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Today's MLB DFS Picks: DraftKings, FanDuel advice for Friday, June 21
SP: Trevor Bauer, Indians vs. Tigers. It has been an up and down season for Bauer, but he just tossed a shutout against the Tigers in his most recent outing and Detroit still stinks. He is the obvious pivot off of Chris Sale, and I can see it happening.
C: Josh Phegley, A's vs. Rays. The Rays are going with the "opener" tonight, but southpaw Jalen Beeks is slated to take the mound and pitch the middle innings. Against lefties this season, Phegley is hitting .348 with an OPS of 1.034.
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1B: Freddie Freeman, Braves @ Nationals. Freeman wears out Strasburg, hitting .340 (17-for-50) with five doubles, four home runs and 16 RBIs against him. Freeman is on pace to have the best season of his career, and it seems unlikely many would look to stack against Strasburg.
2B: Jose Altuve, Astros @ Yankees. Altuve is 9-for-21 with two home runs in his career off James Paxton. He has always hit lefties well, and that has held true this season, as he owns a .333 average with an OPS of 1.129 against southpaws. This is probably the cheapest we will see Altuve for a long time.
SS: Elvis Andrus, Rangers vs. White Sox. I think nothing of Reynaldo Lopez, so stacking the Rangers will be something I definitely take a look at tonight, especially with this game being played in Texas. Andrus has been very steady this season and is another player with home run and stolen base upside.
3B: Yoan Moncada, White Sox @ Rangers. We get Moncada hitting from the left side tonight, which is what we are looking for, as he is hitting .314 with all 12 of his home runs and an OPS of .950 against RHPs. I love the ballpark shift to Texas, as well.
OF: Tommy Pham, Rays @ A's. Pham is hitting .400 over the past week and .304 during the month of June. He is rolling right now and has a very nice price tag. I don't see much ownership here either, which makes for a nice GPP and cash games play.
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| Pos | Player | Matchup | Opp. SP | DK | FD | Y! | Analysis | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SP | C. Sale (L) | TOR@BOS Fri 7:10 | T. Thornton (R) | $12000 | $12000 | $60 | UPGRADE | |
| SP | T. Bauer (R) | DET@CLE Fri 7:10 | M. Boyd (L) | $11100 | $11500 | $53 | See above | |
| SP | G. Márquez (R) | COL@LA Fri 10:10 | W. Buehler (R) | $9000 | $7600 | $40 | UPGRADE | |
| SP | M. Leake (R) | BAL@SEA Fri 10:10 | S. Gilmartin (L) | $8700 | $8500 | $38 | UPGRADE | |
| SP | A. Nola (R) | MIA@PHI Fri 7:05 | S. Alcantara (R) | $8000 | $8700 | $46 | UPGRADE | |
| SP | E. Lauer (L) | SD@PIT Fri 7:05 | J. Musgrove (R) | $6100 | $7000 | $30 | UPGRADE | |
| C | J. Realmuto (R) | MIA@PHI Fri 7:05 | S. Alcantara (R) | $4200 | $3100 | $15 | UPGRADE | |
| C | T. Murphy (R) | BAL@SEA Fri 10:10 | S. Gilmartin (L) | $4100 | $2800 | $15 | UPGRADE | |
| C | J. Phegley (R) | TB@OAK Fri 10:07 | A. Kittredge (R) | $4000 | $2700 | $14 | See above | |
| C | Z. Collins (L) | CWS@TEX Fri 8:05 | A. Jurado (R) | $3500 | $2200 | $7 | UPGRADE | |
| C | E. Díaz (R) | SD@PIT Fri 7:05 | E. Lauer (L) | $3400 | $2300 | $12 | UPGRADE | |
| 1B | F. Freeman (L) | ATL@WSH Fri 7:05 | S. Strasburg (R) | $4900 | $4400 | $25 | See above | |
| 1B | E. Encarnación (R) | HOU@NYY Fri 7:05 | B. Peacock (R) | $5000 | $4200 | $19 | UPGRADE | |
| 1B | J. Abreu (R) | CWS@TEX Fri 8:05 | A. Jurado (R) | $4700 | $3900 | $16 | UPGRADE | |
| 1B | P. Goldschmidt (R) | LAA@STL Fri 8:15 | G. Canning (R) | $3800 | $3500 | $11 | UPGRADE | |
| 1B | H. Kendrick (R) | ATL@WSH Fri 7:05 | D. Keuchel (L) | $4900 | $3300 | $19 | UPGRADE | |
| 2B | J. Altuve (R) | HOU@NYY Fri 7:05 | J. Paxton (L) | $3800 | $3800 | $17 | See above | |
| 2B | D. Dietrich (L) | CIN@MIL Fri 8:10 | C. Anderson (R) | $4400 | $2800 | $15 | UPGRADE | |
| 2B | B. Dozier (R) | ATL@WSH Fri 7:05 | D. Keuchel (L) | $3700 | $2700 | $16 | UPGRADE | |
| 2B | B. Holt (L) | TOR@BOS Fri 7:10 | T. Thornton (R) | $4100 | $2700 | $15 | UPGRADE | |
| 3B | A. Rendon (R) | ATL@WSH Fri 7:05 | D. Keuchel (L) | $5300 | $4400 | $26 | UPGRADE | |
| 3B | H. Dozier (R) | MIN@KC Fri 8:15 | M. Pérez (L) | $4700 | $3700 | $16 | UPGRADE | |
| 3B | Y. Moncada (B) | CWS@TEX Fri 8:05 | A. Jurado (R) | $5000 | $3600 | $18 | See above | |
| 3B | T. La Stella (L) | LAA@STL Fri 8:15 | M. Wacha (R) | $4300 | $3200 | $15 | UPGRADE | |
| SS | T. Turner (R) | ATL@WSH Fri 7:05 | D. Keuchel (L) | $5100 | $4200 | $19 | UPGRADE | |
| SS | X. Bogaerts (R) | TOR@BOS Fri 7:10 | T. Thornton (R) | $5200 | $4100 | $23 | UPGRADE | |
| SS | E. Andrus (R) | CWS@TEX Fri 8:05 | R. López (R) | $5000 | $3800 | $17 | See above | |
| SS | D. Gregorius (L) | HOU@NYY Fri 7:05 | B. Peacock (R) | $3800 | $3000 | $11 | UPGRADE | |
| OF | M. Trout (R) | LAA@STL Fri 8:15 | M. Wacha (R) | $5800 | $4900 | $28 | UPGRADE | |
| OF | C. Yelich (L) | CIN@MIL Fri 8:10 | S. Gray (R) | $5900 | $4800 | $27 | UPGRADE | |
| OF | M. Kepler (L) | MIN@KC Fri 8:15 | J. Junis (R) | $5000 | $4200 | $27 | UPGRADE | |
| OF | E. Jiménez (R) | CWS@TEX Fri 8:05 | A. Jurado (R) | $4800 | $3100 | $18 | UPGRADE | |
| OF | T. Pham (R) | TB@OAK Fri 10:07 | T. Anderson (R) | $4400 | $3800 | $20 | See above | |
| OF | G. Stanton (R) | HOU@NYY Fri 7:05 | B. Peacock (R) | $4300 | $3900 | $16 | UPGRADE | |
| OF | J. Upton (R) | LAA@STL Fri 8:15 | M. Wacha (R) | $4100 | $3900 | $16 | UPGRADE | |
| OF | J. Bradley Jr. (L) | TOR@BOS Fri 7:10 | T. Thornton (R) | $3800 | $2800 | $20 | UPGRADE |
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