, gone six for his last 16 (.375) with four runs, a double, a home run, six RBI and two walks his last four contests.
Pos	Player	Team	Opp. Pitcher	DK Sal.
SS	Dixon Machado	LOT	C. Choi (L)	$5,600
Looks like DK expects a big day from Machado. He's hit safely in three straight with an extra-base hit in two of them. Facing a southpaw, Machado could pop a home run which would break a six game drought.
SS	Woo Jun Sim	KTW	D. Gagnon (R)	$2,900
Sim's in the midst of a nine-game hit streak with six of them being of the multi-hit variety. In the streak, Sim's hitting .390 with seven runs scored. Not a slate breaker but a stat sheet stuffer providing salary relief.
SS	Hak Ju Lee	SAM	D. Straily (R)	$3,300
Lee's notched a hit in each of his last three with six RBI scoring a combined 44 DK points in them. Like Sim above, Lee probably profiles as a safe floor play but if Samsung breaks out again, Lee will be involved hitting third.
3B	Eun Won Jung	HAN	T. Wilson (R)	$4,900
Not a favorite target but Jung's on a five game hit streak going 8-for-his-last-19 (.421) with three runs, two doubles, two RBI and two walks. Third base has been tough to fill in DFS this season in the KBO.
3B/SS	Chan Ho Park	KIA	J. Bae (R)	$4,600
Park's on a nine game hit streak with 10-plus DK points in three of his last four starts. During his streak, Park's scored eight runs with two doubles, three RBI and two stolen bases making him a versatile target.
3B	Kyoung Min Hur	DOO	J. Park (R)	$2,600
Cheap pieces of the Doosan offense always make sense. Hur's recorded two hits in each of his last two starts providing another cheap floor on the slate.
OF	Sung Bum Na	NCD	S. Lee (L)	$4,600
Na's notched multiple hits in three of his last four raising his average to .290 on the season. Armed with a career ISO of .217, Na's present .188 ISO hints at future growth. Na's due for a jack and this match-up versus Kiwoom could be the salvo.
OF	Jared Hoying	HAN	T. Wilson (R)	$4,800
Hoying's heating up returning from injury. He's racked up two hits and a double in each of his last two games going 5-for-12 (.417) since rejoining the Eagles. Plus, Hoying stole his second base of the season on Saturday.
OF	Preston Tucker	KIA	J. Bae (R)	$6,400
Tucker's price went up despite being mired in a 1-for-19 slump his last four games. He's still hitting .338, leads the KBO in RBI (21) and sports a 1.060 OPS. Many will be off him at this price but Tucker could provide much needed power on Tuesday's slate.
OF	Yong Kyu Lee	HAN	T. Wilson (R)	$3,600
Tournament players meet your boom or bust candidate of the day, Lee of Hanwha. He scored 23 points on Sunday in a loss to the Dinos with his first home run of the year and also accrued 22 points on 5/21 versus the Wiz. Of course, in two games in the middle, Lee's not scored a point.
OF	Eun Sung Chae	LG	C. Bell (L)	$2,700
Another player providing much needed salary relief. Chae's hitting .303 this season along with homering in two of his last three starts. If the Twins get to southpaw Chad Bell, Chae will be a part of it.
OF	Jung Hoo Lee	KIW	C. Koo (L)	$4,300
Obligatory insert of Lee on pretty every slate. Lee's hitting .373 with a 1.122 OPS, four home runs and two stolen bases in 18 games this season.

Stacks

Team Stacks
1	DOO	Bears		Opp. Pitcher	Jong Hoon Park
Stack	Jose Fernandez	Kun Woo Park	Jae Ho Kim	Jae Hwan Kim	Jae Won Oh
Doosan failed us on Sunday, so doubling down on frustration with them headlining the Tuesday slate. SK sends Park to the mound with a 4.20 ERA but 1.73 WHIP. Traffic on the bases will allow the Bears to notch the win and score seven-plus runs in this contest against a worn out bullpen for the Wyverns.
2	NCD	Dinos		Opp. Pitcher	Seung Ho Lee
Mini-stack	Min Woo Park	Jin Sung Kang	Sung Bum Na
Ranking as the second highest total on the slate (11 runs), Kiwoom's offense seems primed to repeat its 12 runs from Saturday. Seo's allowing a .323 batting average against and already served up four home runs through his first 15 innings with a 7.20 ERA, 7.55 FIP and 1.73 WHIP. Traffic equals runs and targeting Heroes on Sunday makes perfect sense. Both Park's and Lee all could leave the yard in this one.