It's a stacked 12-game main MLB DFS slate on Friday, but with only a couple of top pitchers (perhaps only one if you factor in the weather worries for Patrick Corbin), it might be tough to hone in on your SP picks. If you're going to pay up for Carlos Carrasco, who is far more expensive than every other non-Corbin SP on both DraftKings and FanDuel, you'll need to find some value sleepers on offense. Fortunately, Fantasy Alarm is here to help with today's Daily Fantasy Baseball Playbook.
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Today's MLB DFS Picks: DraftKings, FanDuel advice for Friday, April 12
Pos | Player | Matchup | Opp. SP | DK | FD | Y! | Analysis | |
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SP | C. Carrasco (R) | CLE@KC Fri 8:15 | B. Keller (R) | $11000 | $10500 | $52 | UPGRADE | |
SP | P. Corbin (L) | PIT@WSH Fri 7:05 | T. Williams (R) | $10100 | $10000 | $47 | UPGRADE | |
SP | J. Arrieta (R) | PHI@MIA Fri 7:10 | S. Alcantara (R) | $8800 | $8800 | $37 | UPGRADE | |
SP | C. Paddack (R) | SD@ARI Fri 9:40 | L. Weaver (R) | $9700 | $8100 | $45 | UPGRADE | |
SP | T. Thornton (R) | TB@TOR Fri 7:07 | R. Stanek (R) | $7800 | $7600 | $42 | UPGRADE | |
SP | B. Keller (R) | CLE@KC Fri 8:15 | C. Carrasco (R) | $7100 | $7800 | $36 | UPGRADE | |
SP | M. Fiers (R) | OAK@TEX Fri 8:05 | D. Smyly (L) | $7600 | $7400 | $34 | UPGRADE | |
C | W. Ramos (R) | NYM@ATL Fri 7:20 | K. Wright (R) | $3800 | $2600 | $14 | UPGRADE | |
C | J. Phegley (R) | OAK@TEX Fri 8:05 | D. Smyly (L) | $3900 | $2800 | $14 | UPGRADE | |
C | R. Chirinos (R) | HOU@SEA Fri 10:10 | W. LeBlanc (L) | $3600 | $2600 | $17 | UPGRADE | |
C | J. McCann (R) | CWS@NYY Fri 7:05 | J. Happ (L) | $3100 | $2100 | $12 | UPGRADE | |
1B | E. Encarnación (R) | HOU@SEA Fri 10:10 | W. Miley (L) | $4700 | $4500 | $23 | UPGRADE | |
1B | T. Mancini (R) | BAL@BOS Fri 7:10 | E. Rodríguez (L) | $4600 | $4100 | $21 | UPGRADE | |
1B | F. Freeman (L) | NYM@ATL Fri 7:20 | Z. Wheeler (R) | $4600 | $4500 | $22 | UPGRADE | |
1B | J. Abreu (R) | CWS@NYY Fri 7:05 | J. Happ (L) | $4100 | $3400 | $18 | UPGRADE | |
1B | J. Aguilar (R) | MIL@LA Fri 10:10 | J. Urías (L) | $3500 | $3200 | $10 | UPGRADE | |
2B | J. Altuve (R) | HOU@SEA Fri 10:10 | W. LeBlanc (L) | $4700 | $4300 | $22 | UPGRADE | |
2B | J. Villar (B) | BAL@BOS Fri 7:10 | E. Rodríguez (L) | $4500 | $3600 | $21 | UPGRADE | |
2B | B. Dozier (R) | PIT@WSH Fri 7:05 | T. Williams (R) | $3800 | $2600 | $7 | UPGRADE | |
2B | E. Núñez (R) | BAL@BOS Fri 7:10 | D. Hess (R) | $3800 | $2000 | $7 | UPGRADE | |
3B | A. Rendon (R) | PIT@WSH Fri 7:05 | T. Williams (R) | $5200 | $4900 | $27 | UPGRADE | |
3B | M. Chapman (R) | OAK@TEX Fri 8:05 | D. Smyly (L) | $4600 | $4300 | $20 | UPGRADE | |
3B | D. LeMahieu (R) | CWS@NYY Fri 7:05 | L. Giolito (R) | $4100 | $3800 | $17 | UPGRADE | |
3B | Y. Moncada (B) | CWS@NYY Fri 7:05 | J. Happ (L) | $4500 | $3700 | $20 | UPGRADE | |
3B | J. Ramírez (B) | CLE@KC Fri 8:15 | B. Keller (R) | $4800 | $3400 | $15 | UPGRADE | |
3B | J. McNeil (L) | NYM@ATL Fri 7:20 | K. Wright (R) | $4100 | $3300 | $18 | UPGRADE | |
3B | R. Devers (L) | BAL@BOS Fri 7:10 | D. Hess (R) | $4200 | $3100 | $15 | UPGRADE | |
SS | G. Torres (R) | CWS@NYY Fri 7:05 | L. Giolito (R) | $4600 | $4400 | $19 | UPGRADE | |
SS | T. Beckham (R) | HOU@SEA Fri 10:10 | W. Miley (L) | $4200 | $4100 | $20 | UPGRADE | |
SS | C. Correa (R) | HOU@SEA Fri 10:10 | W. LeBlanc (L) | $4300 | $4000 | $19 | UPGRADE | |
SS | M. Semien (R) | OAK@TEX Fri 8:05 | D. Smyly (L) | $4200 | $3900 | $20 | UPGRADE | |
SS | T. Anderson (R) | CWS@NYY Fri 7:05 | J. Happ (L) | $4600 | $3800 | $19 | UPGRADE | |
SS | B. Crawford (L) | COL@SF Fri 10:15 | C. Bettis (R) | $3500 | $2300 | $11 | UPGRADE | |
OF | C. Bellinger (L) | MIL@LA Fri 10:10 | C. Burnes (R) | $5500 | $5200 | $24 | UPGRADE | |
OF | A. Judge (R) | CWS@NYY Fri 7:05 | L. Giolito (R) | $5100 | $4800 | $25 | UPGRADE | |
OF | K. Davis (R) | OAK@TEX Fri 8:05 | D. Smyly (L) | $4900 | $4600 | $26 | UPGRADE | |
OF | M. Conforto (L) | NYM@ATL Fri 7:20 | K. Wright (R) | $4700 | $4400 | $24 | UPGRADE | |
OF | M. Haniger (R) | HOU@SEA Fri 10:10 | W. Miley (L) | $4500 | $4400 | $24 | UPGRADE | |
OF | G. Springer (R) | HOU@SEA Fri 10:10 | W. LeBlanc (L) | $4300 | $4400 | $24 | UPGRADE | |
OF | J. Pederson (L) | MIL@LA Fri 10:10 | C. Burnes (R) | $4400 | $3700 | $18 | UPGRADE | |
OF | A. Benintendi (L) | BAL@BOS Fri 7:10 | D. Hess (R) | $4600 | $3600 | $18 | UPGRADE | |
OF | C. Frazier (R) | CWS@NYY Fri 7:05 | L. Giolito (R) | $4400 | $3600 | $16 | UPGRADE | |
OF | L. García (B) | CWS@NYY Fri 7:05 | J. Happ (L) | $4000 | $3200 | $11 | UPGRADE | |
OF | C. Pinder (R) | OAK@TEX Fri 8:05 | D. Smyly (L) | $4400 | $3200 | $16 | UPGRADE |
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