FREE 8/17 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:

Chris Sale, Braves (DK: $11,000 | FD: $11,000)

Hunter Brown, Astros (DK: $9,100 | FD: $9,900)

Nathan Eovaldi, Rangers (DK: $8,600 | FD: $8,200)

Notes:

Sale averages almost 25 points per game, and the DFS Hero Optimizer has him projected as the top-scoring pitcher. Brown is projected next and will have a great matchup with the White Sox. Eovaldi takes on a good Twins team, but his ownership is projected to be under 17%.

Stacks

San Diego Padres vs. Colorado Rockies

Houston Astros vs. Chicago White Sox

Oakland Athletics vs. San Francisco Giants

Notes:

The Padres didn’t fare well in this spot last night but are projected to score over 6 runs again tonight. The Astros have a great matchup vs. SP Chris Flexen and are projected to score over 5 runs and have the top projected stack value. Giant’s SP Hayden Birdsong has sometimes struggled, making the A’s an interesting cheap stack.

C:

Yainer Diaz, Astros (DK: $4,700 | FD: $3,100)

Kyle Higashioka, Padres (DK: $4,400 | FD: $3,400)

Notes:

Diaz is the top-scoring projected catcher, and Higashioka is in a great spot at Coors Field—no need to overspend at catcher tonight.

1B:

Matt Olson, Braves (DK: $5,400 | FD: $3,400)

Josh Naylor, Guardians (DK: $4,700 | FD: $3,500)

Notes:

Olson and Naylor have solid projections and are projected to be under 5% owned.

2B:

Marcus Semien, Rangers (DK: $5,000 | FD: $3,200)

Xander Bogaerts, Padres (DK: $4,800 | FD: $3,500)

Notes:

The optimizer projects Bogaerts to be the top-scoring second baseman. I like Semien because I think he has a multi-hit game against the Twins.

3B:

Austin Riley, Braves (DK: $5,700 | FD: $3,400)

Manny Machado, Padres (DK: $5,600 | FD: $3,700)

Notes:

Machado is projected as the highest-scoring third baseman. At lower ownership, I think Riley is a good pivot vs. SP Griffin Canning.

SS:

Corey Seager, Rangers (DK: $5,600 | FD: $3,700)

Jeremy Pena, Astros (DK: $4,300 | FD: $3,100)

Notes:

Pena has a great matchup and is projected to be under 10% owned. Seager lights up the Twins, a good stack option with Semien.

OF:

Yordan Alvarez, Astros (DK: $6,000 | FD: $4,000)

Jackson Merrill, Padres (DK: $5,100 | FD: $3,900)

Luis Robert, White Sox (DK: $4,300 | FD: $3,100)

Michael Harris, Braves (DK: $4,200 | FD: $3,200)

Notes:

Alvarez is my favorite spend-up play on the night. He is projected to lead all hitters in scoring. Merrill is a great option at Coors, and he is swinging the bat well. Robert and Harris are simply underpriced right now.

Value Players:

OF Victor Scott II, Cardinals (DK: $2,200 | FD: $2,200)

OF Chas McCormick, Astros (DK: $2,200 | FD: $2,600)

1B Seth Brown, Athletics (DK: $2,500 | FD: $2,500)

C Danny Jansen, Blue Jays (DK: $3,300 | FD: $2,600)

SP Hayden Birdsong, Giants (DK: $6,000 | FD: $8,100)

Notes:

The DFS Hero Optimizer has these players among the most valued at their positions. Birdsong will be in many of my lineups, but I will have A’s stacks in the ones that don’t.