Identifying the top high salary and value first baseman plays from around Major League Baseball for your July 20 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
David Ortiz, Red Sox (5,600): We highlighted Ortiz in this space on Tuesday, and he delivered with a home run and 18 DK points. Let’s go back to “Big Papi” on Wednesday, shall we? The Boston slugger is virtually unstoppable against right-handed pitchers (.348, .742 slugging), so we expect San Francisco Giants righty Matt Cain (1-5, 5.34 ERA) to be in for a long day at Fenway Park.
Edwin Encarnacion, Blue Jays (4,900): Speaking of home runs, Encarnacion also delivered one on Tuesday. That gives him three long balls in his last six games, with a chance to add to that total Wednesday against struggling Arizona Diamondbacks left-hander Patrick Corbin (4-8, 5.25 ERA). Toronto’s expected run total (5.2) is one of the highest on the board.
High Value
Adam Lind, Mariners (3,300): Lind doesn’t offer much outside of power, but his career numbers against Chicago White Sox right-hander Miguel Gonzalez (2-5, 4.40 ERA) make him worthy of GPP consideration. Lind is 8-for-18 with a home run in his career against Gonzalez. He’s homered twice in his last six games, so Lind has upside.
Eric Hosmer, Royals (3,100): Hosmer’s price has plummeted due to his matchup with Cleveland Indians ace Carlos Carrasco (6-3, 2.49 ERA), but don’t immediately write him off. Consider that Hosmer is 7-for-21 with two doubles and a triple against Carrasco. That gives him some upside, especially in GPPs.
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