MLB DFS Bargain Bin’s Tout Transparency Report
Welcome to the inaugural edition of the MLB DFS Bargain Bin’s Tout Transparency Report.
A missing component for many DFS players is review and reflection. There’s always benefit to going back and evaluating the overall performance of your selections, as important lessons and trends can be gleaned from that process over time. Naturally, the same applies when making lineup recommendations.
Therefore, in the interest of transparency, I’ll do a quick review after each day in which I suggest value plays to see what went right, and what didn’t exactly work out as planned.
Of Wednesday’s originally suggested value plays, both the Red Sox’s Brock Holt and the Rangers’ Adrian Beltre were ultimately left out of their respective team’s starting lineups.
While the omission of Holt wasn’t completely unexpected given what would have been a same-handed matchup against the Tigers’ Blaine Hardy, Beltre’s exclusion was much more out of the blue, especially since he just returned from the disabled list less than a week ago.
As a result of these two developments, I made pivot suggestions later in the day via Twitter (@jcblanco22) to the Angels’ Ian Kinsler at second base and the White Sox’s Yolmer Sanchez at third base.
Without further ado, let’s see how all of yesterday’s picks ultimately graded out!
MLB DFS Bargain Bin’s Tout Transparency Report
Best Value(s):
Kinsler, Lowrie provide pop, Santiago offers value– Kinsler ultimately served as the best value among yesterday’s hitters, putting the screws to the ball on two occasions on his way to a double and two-run home run.
Over in Arlington, Yahoo-only special Jed Lowrie was one of the few Athletics to take advantage of the hitter-friendly conditions, once again outpacing a very modest price with a pair of two-baggers of his own.
And while far from prolific in terms of his overall return, Hector Santiago certainly didn’t hurt you at his significantly discounted price, even picking up the road win after five serviceable innings.
Biggest Dud(s):
Pillar falls victim to stellar pitching– Kevin Pillar was the only one of the main suggested plays to come up completely empty, as the Blue Jays and Yankees played to a rather mystifying scoreless tie well into extra innings.
What follows is the official fantasy-point breakdown for each value play I’d suggested for Wednesday, June 6th:
MLB DFS Bargain Bin’s Tout Transparency Report
Pitcher
Hector Santiago– CWS at MIN- Yahoo ($25)/ FanDuel ($5,800)/ DraftKings ($5,300)/ FantasyDraft ($10,300)
Final Line: 5.0 IN, 6 H, 2 ER, 3 BB, 2K, 1 WIN
Fantasy-point return by DFS site: Yahoo (10.9)/FanDuel (21)/DraftKings (9.85)/FantasyDraft (9.85)
Catcher
Jonathan Lucroy– OAK at TEX- Yahoo ($10)/ FanDuel ($2,000)/ DraftKings ($2,900)/ FantasyDraft ($5,900)
Final Line: 1-for-4 (single)
Fantasy-point return by DFS site: Yahoo (2.1)/FanDuel (3)/DraftKings (3.00)/FantasyDraft (3.00)
Alternate suggestion:
James McCann– DET at BOS- Yahoo ($11)/ FanDuel ($2,100)/ DraftKings ($3,100)/FantasyDraft ($5,600)
Final Line: 0-for-4
Fantasy-point return by DFS site: Yahoo (0.0)/FanDuel (0)/DraftKings (0.00)/FantasyDraft (0.00)
First Base
Victor Martinez– DET at BOS- Yahoo ($10)/ FanDuel ($2,200)/ DraftKings ($3,100)/ FantasyDraft ($5,500)
Final Line: 0-for-3, one walk
Fantasy-point return by DFS site: Yahoo (2.1)/FanDuel (3)/DraftKings (2.00)/FantasyDraft (2.00)
Yahoo-only special:
Miguel Cabrera– DET at BOS- $13
Final Line: 2-for-4 (two singles)
Fantasy-point return by DFS site: Yahoo (4.2)
Second Base
*Note: Original suggestion Brock Holt was out of the starting lineup Wednesday*
Ian Kinsler– LAA vs. KC- Yahoo ($14)/ FanDuel ($2,900)/ DraftKings ($3,500)/ FantasyDraft ($6,500)
Final Line: 2-for-5 (one double, one home run), two RBI, two runs
Fantasy-point return by DFS site: Yahoo (19.8)/FanDuel (31.4)/DraftKings (23.00)/FantasyDraft (23.00)
Yahoo-only special:
Jed Lowrie– OAK at TEX- $12
Final Line: 2-for-3 (two doubles), one walk, one run
Fantasy-point return by DFS site: Yahoo (12.3)
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Third Base
*Note: Original suggestion Adrian Beltre was out of the starting lineup Wednesday*
Yolmer Sanchez– CWS at MIN- Yahoo ($13)/ FanDuel ($2,800)/ DraftKings ($3,500)/ FantasyDraft ($6,800)
Final Line: 1-for-5 (single), one run
Fantasy-point return by DFS site: Yahoo (3.9)/FanDuel (6.2)/DraftKings (5.00)/FantasyDraft (5.00)
Shortstop
Yairo Munoz-STL vs. MIA- Yahoo ($10)/ FanDuel ($2,800)/ DraftKings ($3,900)/ FantasyDraft ($7,500)
Final Line: 0-for-2, one RBI (from sacrifice fly), one walk
Fantasy-point return by DFS site: Yahoo (3.9)/FanDuel (6.5)/DraftKings (4.00)/FantasyDraft (4.00)
Yahoo-only special:
Didi Gregorius– NYY at TOR- $10
Final Line: 1-for-5 (single)
Fantasy-point return by DFS site: Yahoo (2.1)/FanDuel (3.0)/DraftKings (3.00)/FantasyDraft (3.00)
Outfield
Kevin Pillar, TOR vs. NYY – Yahoo ($7)/ FanDuel ($2,800)/ DraftKings ($3,400)/ FantasyDraft ($6,800)
Final Line: 0-for-5
Fantasy-point return by DFS site: Yahoo (0.0)/FanDuel (0)/DraftKings (0.00)/FantasyDraft (0.00)
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