Identifying the top high salary and value first baseman plays from around Major League Baseball for your June 22 DraftKings lineup.
Our goal is to help you win DraftKings contests with consistently strong lineups. To accomplish that, we’ll be highlighting some higher salary players worth paying up for, and some value picks that will help you save salary in key areas. These picks are specifically for DraftKings lineups, so all references to prices and fantasy points are based on DK figures.
As always, be sure to double-check final MLB lineups and monitor weather situations before locking in your DFS lineups.
High Salary
Anthony Rizzo, Cubs (5,400): Rizzo has seven hits over his last four games, including a pair of home runs, and his 54 RBIs rank fifth in the majors. But the most appealing aspect of his matchup Wednesday is the head-to-head success against St. Louis Cardinals right-hander Michael Wacha. Rizzo is 11-for-25 (.440) with two home runs against Wacha. He’s an elite play on Wednesday.
Paul Goldschmidt, Diamondbacks (5,000): As Arizona begins to turn things around, “Goldy” continues to put together an incredible month of June. He’s hitting .324 with four home runs and 12 RBIs so far this month, including a stretch of seven straight games with at least one RBI. He’s hitting .365 against lefties, so he’s a great play against Toronto southpaw J.A. Happ.
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High Value
Victor Martinez, Tigers (3,500): “V-Mart” has just four hits in the five games since his three-home-run explosion last Thursday, but he’s in line for a nice game on Wednesday against Seattle’s Hisashi Iwakuma. Martinez is 6-for-12 with two home runs in his career against Iwakuma. For this price tag, he’s a bargain.
Matt Adams, Cardinals (3,000): Adams should be under-owned due to his matchup with Chicago Cubs ace Jake Arrieta, but don’t immediately rule him out because of that reason. Adams is 6-for-18 with two doubles and four RBIs in his career against Arrieta, solid production that shouldn’t be overlooked. He’s an ideal GPP dice roll.
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