MLB DFS Picks, Projections, Lineups & Stacks Today: Wednesday Playbook
Published: Aug 28, 2024
On Wednesday, August 28th, we have a massive eight-game MLB DFS main slate kicking off at 7:10 pm ET. There is a great mixture of aces, back-end starting pitching, and elite offensive options for today's MLB DFS projections.
That said, let's take a look at the MLB DFS projections while we bust into our favorite MLB DFS picks today!
MLB DFS Picks & Daily Fantasy Playbook Today, August 28
MLB Weather Today, 8/28
- San Diego Padres vs. St. Louis Cardinals
- Rain will be in the area that could impact this game if it goes over the stadium causing a delay or PPD.
MLB DFS Optimizer & Lineup Generator Today
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MLB DFS Lineup Picks: Starting Pitchers
Top Options For Strikeouts
- Chris Sale vs. Minnesota Twins
- Freddy Peralta vs. San Francisco Giants
- Kyle Harrison vs. Milwaukee Brewers
- Jack Leiter vs. Chicago White Sox
Best Odds For A Win
- Chris Sale vs. Minnesota Twins
- Freddy Peralta vs. San Francisco Giants
- Corbin Burnes vs. Los Angeles Dodgers
MLB DFS Lineups: Core MLB DFS Pitchers
Chris Sale, Atlanta Braves
Sale has the highest strikeout ceiling on the entire slate which means he has the highest overall scoring ceiling of any pitcher on the board here today. Of course, that is also why he happens to be the most expensive starting pitcher on today's slate.
That said, I'm not running away and in fact, given the other options on this pitching slate today, I'm locking him into my MLB DFS picks in both Cash and GPP contests.
Freddy Peralta, Milwaukee Brewers
This is a really tough slate to really LOVE the pitching options so while Peralta is just OK, he does have good win odds today and has some strikeout upside as well.
If you aren't spending up for Sale today OR you feel like double-spending this is where I'm looking to go with my lineups.
Kyle Harrison, San Francisco Giants
Opposite of Peralta in that matchup is Harrison. This is a pure strikeout play as the Brewers have struggled with a high strikeout rate this month against left-handed pitching and Harrison has some nice strikeout potential.
That said, the Brewers have been a solid team overall against lefties this year and that puts some risk in Harrison this evening.
Jack Leiter, Texas Rangers
Talent vs Performance is what we have here today. Most will tell you that Leiter has front end starter talent and we've seen some ridiculous strikeout numbers at the minor league level. The issue is that Leiter also walks A TON of hitters with a BB/9 mark well over 5.0 at each level of his professional baseball career.
Now, due to slate size, overall lack of pitching, price and matchup we are going to see a very chalky Jack Leiter which in cash games I will play but in GPP's I will certainly have some lineups where I'm stacking against him to be different.
MLB DFS Lineup Picks: Hitters
Highest Expected Run Totals
- Colorado Rockies vs Max Meyer
- Texas Rangers vs Chad Kuhl
- Boston Red Sox vs Chris Bassitt
- Miami Marlins vs Kyle Freeland
MLB DFS Lineups: Core MLB DFS Hitters
Jarren Duran, Boston Red Sox
He is the cover of the playbook for MLB DFS picks today and for good reason as the Red Sox outfielder continues his breakout and historic season.
Duran is hitting .351 with an OPS of 1.320 over the last 10 games with five homers and two stolen bases.
The Red Sox today face Blue Jays righty Chris Bassitt who has struggled against left-handed hitting this season, allowing a .286 average with a .361 wOBA and 1.5 HR/9.
J.D. Martinez, New York Mets
Whenever we get a chance to play some J.D. Martinez against a lefty we do so and the Mets today are in a good spot against southpaw Eduardo Rodriguez to do some damage.
Against lefties this season Martinez is hitting .292 with a .240 ISO, .531 slugging percentage and .929 OPS.
He also has a 43% hard-contact percentage and an 18.8% HR/FB rate against southpaws this season as well.
Toronto Blue Jays Lefties
Blanket statement here as the Blue Jays face Red Sox righty Brayan Bello who has really struggled against left-handed hitters over the past few years which means we should be looking at building some lineups around the likes of Will Wagner, Daulton Varsho, Joey Loperfido and Addison Barger here today, especially given the value that these bring to your lineup construction as you look to spend up today.
Coors Field Stack
The Rockies and Marlins are pitching Max Meyer and Kyle Freeland here today and with every Coors Field slate we know that there is expectation that runs can be scored and a lot of them.
