Today's MLB DFS Picks: Advice, strategy for Monday's DraftKings, FanDuel daily fantasy baseball contests

Joe Impemba

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Today's MLB DFS Picks: DraftKings, FanDuel advice for Monday, June 17

SP: Kenta Maeda, Dodgers vs. Giants. I mean, we target the Giants offense every slate. Maeda hasn't been great, but he will likely be one of the highest owned pitchers of the slate given price and matchup.

C: Tom Murphy, Mariners vs. Royals. Murphy is hitting .298 with an OPS of .845 against LHPs this season. I like the price and the matchup here against Danny Duffy.

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1B: Max Muncy, Dodgers vs. Giants. Muncy is having a solid month of June, hitting .298 with four home runs and nine RBIs. Against RHP this season he is hitting .300 with an OPS of .966. Giants starter Tyler Beede is allowing a .382 average and an OPS of 1.171 against LHHs.

2B: Brock Holt, Red Sox @ Twins. I have been in on Holt for a while now, and the price continues to rise. He has a much tougher matchup against Jose Berrios than he has faced when he was torching the O's and Rangers, but he is not a bad little hitter and the Sox lineup can put up runs, which adds to his value.

SS: Didi Gregorius, Yankees vs. Rays. Gregorius loves hitting in Yankee Stadium. Last season he hit .299 with 19 of his 27 home runs at his home park. In his lone game this season in Yankee Stadium he went 2-for-5 with a double. This won't be an easy matchup for the Yankees, but Didi won't be this cheap for much longer.

3B: Tommy La Stella, Angels @ Blue Jays. Angels will be the chalk tonight, and though expensive that means La Stella will have higher ownership despite his recent 2-for-16 skid at the dish. Overall La Stella is hitting .301 with 15 home runs and an OPS of .881.

OF: Juan Soto, Nationals vs. Phillies. I love playing the Nationals, and Soto is always reasonably priced. He is hitting .348 over the last week and is 3-for-6 with two home runs in his career vs Jake Arrieta.

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Pos  Player Matchup Opp. SP DK FD Y! Analysis
SP M. Soroka (R) NYM@ATL
Mon 7:20
Z. Wheeler (R) $10500 $10200 $48  
SP L. Castillo (R) HOU@CIN
Mon 7:10
W. Miley (L) $10000 $10000 $46  
SP L. Lynn (R) CLE@TEX
Mon 8:05
M. Clevinger (R) $9500 $9300 $41  
SP K. Maeda (R) SF@LA
Mon 10:10
T. Beede (R) $9000 $8600 $49  
SP M. Clevinger (R) CLE@TEX
Mon 8:05
L. Lynn (R) $8700 $9800 $52  
SP W. Miley (L) HOU@CIN
Mon 7:10
L. Castillo (R) $8400 $8400 $36  
SP M. Fiers (R) BAL@OAK
Mon 10:07
A. Cashner (R) $7700 $7600 $40  
C J. Castro (L) BOS@MIN
Mon 8:10
R. Porcello (R) $4200 $2900 $14  
C T. Murphy (R) KC@SEA
Mon 10:10
D. Duffy (L) $4100 $2800 $14  
C C. Sisco (L) BAL@OAK
Mon 10:07
M. Fiers (R) $3500 $2700 $9  
1B F. Freeman (L) NYM@ATL
Mon 7:20
Z. Wheeler (R) $5200 $4400 $27  
1B R. Hoskins (R) PHI@WSH
Mon 7:05
P. Corbin (L) $4500 $4300 $17  
1B M. Muncy (L) SF@LA
Mon 10:10
T. Beede (R) $5000 $3700 $27  
1B P. Goldschmidt (R) MIA@STL
Mon 8:15
E. Hernandez (R) $3900 $3500 $11  
1B M. Olson (L) BAL@OAK
Mon 10:07
A. Cashner (R) $4800 $3400 $21  
2B O. Albies (B) NYM@ATL
Mon 7:20
Z. Wheeler (R) $4400 $3600 $17  
2B B. Lowe (L) TB@NYY
Mon 7:05
M. Tanaka (R) $4900 $3400 $19  
2B K. Wong (L) MIA@STL
Mon 8:15
E. Hernandez (R) $4100 $2900 $11  
2B B. Holt (L) BOS@MIN
Mon 8:10
J. Berríos (R) $3800 $2800 $15  
3B A. Rendon (R) PHI@WSH
Mon 7:05
J. Arrieta (R) $5000 $4400 $25  
3B T. La Stella (L) LAA@TOR
Mon 7:07
D. Law (R) $4700 $3000 $21  
3B R. Devers (L) BOS@MIN
Mon 8:10
J. Berríos (R) $4400 $3900 $17  
3B M. Chapman (R) BAL@OAK
Mon 10:07
A. Cashner (R) $4300 $3800 $17  
3B E. Suárez (R) HOU@CIN
Mon 7:10
W. Miley (L) $4100 $3400 $13  
SS T. Turner (R) PHI@WSH
Mon 7:05
J. Arrieta (R) $5400 $4300 $21  
SS F. Lindor (B) CLE@TEX
Mon 8:05
L. Lynn (R) $5200 $4100 $23  
SS F. Tatis Jr. (R) MIL@SD
Mon 10:10
J. Chacín (R) $5300 $3800 $27  
SS D. Gregorius (L) TB@NYY
Mon 7:05
Y. Chirinos (R) $4100 $3200 $16  
OF C. Bellinger (L) SF@LA
Mon 10:10
T. Beede (R) $5700 $4700 $27  
OF A. Meadows (L) TB@NYY
Mon 7:05
M. Tanaka (R) $5200 $4100 $17  
OF Y. Alvarez (L) HOU@CIN
Mon 7:10
L. Castillo (R) $4500 $4000 $22  
OF J. Soto (L) PHI@WSH
Mon 7:05
J. Arrieta (R) $4500 $4000 $20  
OF S. Ohtani (L) LAA@TOR
Mon 7:07
D. Law (R) $5100 $3800 $21  
OF K. Davis (R) BAL@OAK
Mon 10:07
A. Cashner (R) $4000 $3600 $19  
OF J. Bradley Jr. (L) BOS@MIN
Mon 8:10
J. Berríos (R) $3600 $3000 $18  
OF J. Upton (R) LAA@TOR
Mon 7:07
D. Law (R) $3900 $3700 $20  

Joe Impemba