MLB DFS Picks: Spotlight Pitchers and Top Stacks | June 10
MLB DFS Picks: Spotlight Pitchers
RHP Dylan Cease is taking the mound in San Diego, and he is the most accomplished pitcher on the schedule. However, he is also facing the juggernaut known as the Los Angeles Dodgers. In New York, LHP MacKenzie Gore is in play with his prolific strikeout stuff, but he has to deal with the Mets, who have plenty of power and contact up and down the order.
His counterpart, RHP Griffin “Tomato” Canning, is showing up as one of the best fantasy point-per-dollar options, so he is getting the writeup. Similar to our other wild card pitcher profiled below, Canning has been recommended both for and against this season, with mixed results. To be clear, this is mostly a price play, though Canning has dramatically increased his strikeout rate from a career-low 6.82 per nine innings last year to 8.69 this season, which is a tick above his 8.57 career average. The 29-year-old has also made a concerted effort to get more ground balls, resulting in a 51.2% rate. That is well above his career average and his 41.5% over the last two campaigns, which were his two best seasons to date.
That, along with a matchup against the hapless Chicago offense, has him trending as a pitcher worthy of consideration, particularly as an SP2 on DraftKings and Yahoo.
Exactly one month ago, McCullers managed to get one out while allowing seven runs on three hits, three walks and a hit by pitch against Cincinnati. That outing resulted in him getting death threats from Astros fans (stay classy, Houston) and scared off DFS gamers.
The Pale Hose have won four of their last six games, scoring four or more runs four times in this stretch. The team is still among the dregs of the league, averaging just 3.53 runs per game, but now there are four teams below them, including Kansas City, Texas, Pittsburgh and, of course, Colorado.
McCullers has had a variety of elbow, back and forearm injuries, including Tommy Johns surgery in 2018. In 2023 he suffered a forearm strain that ultimately needed surgery and also had a procedure to remove a bone spur. The rehabilitation was long, keeping him out of action for nearly three seasons. In his last three starts, he logged 91, 102 and 96 pitches.
Kelly is a top-5 option on the full slate, though he really stands out on the three-game late slate, which has some fun contests already posted across the main DFS sites.
MLB DFS Picks: Top Stacks
Main Slate Secondary Target: Los Angeles Angels
The Yankees are in Kansas City going against rookie LHP Noah Cameron, who is a top-3 prospect for the Royals but in the bottom quartile of the top-100 industry lists. The Bronx Bombers look solid, though Aaron Judge rightfully is going to cost a pretty penny to employ his services tonight.
This has the Angels making the article for a second consecutive day against the visiting Athletics. Los Angeles has a mostly right-handed lineup with Yoan Moncada injured again, but RHP Mitch Spence has not been much of a threat in same-handed matchups. The 27-year-old had been working out of the bullpen, but he stepped into the rotation last Thursday with a 57-pitch outing. Last year he compiled 151.1 innings across 24 starts and nine relief appearances. It would not be a surprise to see the A’s continue to use an opener in front of him, but all indications are that he will be the bulk reliever at a minimum, if not the actual starter. RHP Osvaldo Bido and LHP Hogan Harris are other potential long relievers who could be called upon for multiple innings.
Los Angeles won five of the last seven games while averaging 5.85 runs per tilt. The Halos had a four-game sweep of the Athletics in West Sacramento last month and have now beaten the A’s in five straight games. We know where the bread is buttered in this lineup, so get some Angels in your outfield like Mike Trout, Taylor Ward and Joe Adell. Catcher Logan O’Hoppe is a strong option on DraftKings and Yahoo to take care of the pesky backstop requirement, while leadoff man Zach Neto and Nolan Schanuel are top-of-the-order options.
Main Slate Tertiary Target: Seattle Mariners
Though Pfaadt did not give up any home runs in these two abbreviated appearances, he allowed seven in this seven-game stretch, with just 22 strikeouts, a whopping 11 walks and another four batters being hit by pitches in the 29.2 innings. There are a few articles out on the interweb detailing the across-the-board struggles for Pfaadt, but there does not appear to be a single source of concern. That makes fixing things a little tougher since there isn’t one or two things to focus on for the 26-year-old. Adding to the pressure, RHP Corbin Burnes has been lost for the season with Tommy John surgery and, of course, LHP Jordan Montgomery had that procedure earlier this spring.
Switch-hitters Cal Raleigh and Jorge Polanco are the primary targets tonight, with leadoff man J.P. Crawford and reserve first baseman Rowdy Tellez also enjoying the platoon advantage. Both lefty relievers for Arizona pitched last night and on Sunday, so that dramatically lowers the pinch-hit risk for Tellez, though manager Dan Wilson could always elect to use a pinch runner for the rotund infielder.
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