DraftKings
Dylan Carlson, OF – Hitting second for the Cardinals tonight and still under $3,000. He has cooled off a bit since his start to the season but the kid has talent and this is a hard price to pass up for someone hitting at the top of a lineup.
Yadier Molina , C – I never spend up on a catcher and it’s rare to see Molina over $4,000 which tends to make him my catcher on a night-to-night basis. It also helps that he hits in the middle of the Cardinals lineup and is having a good offensive season, hitting .288 with six home runs and an OPS of .854 to start the year.
Albert Pujols , 1B - He has hits in all but one game since joining the Dodgers. He is hitting cleanup once again here and the Giants are calling up lefty Scott Kazmir to make the start for them today. The Dodgers rank first in wOBA against LHP this season which means Pujols could be in a spot to easily pay off his price tag seeing that he is min-price tonight.
FanDuel
Mark Canha , OF – Love getting Canha in lineups against left-handed pitching. Over the last two games the power is coming through with homers in each and four homers over the past seven contests.
Jean Segura , 2B/3B – Segura collected three hits last night against the Red Sox which included his third home run of the season. After a strong start to the year Sox starter Nathan Eovaldi has been hittable of late. With Segura locked into the top half of the order, there is some nice value here at his $2,700 price tag.
Bobby Dalbec, 1B/3B – What I look for in value plays is power and Dalbec has as much home run upside as anybody in baseball. He went 2-for-4 with a home run last night and has three home runs and three doubles over his last seven games.
Player News
Gustavo Campero (ankle) is not in the lineup for Wednesday’s contest against the Blue Jays.
It’ll be veteran slugger Jorge Soler making a rare appearance in right field on Wednesday night after Campero was lifted from Tuesday’s contest with left ankle irritation. It doesn’t sound like a serious concern at the moment. He’s presumably available off the bench, if needed, in an emergency situation.
Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said Wednesday that he hopes Teoscar Hernández (groin) is back in two weeks.
It’s a complete 180-degree turnaround from Roberts’ tone earlier this week when he spoke ominously regarding a potential return timetable after Hernández hit the injured list with a Grade 1 adductor strain. It certainly sounds like there’s a realistic possibility the 32-year-old fantasy stalwart is ready to return to the Dodgers’ lineup before the end of May, barring any setbacks in his rehabilitation process.
Kris Bryant is scheduled undergo an ablation procedure on his back later this week.
Bryant will travel to Los Angeles on Thursday to have the procedure performed to aid healing in his back. The 33-year-old former NL MVP was diagnosed last month with lumbar degenerative disease and will have to manage the ongoing issue for the remainder of his playing career. There is no timetable for his return at the moment.
Brewers manager Pat Murphy told reporters he anticipates Brice Turang returning to the lineup for Friday’s game against the Rays.
Turang sat out Wednesday’s series finale against the Astros as he continues to battle a lingering illness. MLB.com’s Adam McCalvy reports the 25-year-old has lost weight recently due to the unspecified illness and the club is trying to manage his workload as he makes his way back into shape.
Brewers manager Pat Murphy said he expects Sal Frelick (knee) to return for Friday’s series opener against the Rays.
Frelick has missed three consecutive games due to a left knee inflammation, but it sounds like there’s a strong belief he’ll be a full-go for Friday’s showdown against the Rays. The 25-year-old underwent an MRI earlier this week that didn’t reveal any structural issues, which is good news.
Brewers manager Pat Murphy told reporters he anticipates William Contreras (finger) returning for Friday’s series opener against the Rays.
Contreras was diagnosed with a fractured left middle finger, which he has been playing through for “some time.” The lingering issue hasn’t impacted his on-field performance yet, but it could become problematic if he’s unable to grip a bat or properly close his glove while catching. Fantasy managers shouldn’t anticipate the 27-year-old slugging backstop missing any time, but it’s an injury situation he’ll need to manage moving forward.