We all went to build the perfect DraftKings MLB DFS lineup for Friday’s full slate. Luckily, we have that ability thanks to Stokastic’s MLB Sims. With a spread-out pitching slate, a Coors Field game in play and MLB DFS ownership projections flatter than usual, today is the kind of day where smart lineup construction can separate you from the pack. Using the Sims, here’s how to construct a high-upside MLB DFS lineup on DraftKings for June 20.
Perfect DraftKings MLB DFS Lineup: Optimal Strategy
Top Pitchers for Your DraftKings MLB DFS Lineup
SP1: Max Fried – $10,200
Fried isn’t the chalk, but he might be the sharpest play. A 26% strikeout rate paired with an elite ground ball profile makes him an ideal fit for GPP and single-entry formats.
- Fried has dominated at home this season.
- He draws an Orioles lineup that has struggled all year against left-handed pitching, ranking bottom 3 in ISO and bottom 10 in wOBA and WRC+.
- Despite some wind in Yankee Stadium, Fried’s ability to limit hard contact keeps his floor high.
When building your MLB DFS lineup, Fried offers ace-level production at a discount from the top-tier arms.
SP2: Spencer Turnbull – $5,800
If you’re aiming to pay down at SP2 to afford premium bats, Turnbull is your guy.
- He faces a White Sox offense that ranks dead last in WRC+ and wOBA versus right-handed pitching.
- Chicago strikes out at a top-10 rate and lacks any real power threat.
- Turnbull is expected to throw 75 to 80 pitches, which is enough for him to be efficient and return value at this price.
This is the kind of value that unlocks a perfect DraftKings lineup, especially when stacking more expensive offenses.
Top DraftKings MLB DFS Stack: Yankees
This isn’t a team we usually recommend as a value play, but the Yankees are in an elite position tonight. Facing Tomoyuki Sugano, they grade out as one of the highest-upside stacks on the board.
- Sugano has allowed a .200 xISO to both righties and lefties.
- He has a sub-9% swinging-strike rate and a 14% strikeout rate — both indicators of contact.
- The Yankees rank second in Stokastic’s Top Stacks metric and fourth in overall Stack Score.
This lineup has power throughout and benefits from a matchup where contact is almost guaranteed — and hard contact at that.
Yankees Stack Targets
- Aaron Judge
- Cody Bellinger
- Jazz Chisholm (multi-position eligibility)
- Austin Wells (catcher value option)
The only challenge is managing multiple outfield slots, but with the right construction, the Yankees form the core of a high-ROI DraftKings MLB DFS lineup.
Simulation Results
If you want to make tweaks—adjust stack composition, pivot off chalky bats, or try alternate values—you can do all of that in the Single Lineup Simulator. It’s the most efficient way to optimize every version of your MLB DFS lineup on DraftKings.
