MLB DFS Picks & Playbook For Today’s Games: Wednesday, June 12th

Welcome to Wednesday! We're following up on a great day yesterday with another great Paul Skenes outing, which is always fun, and some Los Angeles Dodger domination with homers from each of the top five batters in their lineup. Plenty more is in store for us today, including building some more winning MLB DFS lineups!

There are plenty of early games to keep you busy while we get dialed in for the 8-game main slate this evening getting underway at 7:10 PM ET on both DraftKings and FanDuel.  

Will the Dodgers and Yankees continue the huge offensive days from yesterday? Will we get some 10+ strikeout outings from anyone? We will see and hopefully be on the right side of those questions, so let’s just jump right into today’s MLB DFS Playbook and my favorite MLB DFS picks of the day.

MLB DFS Picks & Daily Fantasy Playbook Today, June 12

MLB Weather Today, 6/12

The weather looks clear for us today.

MLB DFS Lineup Construction Thoughts

While I think there are some guys that provide some upside on the pitching end, a lot of them come with plenty of risk as well. Normally, I have some honorable mentions that are close to my favorites that I like, but today, my favorites are quite a bit above the others, with Sonny Gray and Bryce Miller being the best play for me but David Peterson being a good, cheap pivot.  

On the offensive side, some of my favorite lineups to target today include the New York Yankees, Los Angeles Dodgers, St. Louis Cardinals, Seattle Mariners, Arizona Diamondbacks, and Kansas City Royals. 

Recommended MLB DFS Starting Pitchers

Top Options For Strikeouts

• Sonny Gray vs. Pittsburgh Pirates
• Nick Pivetta vs. Philadelphia Phillies
• Tanner Bibee vs. Cincinnati Reds
• Nick Lodolo vs. Cleveland Guardians

Best Odds For A Win

• Bryce Miller vs. Chicago White Sox
• Sonny Gray vs. Pittsburgh Pirates
• David Peterson vs. Miami Marlins
• Walker Buehler vs. Texas Rangers 

Core MLB DFS Pitchers

Sonny Gray, St. Louis Cardinals

Sonny Gray is rightfully the top-priced pitcher on the slate today. His last outing wasn’t exactly what you wanted against Colorado, only making it 4.2 innings and striking out 5, but that is looking like an outlier for his season so far. 

Sonny Gray has been dominant all season, and with a good matchup against the Pirates today, it is very unlikely he will not provide another great outing. I am absolutely willing to pay the price to get him in my lineup today. 

Bryce Miller, Seattle Mariners

We were in on Bryan Woo yesterday until he got scratched, but I am jumping right back into the Mariner’s pitching against the White Sox today. Bryce Miller has had some ups and downs this season but has, for the most part, been pitching very well. 

We have seen a couple of 1-strikeout games from him, but we have also seen three starts with 9 or more strikeouts. I think the higher end is far more likely against the White Sox today, and I think we could get a great performance out of him today. 

David Peterson, New York Mets

David Peterson is clearly a big step down from the other two, but I think if you really want to go with a cheap pitcher today, David Peterson provides some decent upside at a very low price. 

He only has 2 starts this season and hasn’t passed the 3-strikeout mark yet, but he still made it 6.2 innings in his last outing, giving up only 2 earned runs against the Nationals. The Marlins provide him a decent chance to get another quality start and hopefully rack up some more strikeouts, and I am absolutely willing to take a shot at him at this price.

Recommended MLB DFS Hitters

Highest Expected Run Totals 

• New York Yankees vs. Daniel Lynch 
• Arizona Diamondbacks vs. Jose Soriano
• St. Louis Cardinals vs. Bailey Falter
• Los Angeles Dodgers vs. Jon Gray

Core MLB DFS Hitters

*Note: Will Be Updated As Official Starting Lineups Are Released

Freddie Freeman, 1B Los Angeles Dodgers

The Los Angeles Dodgers put on a performance yesterday, and Freeman was a big part of that with 3 hits and a homer. He has a 1.154 OPS over his last 10 games, along with 3 homers. 

