Yahoo Fantasy Baseball - MLB DFS Heart Of The Order July 14: Juan Soto is Heating Up for Nationals
Published: Jul 14, 2022
Today's MLB DFS main slate on Yahoo Fantasy includes 11 games. Before building those MLB daily fantasy lineups, check out the MLB Weather report page and confirmed MLB lineups. The Heart of the Order video for Thursday, July 14th features Framber Valdez as one of the pitchers and MLB DFS top plays. The Houston Astros left-hander has 22 strikeouts in 17 innings against the Los Angeles Angels this season. Washington Nationals star Juan Soto leads the hitters for daily fantasy baseball lineups today with a .620 wOBA over his last seven games and four home runs in his last five games. Before building MLB DFS lineups, be sure to use the MLB daily projections and check the latest fantasy baseball news. Let's jump into the MLB DFS top picks to build around on Yahoo Fantasy.
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Eloy Jiménez has gone on the IL at Triple-A Durham due to right Achilles tendinitis.
Jiménez last played Friday. He’s hit just .270/.331/.369 with two homers in 157 plate appearances for Durham this season.
Giants LHP prospect Carson Whisenhunt allowed one run (zero earned) on two hits in seven innings for Triple-A Sacramento on Sunday.
The Giants have already removed Jordan Hicks from the starting rotation and replaced him with Hayden Birdsong, but Birdsong has had some command concerns in the past. If the Giants were to have to move anybody else into the rotation, it might be Whisenhunt, who has a 3.00 ERA, 1.00 WHIP, and 52:7 K:BB ratio in 51 innings this season. He’s the top pitching prospect in the Giants’ organization and is knocking on the door of the big leagues.
Mariners INF prospect Samad Taylor went 2-for-5 with a home run and three RBI for Triple-A Tacoma on Sunday.
Taylor is having a great season in the minors, hitting .319 with eight home runs and eight steals in 36 games for Triple-A Tacoma. The Mariners have been running out Miles Mastrobuoni and his .205/.272/.241 slash line in the minors, so they could opt to make a move soon.
Dominic Canzone went 1-for-5 with a home run for Triple-A Tacoma on Sunday.
Canzone is hitting .314 with 11 home runs and 27 RBI in 27 games for Triple-A Tacoma this season. The Mariners are continuing to play Leody Taveras in right field, but they could pivot to Canzone if Taveras doesn’t start to produce.
Tyler Ivey allowed just two hits in six shutout innings for Triple-A Sugar Land on Sunday.
Ivey walked one and struck out eight on the day. The 29-year-old has a 4.35 ERA with a 38:20 K:BB ratio in 39 1/3 innings at Triple-A this season. Ivey was a fourth-round pick back in 2017 and a former top prospect in the Astros organization, but he had a UCL injury in 2019 that popped up again in 2021 and led to season-ending surgery. The recovery process caused Ivey to question his dedication to baseball, and he retired in 2022 before coming back this season. With Hayden Wesneski out for the season, the Astros could turn to Ivey to take his spot in the rotation if Ryan Gusto continues to struggle.
Guardians 1B/OF prospect C.J. Kayfus went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run for Triple-A Columbus on Sunday.
The 23-year-old is now hitting .379 in 15 games at Triple-A with three home runs, 11 RBI, and a steal. The Guardians have been playing him in the outfield as well, which could expedite his path to the majors if he continues to hit like this.