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With a 10-game main slate on tap tonight, we need to take a look at some value plays for the sites so that we can differentiate our builds in the tournaments and really boost us up the standings. There are a few games with weather concerns today, namely KC-CHW being the most concerning, and a few of them we’ll have to watch as we get closer to lock.
Both Sites
Joe Ross , RHP WAS - Ross has been great away from Nats Park with a sub-2.00 ERA in 22 innings not in D.C. The Arizona offense has been lackluster to say the least basically all season and so that’s a big upside shot for Ross. The strikeouts have been a bit hit-and-miss the last few starts but that should be back up today.
Jarred Kelenic, OF SEA - Kelenic looked really good yesterday with a homer and a couple extra base hits. Now he gets a pitcher in Triston MacKenzie who’s been rocked by lefties much of the year and his stuff hasn’t exactly been moving the way it has previously, making it easier to hit, especially when he’s been on the road. Neither site has upped the salaries yet so let’s take advantage before they wise up.
Brad Miller (1B FD, 3B/OF DK) PHI - When the Phillies are in AL parks, he is the DH for them and that shouldn’t change even with a lefty on the mound. Anthony Kay has been roughed up by same-handed hitters this year and Miller has been pretty good in his own right against southpaws with a wOBA north of .500 and a homer. While other lefties should be getting more attention in their lineup today, Miller is hard to ignore for the price and potentially lower draft percentage.
David Dahl , OF TEX - Dahl is having a bit of a rough year but against RHP he’s hit all of his homers and hitting for a better AVG and wOBA than against southpaws. Luis García hasn’t fared terribly well against LHHs this year which should make this an interesting match-up to go bargain hunting with.
DraftKings
Josh Bell, 1B WAS - Bell has been a lot better of late and the Nationals offense as a whole showed up in spades yesterday with 17 runs. It’ll likely be a bullpen day today for the Diamondbacks and that bodes well for Bell being a switch-hitter and always getting the advantageous side of the match-ups.
FanDuel
Carlos Santana , 1B CWS - Santana has a long history against Carlos Rodón and it’s typically gone in Santana’s favor. Since getting the no-hitter, Rodon has made two starts and both went well but he’s coming off of back and hamstring issues that pushed his start back a few days. The Royals are looking to get back on track and Santana’s history against Rodon should help with that.
Tommy Edman , 2B STL - Edman has been getting back in the groove this past week and has swiped a few bags as well. He’s 2-for-5 with a homer off of Chris Paddack and Paddack hasn’t been great this year against either handedness of hitter which gives the advantage to the switch-hitting Edman.
Adam Duvall , OF MIA - Duvall has gone deep off of Bauer before. The wind is blowing out at Dodger Stadium as well which should help add some carry to the hits. Bauer has been remarkable so far this year but he’s still prone to give up homers and when Duvall gets hot, the ball goes a long way.
Player News
Francisco Lindor announced he will captain Team Puerto Rico in the 2026 World Baseball Classic.
Lindor was part of Team Puerto Rico’s squad back in 2023 that lost to Mexico in the Quarterfinals of the World Baseball Classic shortly after ousting the Dominican Republic in pool play. It doesn’t have any impact for fantasy managers, but it’s a significant honor for the 31-year-old superstar as he’ll continue to represent Puerto Rico on the international stage as one of the faces of baseball.
Ranger Suárez (back) struck out seven and allowed one run over four innings on Wednesday in a minor league rehab start for Low-A Clearwater.
Suárez threw 54 pitches, and was sitting in the 91-92 mph range with his fastball, in his latest rehab outing. The 29-year-old lefty continues to progress towards his season debut after opening the year on the shelf with lower back stiffness. He’ll likely need at least one additional rehab start before he’s ready to return to Philadelphia.
Cubs RHP prospect Cade Horton struck out six and allowed one run over five innings on Wednesday for Triple-A Iowa.
Horton has quickly reclaimed his previous status as one of the top pitching prospects in baseball through three excellent starts at Triple-A Iowa after missing most of last year with a lat injury. The 23-year-old righty boasts a stellar 1.43 ERA, 1.22 WHIP and 18/10 K/BB ratio across 12 1/3 innings of work. He still has some work to do in terms of developing a reliable third pitch, but his fastball/slider combo is going to make him an effective high-floor rotation option in the big leagues.
Cubs C prospect Moises Ballesteros went 4-for-5 with two homers and three RBI on Wednesday for Triple-A Iowa.
Ballesteros is among a handful of true offense-oriented backstops in the upper minors and figures to arrive in Chicago at some point later this season. The 21-year-old was one of the youngest hitters at the Triple-A level last year where he displayed strong bat-to-ball skills for hitter capable of driving the ball to all field. He’s off to an exceptional start this year, batting .368 (21-for-57) with two homers through 14 games.
Orioles 3B prospect Coby Mayo went 3-for-5 with a three-run homer on Wednesday for Triple-A Norfolk.
Mayo has gone deep three times over his last four games and has recorded at least one hit in eight of his previous nine contests since April 5. The 23-year-old top prospect doesn’t have much, if anything, left to prove at the Triple-A level. However, there’s no indication that the Orioles are ready to give him another look at the highest level right now. He remains a top-10 range prospect for dynasty purposes until further notice.
According to independent reporter Francys Romero, the White Sox are calling up catching prospect Edgar Quero.
Romero, who is extremely plugged in with native Cuban players, adds that Quero will join Chicago for Thursday’s series finale against the Athletics. The 22-year-old backstop has recorded six multi-hit performances and is batting .333 (17-for-51) with one homer in 15 games for Triple-A Charlotte. He figures to get a couple weeks to make an impact with starter Korey Lee (ankle) on the injured list. There’s some appeal here for fantasy managers in extremely deep two-catcher formats.