My favorite MLB DFS picks from this game go as followed:
Player Pool & Stacks Coming Soon
Player Pool
| $ Tier | SP | 1B | 2B | 3B | SS | OF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High |  Chris Sale  $11,500 |  Vladimir Guerrero $3,800 |  Gunnar Henderson $3,900 |  Shohei Ohtani $4,800 | ||
 Freddy Peralta $9,200 | Matt Olson $3,600 |  Francisco Lindor $3,800 | Mookie Betts $4,000 | |||
 Jake Burger $3,800 |  Ezequiel Tovar $3,200 |  Jarren Duran $3,900 | ||||
| Medium |  Joe Musgrove $8,100 | Pete Alonso $3,400 |  Connor Norby $3,200 | Mark Vientos $3,400 | George Springer $3,200 | |
 Kyle Harrison $7,900 | Michael Toglia $3,300 | David Hamilton $3,000 | Ryan McMahon $3,200 | Colton Cowser $3,000 | ||
| Manny Machado $3,500 | Daulton Varsho $3,000 | |||||
| J.D. Martinez $3,200 | ||||||
| Derek Hill $3,000 | ||||||
| Low | Triston Casas $3,100 | Jackson Holliday $2,700 | Addison Barger $2,500 | Orlando Arcia $2,700 | David Hensley $2,500 | |
| Will Wagner $2,600 |  Gavin Lux $2,800 | Joey Loperfido $2,600 | ||||
| Whit Merrifield $2,700 | Jackson Merrill $3,300 | |||||
| Michael Harris $3,000 |
Stacks
| Marlins | Derek Hill | Connor Norby | Jonah Bride | Jake Burger |
 DraftKings | 4100 | 3900 | 4500 | 5600 |
| Fanduel | 3000 | 3200 | 3100 | 3800 |
| Rockies | Michael Toglia | Jake Cave | Drew Romo | Ezequiel Tovar |
| DraftKings | 5200 | 4500 | 3000 | 5600 |
| Fanduel | 3300 | 2500 | 2500 | 3200 |
| Blue Jays | Addison Barger | Vladimir Guerrero | Joey Loperfido | Will Wagner |
| DraftKings | 2900 | 5700 | - | - |
| Fanduel | 2500 | 3800 | - | - |
| Red Sox | Triston Casas | Wilyer Abreu | Jarren Duran | Masataka Yoshida |
| DraftKings | 4900 | 4200 | 6000 | - |
| Fanduel | 3100 | 3100 | 3900 | - |
| Marlins | Derek Hill | Connor Norby | Jonah Bride | Jake Burger |
| DraftKings | 4100 | 3900 | 4500 | 5600 |
| Fanduel | 3000 | 3200 | 3100 | 3800 |
| Rockies | Michael Toglia | Jake Cave | Drew Romo | Ezequiel Tovar |
| DraftKings | 5200 | 4500 | 3000 | 5600 |
| Fanduel | 3300 | 2500 | 2500 | 3200 |
| Blue Jays | Addison Barger | Vladimir Guerrero | Joey Loperfido | Will Wagner |
| DraftKings | 2900 | 5700 | - | - |
| Fanduel | 2500 | 3800 | - | - |
| Red Sox | Triston Casas | Wilyer Abreu | Jarren Duran | Masataka Yoshida |
| DraftKings | 4900 | 4200 | 6000 | - |
| Fanduel | 3100 | 3100 | 3900 | - |
Player News
Isaac Collins belted the first home run of his big league career on Tuesday night, powering the Brewers to a 7-2 victory over the White Sox in Chicago.
Collins wasted no time in this one, crushing a 372-foot (102.8 mph EV) solo shot off of Tyler Gilbert in the opening inning to give the Brewers an early 1-0 edge. The 27-year-old outfielder also drew a walk during the Brewers’ rally in the sixth inning and scored as Sal Frelick was plunked with the bases loaded. Collins finished the evening 1-for-4 and is now hitting .243/.300/.405 with a homer, two RBI and a pair of stolen bases through his first 40 plate appearances on the season.
William Contreras delivered an RBI single, walked twice, stole a base and scored a run on Tuesday as the Brewers bested the White Sox in Chicago.
The hard-hitting backstop came through with a game-tying RBI single off of Bryse Wilson in the sixth inning that made it 2-2. He then swiped second base and ultimately came around to score on a two-run single by Caleb Durbin. He has started to pick up the pace offensively after a painfully slow start to the season, now hitting .248/.358/.356 with three homers, 17 RBI and four stolen bases.
Freddy Peralta pitched around a pair of solo home runs on Tuesday night, defeating the White Sox to earn his third victory of the season.
The 28-year-old hurler allowed just the two runs on three hits over his six frames while walking three and striking out five. All of the damage done against him came in the first inning as Andrew Benintendi and Luis Robert Jr. smacked back-to-back solo homers. Peralta generated nine swings and misses on 93 pitches on the night, posting a CSW of 26 percent. Now 3-2 on the season, he boasts a 2.52 ERA, 1.07 WHIP and a 41/14 K/BB ratio over 39 1/3 innings through his first seven starts. He’ll look to keep the good times rolling when he takes on the Cubs on Sunday.
Andrew Benintendi went 1-for-3 and swatted a solo home run on Tuesday night as the White Sox fell to the Brewers.
Benintendi got the White Sox on the board in the home half of the first inning with a 366-foot (108.5 mph EV) solo shot that tied the game at 1-1. He also worked a walk in the ballgame. On the season, the 30-year-old outfielder is slashing .222/.291/.431 with five homers and 10 RBI through his first 79 plate appearances.
Luis Robert Jr. blasted a solo homer, drew a walk and stole a base on Tuesday night, but it wasn’t enough to lead the White Sox to victory over the Brewers.
The dynamic 27-year-old outfielder went back-to-back with teammate Andrew Benintendi off of Freddy Peralta in the opening inning, with Robert’s 415-foot (105.7 mph EV) blast giving the White Sox a 2-1 lead. He also drew a walk in the third inning and swiped second base but was left stranded there. He’s hitting a disappointing .158/.283/.305 overall on the season, but that has come with four homers, nine RBI and 11 stolen bases.
Bryse Wilson didn’t pitch well as the bulk reliever in a loss against the Brewers on Tuesday night, giving up three runs on two hits in his 3 1/3 innings of work.
Wilson also issued three walks on the evening while recording only one strikeout. He took over in the third inning with the White Sox leading 2-1 and kept the Brewers at bay through his first three frames. He seemed to tire in the sixth though, as he allowed a walk and a couple of singles, one of which plated the tying run. The White Sox then went to the bullpen — and both inherited runners ultimately scored. The 27-year-old hurler got three whiffs on 58 pitches on the night, posting a CSW of 21 percent. He now holds a 5.00 ERA, 1.78 WHIP and an 11/9 K/BB ratio over 18 innings on the season.