On Wednesday, September 18th, we have a massive 12-game MLB DFS main slate kicking off at 6:35 pm ET. There is a great mixture of aces, back-end starting pitching, and elite offensive options for today's MLB DFS picks.

 

 

 

MLB DFS Picks & Daily Fantasy Playbook Today, September 18

We have a lot of really great pitching options as Tarik Skubal, Sonny Gray, Dylan Cease, and Framber Valdez all take the hill for their respective teams tonight. 

At the dish, we have numerous bats to spend up on considering we have 24 teams on the main slate. Amongst the best are Juan Soto, Mookie Betts, Aaron Judge, and Bryce Harper.

That said, let's take a look at the MLB DFS projections while we bust into our favorite MLB DFS picks today!

 

 

 

MLB Weather Today, 9/18

There’s an outside chance that this game is delayed due to rain in the area. It almost may play completely dry. Check back later for an update closer to lock.

There is rain in the forecast basically all night, so what the Mets do is the question here. They can play through light rain at the beginning of the night, but if they don’t want to do that a postponement isn’t out of the question.

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MLB DFS Lineup Picks: Starting Pitchers

Top Options For Strikeouts

Best Odds For A Win

MLB DFS Lineups: Core MLB DFS Pitchers

Tarik Skubal, Detroit Tigers

With the Tigers legitimately contending for the playoffs, Tarik Skubal’s reins have been taken off and he’s a full-go each time he toes the rubber. Skubal has been one of the two best pitchers in baseball and even in a slightly tougher spot than other pitchers, it hasn’t mattered much this year. He’s top five in wins, ERA, strikeouts, and quality starts. Nothing to dislike here.

Sonny Gray, St. Louis Cardinals

This is a dream spot for the Cardinals starting pitcher going up against the Pirates at home. The Pirates are a bottom three offense this year against right-handed pitching and strike out over 23% of the time. Gray has been quite incredible at home compared to his road stats and getting to face a bad offense in his home ballpark is great. He’s the top arm of the slate if you’re worried about Skubal at all.

Spencer Schwellenbach, Atlanta Braves

This is going to be a low-owned spot, but despite the ballpark downgrade, I like Schwellenbach’s upside because of the strikeout stuff. He has a 27% K-rate on the year, and he faces the offense that’s struck out the fourth-most against righties this year. Only twice in his last 10 starts has Schwellenbach had less than six strikeouts and now the team he faces strikes out a lot. GPPs only because the ballpark.

Nestor Cortes, New York Yankees

After an extended concern with his road numbers, Cortes has seemingly figured how to pitch on the road with three straight great outings and now pitches in the best ballpark in major league baseball for pitchers. Seattle’s offense is 26th in OPS against right-handed pitching while having a 26% K-rate, which is fourth in the league. Cortes is cheap for his upside.

Dean Kremer, Baltimore Orioles

The books absolutely love Dean Kremer today and I understand it. The Giants are striking out a LOT right now and righties are dominating them. Kremer’s strikeout prop sitting at 6.5 suggests that to be true and they’re just not a very good offense in general. They rank 26th in OPS against righties while being in the bottom 10 in ISO. Sign me up for Kremer as my SP2 while he’s pitching well and in a great matchup.

Jose Quintana, New York Mets

I like Quintana, but TBD on if we’re going to go here because of the weather. If this is a game that’s going to start and stop a lot, I have no interest in pitching.

 

 

 

MLB DFS Lineup Picks: Hitters

Highest Expected Run Totals 

MLB DFS Lineups: Core MLB DFS Hitters

Mookie Betts, Teoscar Hernandez, Tommy Edman, Shohei Ohtani, Miguel Rojas, Los Angeles Dodgers

The Dodgers are arguably the top stack of the day against Ryan Weathers and the Marlins bullpen. The Dodgers rank in the top-five in OPS, wOBA, ISO, and wRC+ against lefties this year. There are a bunch of different directions you could go with your stack, but Teoscar Hernandez, Tommy Edman, and Miguel Rojas are three of my favorites.

Jarren Duran, Boston Red Sox

Lefties have given Ryan Pepiot serious issues lately as they've posted a .246 ISO and .403 wOBA. I know Duran is struggling right now, but he's been dominating against righties posting a .271 ISO and a .390 wOBA on the year. Duran is someone I'd spend money on as a one-off or in a stack.

Jake Burger, Connor Norby, Otto Lopez, Jesus Sanchez, Jonah Bride, Miami Marlins

Power. That's where Landon Knack can't figure it out. Lefties have a .217 ISO and righties have a .257 ISO over the last 90 days. All of the players listed outside of Otto Lopez has posted a .193 ISO or better against right-handed pitchers this season. The funny thing about that is that Otto Lopez might be the hottest hitter of all of them, posting a .359 AVG and 1.071 OPS over his last 10 games.

Riley Greene, Kerry Carpenter, Detroit Tigers

I'm not going full-bore Tigers here, but I like the left-handed bats quite a bit. Despite having a great last outing with a bunch of strikeouts, lefties have given Alec Marsh fits. Over the last 90 days, lefties have posted a .269 ISO and .408 wOBA against Alec Marsh. Kerry Carpenter has smashed righties this year posting a .315 ISO and a .408 wOBA while Riley Greene has posted a .220 ISO and .381 wOBA.

Davis Schneider, Toronto Blue Jays

It's been an up-and-down season for Davis Schneider, but mostly down, until September that is. He's hitting .290 with a .990 OPS, .387 ISO, and .413 wOBA. Schneider has homered three straight games and has had at least one RBI in five straight outings. Cody Bradford has allowed a .233 ISO against righties over the last 90 days.  

Brendan Donovan, Lars Nootbaar, St. Louis Cardinals

Lefties against Jake Woodford has been the spot to take advantage of. Woodford has been dreadful against lefty bats allowing a .265 ISO and .400 wOBA this season. This entire year, it's .308 ISO and .409 wOBA. Elite numbers. Donovan has a great month of September going as he's hit .340 with a .904 OPS over his last 13 games. It's not just Donovan having a great month, Lars Nootbaar is hitting .333 himself and his OPS is over 1.000.

 

 

 

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