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

James Grande

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Today's MLB DFS Picks: DraftKings, FanDuel advice for Tuesday, June 18

SP: Jordan Yamamoto, Marlins @ Cardinals. The Marlins rookie made quite the impression during his major league debut last week, throwing seven scoreless innings. The Cards have been struggling lately, ranking 28th in OPS over the past two weeks, so advantage Yamamoto. He's a GPP-only play considering how heavy favorites the Cardinals are with their ace on the hill and the fact that they’re home.

C: Christian Vazquez, Red Sox @ Twins. I like the price and the matchup against Michael Pineda, who continues to struggle vs. righties (.870 OPS and .367 wOBA against). Vazquez has been seen hitting near the top of the Red Sox lineup lately and has an OPS over .800 this year.

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1B: Anthony Rizzo, Cubs @ White Sox. The Cubs will be very chalky on this 15-game slate -- for good reason considering they’re facing off with Ivan Nova, who sports a 6.28 ERA this year. Nova has allowed 14 HRs this year across 14 starts, and lefties have absolutely destroyed the veteran righty, posting a .349 average, .960 OPS, and .408 wOBA against him.

2B: Jason Kipnis, Indians @ Rangers. I'm not a huge fan of Kipnis in general, but he did have a three-hit game, including a big home run, on Sunday, so maybe he's turning the corner. He’s been hitting fourth recently, which is obviously an ideal run producing spot. Cleveland's game total in Texas is mighty appealing.

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SS: Marcus Semien, A's vs. Orioles. Oakland righthanded hitters are really appealing to me on this slate. Even though Oakland isn't a great hitters park, Gabriel Ynoa is not a good pitcher, especially against righties. Semien is batting .350 over his past 10 games and is riding a 10-game hit streak, as well.

3B: Bryan Reynolds, Pirates vs. Tigers. He’s hitting against everyone this year considering he’s batting .361, but he’s been incredible from the right side with a .364 average and  .420 wOBA. He’s batting second tonight, and I could get behind a top-of-the-order Pirates stack.

OF: Ian Desmond, Rockies @ Diamondbacks. Despite the fact that he’s riding a 10-game hit streak in which he’s batting .457, Desmond is still only $3K on FD, which is absurd. I know Merrill Kelly has had a couple good starts in a row, but he’s a journeyman rookie for a reason. Desmond should be able to continue his streak in this spot. On the other side of this game, Jarrod Dyson’s FD price and matchup makes him a really good cash game option. Avoiding him on DK at nearly $5K.

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Pos  Player Matchup Opp. SP DK FD Y! Analysis
SP J. Verlander (R) HOU@CIN
Tue 7:10
A. DeSclafani (R) $11900 $12000 $62  
SP C. Kershaw (L) SF@LA
Tue 10:10
S. Anderson (R) $11200 $10700 $56  
SP J. Flaherty (R) MIA@STL
Tue 8:15
J. Yamamoto (R) $8700 $8000 $42  
SP J. Yamamoto (R) MIA@STL
Tue 8:15
J. Flaherty (R) $8300 $7500 $38  
SP M. Keller (R) DET@PIT
Tue 7:05
D. Norris (L) $6900 $5500 $28  
SP B. Anderson (L) BAL@OAK
Tue 10:07
G. Ynoa (R) $6200 $7000 $32  
SP Y. Kikuchi (L) KC@SEA
Tue 10:10
H. Bailey (R) $5300 $6000 $42  
C T. d'Arnaud (R) TB@NYY
Tue 7:05
J. Happ (L) $3500 $2500 $9  
C C. Vázquez (R) BOS@MIN
Tue 8:10
M. Pineda (R) $3800 $2600 $12  
C P. Severino (R) BAL@OAK
Tue 10:07
B. Anderson (L) $3700 $2500 $12  
C Y. Grandal (B) MIL@SD
Tue 10:10
L. Allen (L) $4700 $3500 $23  
1B A. Rizzo (L) CWS@CHI
Tue 8:05
I. Nova (R) $5100 $4200 $26  
1B J. Abreu (R) CWS@CHI
Tue 8:05
C. Hamels (L) $4100 $3900 $16  
1B M. Adams (L) PHI@WSH
Tue 7:05
J. Arrieta (R) $4200 $2900 $14  
1B C. Santana (B) CLE@TEX
Tue 8:05
A. Sampson (R) $5000 $3900 $25  
2B J. Kipnis (L) CLE@TEX
Tue 8:05
A. Sampson (R) $3200 $2500 $9  
2B B. Holt (L) BOS@MIN
Tue 8:10
M. Pineda (R) $4000 $2800 $16  
2B H. Alberto (R) BAL@OAK
Tue 10:07
B. Anderson (L) $3200 $2400 $12  
2B M. Moustakas (L) MIL@SD
Tue 10:10
L. Allen (L) $5200 $3900 $23  
2B W. Merrifield (R) KC@SEA
Tue 10:10
Y. Kikuchi (L) $4800 $3800 $18  
3B K. Bryant (R) CWS@CHI
Tue 8:05
I. Nova (R) $5100 $4100 $24  
3B M. Gonzalez (B) BOS@MIN
Tue 8:10
D. Price (L) $3700 $2900 $15  
3B M. Chapman (R) BAL@OAK
Tue 10:07
G. Ynoa (R) $4200 $3900 $19  
SS K. Newman (R) DET@PIT
Tue 7:05
D. Norris (L) $4500 $3000 $15  
SS F. Lindor (B) CLE@TEX
Tue 8:05
A. Sampson (R) $5300 $3900 $22  
SS X. Bogaerts (R) BOS@MIN
Tue 8:10
M. Pineda (R) $4900 $4200 $23  
SS M. Semien (R) BAL@OAK
Tue 10:07
G. Ynoa (R) $4500 $3500 $20  
OF B. Reynolds (B) DET@PIT
Tue 7:05
D. Norris (L) $4800 $3300 $22  
OF S. Ohtani (L) LAA@TOR
Tue 7:07
M. Stroman (R) $4700 $3800 $18  
OF Y. Alvarez (L) HOU@CIN
Tue 7:10
A. DeSclafani (R) $4800 $4000 $24  
OF K. Schwarber (L) CWS@CHI
Tue 8:05
I. Nova (R) $4400 $3200 $24  
OF O. Mercado (R) CLE@TEX
Tue 8:05
A. Sampson (R) $4800 $3400 $18  
OF M. Betts (R) BOS@MIN
Tue 8:10
M. Pineda (R) $4800 $4100 $17  
OF I. Desmond (R) COL@ARI
Tue 9:40
M. Kelly (R) $4600 $3000 $18  
OF K. Davis (R) BAL@OAK
Tue 10:07
G. Ynoa (R) $4000 $3700 $15  
OF J. Soler (R) KC@SEA
Tue 10:10
Y. Kikuchi (L) $4400 $3300 $17  

James Grande