Fantasy Baseball: DraftKings MLB Picks For June 19

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DraftKings MLB Picks For June 19

We have a pretty busy Monday with 11 games going on today. We have a couple of aces taking the mound. If you want to use either one of them, you have to come up with a solid second option and at least one cheap hitter. Let’s check some stats and build a winner!

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These picks are based mostly on statistical analysis . If you have a gut feeling, then by all means, follow that. This is not an exact science. The best lineups usually have a mix of proven stats and hot players. Check out this post from Matt McGarvey for great tips about whether to use a hot player in DFS or not.

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P: Clayton Kershaw ($13,500): It’s Kershaw day! And he is at home! That’s a double whammy for a Mets team that is only hitting .187 off of him in 91 at bats anyway. Jay Bruce has managed two homers off of Kershaw, but he is the only current Met to take him deep. Kershaw has only allowed four runs while striking out 28 of those 91. Another dominant stat line can be expected from Kershaw tonight. Fade him at your own risk.

P: Jake Odorizzi ($7,400): Even if Hamilton runs wild, there is no guarantee that he will cross the plate. It’s possible for Hamilton to have a productive game without taking away from Odorizzi. Odorizzi has a solid 3.11 ERA at home this year in six starts. The Reds have been worse away from hitter-friendly Great American Ballpark. Tropicana Field is also not a very hitter friendly venue. This looks like a strong place to play Odorizzi. He also has 34 strikeouts in 37.2 home innings.

C: Yasmani Grandal ($3,000): Grandal is 2-5 with a solo homer in his career against Zach Wheeler. He seems priced way too low for his talent level like many other hitters on tonight’s slate. On a night when paying up for pitching seems necessary, taking a chance on underpriced hitters like Grandal is not a bad idea.

1B: Danny Valencia ($3,400): Valencia is 2-5 with a double, a run scored, and a RBI in his career against Anibal Sanchez. Sanchez gave up 26 runs (21 earned) in just 21 innings pitched out of the bullpen earlier this year. He was decent at AAA Toledo after his demotion, but I still view this as a prime place to stack Mariners, especially since most of them, like Valencia, are cheap.

2B: Eric Sogard ($3,700): I will get this out of the way right off the top. The Brewers have been awful against Gerrit Cole. As in 2-22(.091) awful. Okay, now that that is out of the way, I want to tell you why I like some left handed Brewers tonight. First off, Cole has a 5.67 road ERA in seven starts this year. In fact, he gave up seven runs in his last road start against the Mets. Sogard will be leading off for a team that is in a prime spot to score some runs. I like that potential at a generally shallow position tonight.

3B: Kyle Seager ($3,400): Seager is 3-11 with two doubles and two RBI in his career against Anibal Sanchez. That isn’t anything to write home about, but Seager’s price today is. For this price, you mostly find platoon players and very low level starters. Seager is neither. He is still hitting .263 with seven homers and 41 RBI on the year. I am guessing he adds to those numbers tonight. For this price, it is worth finding out!

SS: Erick Aybar ($2,700): Jose Pirela has become too expensive to just throw out there every time. With Jon Lester on the hill, I am going to shy away from most Padres. That said, Aybar is 10-26(.385) with three walks, a double, three runs scored, and three RBI in his career against Lester. I like his chances to hit double digit DraftKings points, even from the bottom of the order.

OF: Nelson Cruz ($4,800): Cruz has crushed Anibal Sanchez in his career. He is 5-12(.417) with three walks, a double, four homers, four runs scored, and nine RBI agianst Sanchez in his career. The good thing is that even if the Mariners chase Sanchez early, the Detroit bullpen hasn’t exactly been good this year either!

OF: Eric Thames ($4,700): Thames is back! He has four homers in his last five games, and now has 20 on the season. His average is a little worse at home, but I can’t pass up this power against the struggling (on the road anyway) Gerrit Cole.

OF: Billy Hamilton ($3,300): Hamilton went 6-14 with three runs scored, a steal, and a RBI this weekend against the Dodgers. Is his slump finally over? At any rate, Hamilton is far too talented to be this cheap. If he gets on, he is running, which makes him a constant threat for double digit DraftKings points.

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P: Corey Kluber ($11,700): Kluber has been the Kluber of old lately. He has dominated in his return from the disabled list, putting up 86 DraftKings points in three starts. He only had two starts of 20 DraftKings points or more before his trip to the DL on May 3rd. Kluber has also held the Orioles to a .239 average with just two homers and five RBI with a whopping 22 strikeouts in just 67 at bats. There is some risk involved since Camden Yards saw a power surge over the weekend, but the high number of strikeouts will mitigate the damage. Dylan Bundy is also worth a look on the cheap if you can accept the home run risk.

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P: Brad Peacock ($8,100): A lot of season-long owners avoid Peacock since he has only gone five innings once in five starts. DFS players don’t care as much since wins are fickle anyways, and he has 36 strikeouts in those five starts despite pitching only 23.2 innings. A win may not be likely, and he wont rack up the innings, but he is in a pitcher’s park against a fairly weak offense. I like his chances.

C: Manny Pina ($3,300): Pina has slugged two homers in his last two starts. That alone is enough to consider him against Gerrit Cole, who has been pretty bad on the road this year. Especially when Pina’s price is still this low. You would think he is hitting .213 on the year instead of .312…..

1B: Logan Morrison ($4,700): Scott Feldman has been awful on the road this season, despite playing in a hitter’s park for his home field. He has a 5.58 ERA in six road starts opposed to a 3.45 ERA in eight home starts. He is on the road in Tampa tonight. Feldman has allowed seven home runs in only 148 at bats to left handed hitters this year. Only Aaron Judge has more homers against righties than LoMo does. He will be in a lot of lineups, but I don’t want to miss out on this!

2B: Taylor Motter ($2,500): Motter has filled in nicely for Jean Segura, despite hitting at the bottom of the order instead of the top. Tonight he gets the struggling Anibal Sanchez, whom he is 1-2 against with a double in his career. Frankly, it isn’t about the numbers tonight for Mariners hitters. It’s about the opposing pitcher.

3B: Evan Longoria ($3,500): Longoria is hitting 89 points higher at home this season, and facing a pitcher with drastic road splits. Oh, and he hits in the middle of a pretty potent lineup. Longoria is way too much talent for the price to pass up on tonight.

SS: Brandon Crawford ($3,300): The Giants are very cheap, and with good reason. This has not been a very potent lineup so far this year. However, against the struggling R.A. Dickey, it’s worth rolling with some of the plethora of cheap Giants in a hitter-friendly park. Crawford is only 1-12 lifetime against Dickey, but that short right field porch is too hard to pass up at this price.

OF: Corey Dickerson ($4,800): I elected to go with the Rays’ leadoff hitter over Matt Kemp because I see the Rays scoring more runs, and the splits by Feldman can’t be ignored. Dickerson is a good bet in any format tonight.

OF: Matt Adams ($4,500): Adams is 6-20 with two walks, a double, a solo homer, and two runs scored in his career against Johnny Cueto. If I had the extra cash though, I would move up to Matt Kemp. Kemp is 12-34(.353) with three solo homers off Cueto.

OF: Brandon Belt ($3,600): Belt hasn’t fared much better against Dickey as he is just 1-7 off of him in his career. However, that hit was a home run. Dickey has a 5.35 season ERA, but it dips to 4.15 at home. That said, he has allowed nine home runs at SunTrust Field in just seven starts. All left-handed Giants hitters are worth a shot here tonight.

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