MLB DFS Top Stacks & Top Pitchers: August 22, 2026

Eric MacPherson is back with his daily card, breaking down the hitting stacks and starting pitchers he's targeting on this slate. Take his picks into the Stokastic MLB Sims and build by win probability across thousands of simulated contests.

EARLY Pitchers 8/22 ⚾️ 🏖️

There are only three games on the afternoon slate, though next Saturday there are only five evening games. Pitching in plentiful, so mixing and matching will be very much in play on DK.

Dylan Cease at NYY 3.5 runs: Easily the highest median fantasy point projection, though he will need to continue to make his magic at the plate. Fortunately the Yankees projected lineup has six high-strikeout candidates, which bodes well for Cease who is behind only Jacob Misiorowski.

Logan Henderson vs ATL 3.6: It looks like the Brewers have minted yet another mid-rotation caliber starter in Henderson, who has a 31.8 K% across 340 MLB batters faced. He had a couple of stints in the minors this year, but should be up to stay. The Braves are far from pushovers, with only 3 HKCs in the projected lineup, but the bottom-third of the lineup card is where Henderson should find his DFS advantage.

Eury Perez vs WAS 3.5 runs: Since the start of last year, Perez has a 27.0 K% and if CJ Abrams (knee) remains out, the Nationals will be without four of their key hitters who propelled the offense to lofty heights for the first two-thirds of the season.

Ryan Weathers vs TOR 3.6 runs: Vladimir Guerro Jr. (concussion) is expected to return, though the Jays will likely have 3-4 HKCs in today's lineup. This looks like a low-scoring game, so the win bonus should not be counted on, though the NYY southpaw is a find DKSP2 ($7.9k).

EARLY Top Stacks 8/22 ⚾️🎇

MIA vs RHP Jake Irvin 4.4 runs: In his four games back after missing 10 weeks with a strained shoulder, Irvin has struggled with a 7.32 ERA in 19.2 IP, with a 5.45 xERA and 5.57 xFIP. He has 9 BBs and 4 HRs in this timeframe and we need to remember he led the league in round-trippers last year. Look to the lefties first with Jacob Marsee, Griffin Conine, Xavier Edwards and punt catcher Joe Mack as the core four clicks.

MIL vs LHP Martin Perez 4.4 runs: Perez allowed four runs in his last start, though only three in the preceding five outings spanning 25 innings. Though he limits home runs, his specialty is timely ground ball outs and double plays which save him as he constantly flirts on the edge of disaster. There should be at least four right-handed Brewers in the top-6 of the lineup, but that bottom third is ripe for a 3-up, 3-down scenario that would crush rally momentum for a big inning.

One-Offs/Mini-Stacks (in order of player preference)

ATL: Olson, Baldwin, Albies, Yastrzemski, Harris, Acuna

NYY: Rice, Grisham, Garcia, Chisholm, Jones

TOR: Okamoto, Springer, Guerrero, Kirk, Cameron

WAS: Abrams, Lile, Abimelec, Ruiz

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