MLB DFS Picks: Spotlight Pitchers for DraftKings, FanDuel and Yahoo, July 6 (FREE)

MLB DFS:  Saturday, July 6th has 26 teams in action on the main slate for Yahoo, DraftKings and FanDuel, along with games in Washington and Atlanta where it is hot and muggy, which could deliver us a better chance for home runs. Before you lock in your fantasy baseball lineups, make sure to check out Awesemo’s MLB rankings and projections. Not a member? Sign up HERE and use Promo Code: MLBSTACKS for 50% off any one month subscription.

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Early Slate

Shane Bieber ($10,800 DraftKings, $10,800 FanDuel, $48 Yahoo)

Bieber has shown elite strikeout numbers versus both righties and lefties this season, fanning both sides over 30% for the year with a fantastic 14.6% Swinging-Strike rate. The matchup against the Reds is an above-average K-spot, as they’re striking out at a 24.3% rate against righties for the year. Bieber has done a solid job limiting power recently (zero home runs allowed in his last four starts) while showing us he’s capable of 10+ Ks in any matchup. The park is concerning, but at this price, the Cleveland righty makes for a great spend-up on two-pitcher sites.

Main Slate

Miles Mikolas ($6,000 DraftKings, $6,600 FanDuel, $35 Yahoo)

Mikolas is a guy we often talk about being a better real-life pitcher than DFS pitcher, but pitching in one of the best parks in the league will certainly put him in play as a spend-down option on DraftKings and Yahoo. We should see a lot of ownership on both pitchers in this game, but it’s well-warranted when considering the park factors, and for Mikolas specifically, who has struggled with power (1.42 HR/9), this could not be a better park shift.

The Giants are also a quality matchup for righty pitchers, as they have just an 83 wRC+ with a sub .300 OBP versus righties for the season. While Mikolas isn’t a big strikeout pitcher, he has 4 Ks in each of his last 4 starts and has done a good job getting chases out of the zone (32.4% O-Swing%), so he’s the best of the very thin value options on the main slate

Robbie Ray ($7,900 DraftKings, $9,300 FanDuel, $40 Yahoo)

The Rockies may have two hitters in their lineup that smash lefties (Arenado and Story), but outside of them, and as a whole, they’re filled with below-average hitters (vs. LHP). On the season, Colorado is striking out at a 25.3% clip against left-handed pitchers, while Ray has a 30.5% K-rate in 2019. Ray’s 13.8% Swinging-Strike rate is amongst the top pitchers on the day, and because the roof is closed, we should see a low total against him. With a tough matchup for Gerrit Cole, Ray will be the pitcher I go to often as an SP1 on a slate with a lot to like from a hitter perspective.

Author
Jake Hari is the Director of NHL Content at Awesemo.com and contributes to the site's NHL and MLB coverage as a writer of the spotlight stacks articles and host of Strategy Videos and Livestreams. Jake has been dubbed "the Baseball Savant" thanks to his immense knowledge of MLB but he's achieved some of his best success as an innovator in the world of NHL DFS. You can contact Jake by emailing [email protected].

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