FREE 8/21 MLB Cheat Sheet: Top DFS Plays

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Today, we have an 8-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:

Jack Flaherty, Los Angeles Dodgers (FD:$10,900 | DK:$10,500)

Jameson Taillon, Chicago Cubs (FD:$8,000 | DK:$8,400)

Ryan Pepiot, Los Angeles Dodgers (FD:$8,200 | DK:$8,300)

Notes: Flaherty is the number one ranked SP tonight on the DFS Hero Optimizer. Pepiot is the number two-ranked SP on the Optimizer, and he has a great matchup against the Oakland A’s. Taillon always has upside, despite his inconsistencies, but his matchup tonight is good against the Tigers. The Optimizer also likes Max Fried and Nestor Cortes Jr. tonight, ranking them as the number three and four SPs on the slate.

Top Stacks:

Kansas City Royals vs. Los Angeles Angels

New York Yankees vs. Cleveland Guardians

Notes: The Royals lineup has been great lately. They are deep, and they have a good matchup tonight against the Angels SP Johnny Cueto and their horrible bullpen. The Yankees lineup is top-heavy at times, but they can stack it with righties against Guardians lefty Joey Cantillo, who has a 6.23 ERA and 1.62 WHIP this season.

C:

Salvador Perez, Kansas City Royals (FD:$3,000 | DK:$5,100)

Logan O’Hoppe, Los Angeles Angels (FD:$2,800 | DK:$4,100)

Cal Raleigh, Seattle Mariners (FD:$3,200 | DK:$4,400)

Notes: Perez is one of the top offensive catchers in the league and can be used in the Royals stack. He is also the number five ranked catcher on the DFS Hero Optimizer tonight. Raleigh has big-time power and the potential to hit multiple homers in a game. He is the second-ranked catcher on the Optimizer tonight, and O’Hoppet is the number-one catcher on the Optimizer.

1B:

Shohei Ohtani, Los Angeles Dodgers (FD:$4,600 | DK:$6,800)

Alec Burleson, St. Louis Cardinals (FD:$3,100 | DK:$4,400)

Vinnie Pasquantino, Kansas City Royals (FD:$3,400 | DK:$4,800)

Notes: Ohtani is the number two ranked 1B on the DFS Hero Optimizer today. You can also use Ohtani in the OF. Burleson and Pasquantino are ranked number four and five tonight on the Optimizer, and both are threats to hit a HR.

2B:

Michael Massey, Kansas City Royals (FD:$2,900 | DK:$4,200)

Christopher Morel, Tampa Bay Rays (FD:$2,800 | DK:$4,100)

Gleyber Torres, New York Yankees (FD:$2,700 | DK:$3,800)

Notes: Massey can be used in the Royals stack tonight, and he is the number three ranked 2B on the DFS Hero Simulator. Torres is the number two ranked 2B on the DFS Hero Simulator, has a 33% chance to 3X tonight, and can be used in the Yankees stack. Morel is the 6th ranked 2B on the Simulator and has a 27% chance to 3X tonight.

3B:

Max Muncy, Los Angeles Dodgers (FD:$3,300 | DK:$4,700)

Oswald Peraza, New York Mets (FD:$2,200 | DK:$3,000)

Junior Caminero, Tampa Bay Rays (FD:$2,400 | DK:$4,200)

Notes: Muncy is the number two ranked 3B tonight on the DFS Hero Simulator. Peraza has a 24% chance to 3X tonight and is one of the cheaper options in the Yankees stack. Caminero is one of the top young prospects in MLB, and the SImulator gives him a 31% chance to 3X tonight.

SS:

Bobby Witt Jr., Kansas City Royals (FD:$4,700 | DK:$6,600)

Anthony Volpe, New York Mets (FD:$3,000 | DK:$4,100)

Dylan Moore, Seattle Mariners (FD:$2,700 | DK:$3,700)

Notes: Witt Jr. is the number two ranked SS on the DFS Hero Optimizer today, and he is one of the best players in MLB. Volpe can be used in the Yankees stack and is the number four-ranked SS on the Optimizer. Moore is the third-ranked SS on the Optimizer today and has the best leverage score out of the top ten ranked SS on the Optimizer.

OF:

Aaron Judge, New York Yankees (FD:$4,800 | DK:$6,900) 

Juan Soto, New York Yankees (FD:$4,500 | DK:$6,500)

Giancarlo Stanton, New York Yankees (FD:$3,000 | DK:$4,800)

Hunter Renfroe, Kansas City Royals (FD:$2,600 | DK:$3,600)

Seiya Suzuki, Chicago Cubs (FD:$3,300 | DK:$4,700)

Taylor Ward, Los Angeles Angels (FD:$2,700 | DK:$3,800)

Notes: Everyone, with the exception of Suzuki and Ward, can be used in my top stacks tonight. Suzuki is the number one ranked OF on the DFS Hero Simulator tonight. Ward is the number three ranked OF on the SImulator, and he has a 36% chance to 3X tonight. Judge and Soto are obvious top options any night, but when the Yankees stack is a top stack, you really want to be able to get them into your lineups. Luckily, the Yankees have some very cheap hitters tonight, which will help you to make it work.

Value Players:

SP Kenta Maeda, Detroit Tigers (FD:$6,000 | DK:$5,000)

C Jose Trevino, New York Yankees (FD:$2,600 | DK:$3,400)

1B/3B DJ LeMahieu, New York Yankees (FD:$2,300 | DK:$2,400)

OF MJ Melendez, Kansas City Royals (FD:$2,800 | DK:$3,400)

Notes: All three of the hitters can be used in my stacks tonight. Melendez has a 37% chance to 3X tonight and a 28% chance to 3.5X. Maeda is so cheap for a SP, and although he can be unreliable at times, he has pitched better lately and needs only 10 points on Draft Kings to return value.