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

Howard Bender

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Welcome to Fantasy Alarm's MLB DFS Playbook for Monday, April 1. We're working off a nine-game main slate tonight with some very interesting matchups. The hitting looks a lot better than the pitching right now, so choose your potential picks carefully. I'm leaning toward a pay-up at shortstop and third base, so some corner-cutting is going to be necessary for cash games. We can spend up for at least one outfielder, but we are definitely going to need to find some baragains in DraftKings and FanDuel contests.

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Today's MLB DFS Picks: DraftKings, FanDuel advice for Monday, April 1

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
Pos  Player Matchup Opp. SP DK FD Y! Analysis
SP S. Matz (L) NYM@MIA
Mon 7:10
C. Smith (L) $8300 $8200 $37
SP J. Urías (L) SF@LA
Mon 10:10
D. Pomeranz (L) $8700 $7200 $35
SP UPGRADE        
SP UPGRADE        
SP UPGRADE        
C R. Chirinos (R) HOU@TEX
Mon 8:05
D. Smyly (L) $4100 $2400 $13
C W. Contreras (R) CHI@ATL
Mon 7:10
S. Newcomb (L) $3900 $2900 $14
C UPGRADE        
C UPGRADE        
1B F. Freeman (L) CHI@ATL
Mon 7:10
K. Hendricks (R) $4700 $4200 $23
1B J. Smoak (B) BAL@TOR
Mon 7:07
D. Hess (R) $4200 $3600 $14
1B UPGRADE        
1B UPGRADE        
1B UPGRADE        
2B R. Odor (L) HOU@TEX
Mon 8:05
B. Peacock (R) $4500 $3600 $15
2B J. Villar (B) BAL@TOR
Mon 7:07
S. Reid-Foley (R) $4100 $2700 $10
2B UPGRADE        
2B UPGRADE        
3B A. Bregman (R) HOU@TEX
Mon 8:05
D. Smyly (L) $5000 $4300 $20
3B J. Turner (R) SF@LA
Mon 10:10
D. Pomeranz (L) $4200 $4000 $22
3B UPGRADE        
3B UPGRADE        
SS J. Báez (R) CHI@ATL
Mon 7:10
S. Newcomb (L) $5100 $4500 $26
SS UPGRADE        
SS UPGRADE        
OF M. Trout (R) LAA@SEA
Mon 10:10
F. Hernández (R) $5600 $4900 $26
OF M. Betts (R) BOS@OAK
Mon 10:07
A. Brooks (R) $5400 $4800 $25
OF UPGRADE        
OF UPGRADE        
OF UPGRADE        
OF UPGRADE        
OF UPGRADE        

Howard Bender