Jon Gray is a better pitcher than Dane Dunning, but he isn’t keeping me away from the Dodgers again in this spot. I am likely looking to stack multiple Dodgers (as you can afford it), but I am trying extra hard to find a way to at least get Freddie Freeman in my lineup today. 

Andres Gimenez, 2B Cleveland Guardians

Andres Gimenez is in a bit of a home run draught but has still been hitting the ball quite well. He doesn’t need the homers to provide plenty of value either, with such a high batting average and providing speed as well. 

This is a spot where you could see him get some power, too. Facing Nick Lodolo, Gimenez is a better hitter against lefties, and it is in the best home run park in all of baseball in Cincinnati. I think this is a great spot to target Gimenez to have a big day. This is also a great spot for Jose Ramirez, but that is a little more obvious, and he is much more expensive. 

Francisco Lindor, SS New York Mets

Sure, Lindor is 0 for 9 in his last two games, but before that, he had a stretch of 18 games where he went hitless only twice, had 9 multi-hit games, and slashed .355/.410/.566. He also hits lefties best, so this should be a good matchup for him to get back on track with an .855 OPS against lefties this season.

Juan Soto & Aaron Judge, OF New York Yankees

There probably isn’t much I need to say about these two. Today, they face Dan Altavilla, the opener, with Daniel Lynch set to follow. This should be a great matchup for them to continue doing plenty of damage. 

They are both hitting out of this world and if you can find a way to put both into your lineup, it is a pretty great move. However, that can be difficult, so take your pick of who you like better today as they are the only two qualified hitters with an OPS over 1.000 right now, and you really can’t go wrong with either one. 

Player Pool

• FanDuel
• DraftKings

$ Tier	SP	C	1B	2B	3B	SS	OF
High	Sonny Gray $10,000	Cal Raleigh $4,200	Freddie Freeman $5,800	Andrés Giménez $4,800	José Ramírez $6,400	Mookie Betts $6,100	Aaron Judge $6,600
			Pete Alonso $5,100	Ketel Marte $5,100	Rafael Devers $5,900		Juan Soto $6,200
							Shohei Ohtani $6,500
							Teoscar Hernández $5,500
Medium	Bryce Miller $9,000	Logan O'Hoppe $3,900	Paul Goldschmidt $4,100	Gleyber Torres $4,200	Jeimer Candelario $4,300	Francisco Lindor $4,600	Giancarlo Stanton $4,600
		Connor Wong $3,600			Nolan Arenado $4,000	Anthony Volpe $4,700	Joc Pederson $4,400
							TJ Friedl $4,400
							Lourdes Gurriel $4,200
Low	David Peterson $6,300	Iván Herrera $3,500	Willie Calhoun $3,600	Jonathan India $3,600	Josh Rojas $3,800	J.P. Crawford $4,000	Rob Refsnyder $3,900
		Garrett Stubbs $2,900	Nolan Schanuel $3,500	Gavin Lux $3,100	DJ LeMahieu $3,300		Andy Pages $3,800
							Luke Raley $3,600
							Will Benson $3,600

Stacks

Yankees	Juan Soto	Anthony Volpe	Gleyber Torres	Aaron Judge	Giancarlo Stanton
DraftKings	6200	4700	4200	6600	4600
Fanduel	4500	3400	2600	5000	3200

Dodgers	Mookie Betts	Teoscar Hernández	Shohei Ohtani	Andy Pages	Freddie Freeman
DraftKings	6100	5500	6500	3800	5800
Fanduel	4200	3700	4300	2700	3700

Guardians	Andrés Giménez	José Ramírez	David Fry	Tyler Freeman
DraftKings	4800	6400	5600	3800
Fanduel	3200	4400	3300	3100

Mariners	J.P. Crawford	Luke Raley	Cal Raleigh	Josh Rojas	Julio Rodríguez
DraftKings	4000	3600	4200	3800	5000
Fanduel	3000	2500	2800	2800	3300

Diamondbacks	Ketel Marte	Lourdes Gurriel	Joc Pederson	Corbin Carroll	Christian Walker
DraftKings	5100	4200	4400	4500	5200
Fanduel	3600	3200	2900	3000	3300