MLB DFS Preview: DraftKings DFS Picks & Lineups for Friday, 3/28
Published: Mar 28, 2025
Happy Friday, March 28th! We have an eight-game MLB DFS main slate on DraftKings. It's a eight-game slate with some great spots players like Shohei Ohtani, Corbin Carroll, Corey Seager, and Yoshinobu Yamamoto are in.
In the latest episode, Jonathan Impemba and James Grande break down each position to share the best MLB DFS lineups, picks, bargains, and players to avoid for Friday's games. They finish off by creating a sample lineup.
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Bryce Harper (elbow) is not in the starting lineup for Game 1 of the doubleheader against the Phillies on Thursday but feels good and “could play Game 2 tonight.”
Harper exited Tuesday’s game when he was hit on the elbow by a Spencer Strider fastball. His X-rays came back negative, and it seems like he’ll return either tonight or for the weekend series against the Brewers. Alec Bohm will shift to first base for Game 1 of the doubleheader, with Edumundo Sosa entering the lineup at third base.
JJ Bleday went 4-for-5 with a double, a stolen base, one RBI, and a run scored for Triple-A Las Vegas on Wednesday.
Bleday is now 6-for-9 with a home run, a steal, and three RBI in his two minor league games. Meanwhile, Denzel Clarke struck out four times on Wednesday and has 13 strikeouts in 17 MLB plate appearances. It seems likely that we see Bleday back up for Clarke in the next few weeks.
Angels 2B prospect Christian Moore went 2-for-5 with two RBI and a run scored for Triple-A Salt Lake on Wednesday.
The Angels’ top prospect is now 13-for-31 (.419) in eight games at Triple-A with one home run, 10 RBI, and three steals. He does have a 10/6 K/BB ratio with an 11 percent swinging strike rate, but neither of those is too egregious. The Angels have always been aggressive in promoting their prospects, so it’s not crazy to think we see Moore get a shot at the big league level sometime in June.
Mariners SS prospect Cole Young went 5-for-6 with two runs and two RBI for Triple-A Tacoma on Wednesday.
Young is the Mariners’ 2nd-ranked prospect and the 43rd-ranked prospect in baseball, according to MLB Pipeline. The 21-year-old is hitting .277/.384/.465 in 52 games at Triple-A this season with five home runs, four steals, and a 28/27 K/BB ratio. The Mariners have J.P. Crawford entrenched at shortstop for this season, but it seems likely that Young will be starting there by 2026 at the latest.
Mariners INF prospect Samad Taylor went 3-for-6 with a home run, stolen base, four RBI, and three runs scored for Triple-A Tacoma on Wednesday.
Taylor is now hitting .333 with 10 home runs, 11 steals, 32 RBI, and a .968 OPS at Triple-A while playing second base, third base, left field, and center field. Meanwhile, the Mariners seem content to continue using Leody Taveras and Dylan Moore in the starting lineup. It might be time for Taylor to at least get a shot at a utility spot on the bench.
Astros INF prospect Shay Whitcomb went 4-for-5 with three home runs, three runs scored, and five RBI for Triple-A Sugar Land on Wednesday.
Whitcomb had hit a bit of a cold spell after a hot start to the month, but was red hot on Wednesday night. The 26-year-old is now hitting .264 with 16 home runs, 35 RBI, six steals, and a 49/23 K/BB ratio in 51 games at Triple-A this season while starting games at every position on the diamond other than catcher, center field, and pitcher. He has just an average 76 percent contact rate and 11 percent swinging strike rate at Triple-A, so he’s unlikely to set the world on fire at the big league level, but he has power and speed and the ability to play all over the field, so it seems inevitable that the Astros give him a shot soon.