FREE 7/5 MLB Cheat Sheet: Top DFS Plays

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Today, we have a 12-game MLB slate on DraftKings, starting at 7:05 p.m. ET. Check out my favorite players at each position, value plays, and stacks! Our partners at DFSHero.com provide us with access to their lineup optimizer and AI simulator, which we use to provide you with the best DFS plays every day!

SP:

Tyler Glasnow, Dodgers (DK: $10,800 | FD: $11,200)

Kevin Gausman, Blue Jays (DK: $8,300 | FD: $9,000)

Cole Ragans, Royals (DK: $8,200 | FD: $10,400)

Notes: Glasnow is the clear-cut best pitcher on the slate with a 30-plus ceiling. He faces a Brewer team fresh off a 4-game slate in Colorado. Hitters have been known to be a bit sluggish in the first game after a series in Coors Field. The Optimizer projects Gausman as tonight’s top value pitcher, with Cole Ragans right behind.

Stacks:

Kansas City Royals vs. Colorado Rockies

Minnesota Twins vs. Houston Astros

Detroit Tigers vs. Cincinnati Reds

Notes: The optimizer projects the Royals as the highest-scoring team. The Twins are one of those teams that win the money when they hit well because they have bargain pricing. The Optimizer rates the Tigers as the best-valued stack on the night.

C:

Salvador Perez, Royals (DK: $5,800 | FD: $3,900)

Shea Langeliers, Athletics (DK: $3,800 | FD: $2,900)

Notes: Perez is in a great spot vs. SP Kyle Freeland, and the Optimizer agrees, projecting him as the highest-scoring catcher. Langeliers is my gut feeling play, as I think he has a solid night.

1B:

Freddie Freeman, Dodgers (DK: $5,800 | FD: $3,800)

Ryan Mountcastle, Orioles (DK: $4,300 | FD: $3,100)

Notes: I like Freeman because the Optimizer projects him as the third-highest scoring first baseman but also projects him under 5% owned. Mountcastle is the highest projected first baseman priced above 4K.

2B:

Maikel Garcia, Royals (DK: $5,400 | FD: $3,900)

Ketel Marte, Diamondbacks (DK: $5,100 | FD: $3,700)

Notes: The Optimizer projects Garcia and Marte as the two top-scoring second basemen, and I can’t argue with that, as both have A+ matchups tonight.

3B:

Manny Machado, Padres (DK: $5,200 | FD: $3,200)

Matt Vierling, Tigers (DK: $4,200 | FD: $3,000)

Notes: Machado and Vierling have solid matchups, and the optimizer has projected them to be second and fourth in third base scoring.

SS:

Bobby Witt Jr., Royals (DK: $6,800 | FD: $4,800)

Notes: Witt will be in almost all my lineups. The Optimizer projects him as the highest-scoring hitter on the slate, with over 13 points. I think he scores over 20.

OF:

Yordan Alvarez, Astros (DK: $5,400 | FD: $4,300)

Teoscar Hernandez, Dodgers (DK: $5,400 | FD: $3,500)

Riley Greene, Tigers (DK: $5,100 | FD: $3,400)

Corbin Carroll, Diamondbacks (DK: $4,700 | FD: $3,100)

Jazz Chisholm, Marlins (DK: $4,500 | FD: $3,100)

Notes: The Optimizer projects Alvarez as the second highest-scoring outfielder at under 6% ownership. Hernandez, Carroll, and Chisholm are all projected to be in the top six in scoring. I like Greene as he is the best hitter on the best-valued stack.

Value Players:

3B Brooks Lee, Twins (DK: $2,000 | FD: $2,500)

C Gabriel Moreno, Diamondbacks (DK: $3,500 | FD: $2,900)

OF Heston Kjerstad, Orioles (DK: $3,600 | FD: $2,400)

2B Brandon Lowe, Rays (DK: $3,800 | FD: $3,000)

SP Reese Olson, Tigers (DK: $7,200 | FD: $8,700)

SP Shane Baz, Rays (DK: $7,300 | FD: $7,300)

Notes: Brooks Lee is a gift at price, a top Twin’s prospect, and is the best-valued hitter according to the optimizer. He allows you to easily afford Witt Jr. Brandon Lowe has 16-plus points in three of his last four games. Olson and Baz are going to make us sweat but offer 20-plus point upside at a cheap price.