Hello and welcome to tonight's MLB DFS Playbook for April 24! We have a 7-game slate on our hands today, so an in-between slate size. We have a 7:07 pm ET start time, so plenty of time to read over the playbook today! Make sure to check out our awesome MLB DFS tools as they are always worth going through before building your lineups. However, as I am sure you have figured out by now, the new playbook will be a one-stop shop that includes everything from easy-to-read player write-ups and suggestions to MLB Weather Reports to lineup construction tips to our best value plays for DraftKings and FanDuel. You will be given core plays around which to build your lineups, DFS stacks to consider for GPP tournaments and key statistics to help you in your DFS research. Let’s dive in! 

 

MLB DFS Playbook April 23

MLB Weather Updates

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Games that appear to have a decent wind blowing out:

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Games that appear to have a decent wind blowing in:

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DFS Lineup Construction Thoughts

Medium sized slates like this one are interesting. There are less players to consider, but still enough players (in comparison to a small slate like 4 games) to where exposure should still be spread out a good bit. Pitching has a clear-cut top option in Spencer Strider, but a few other nice options like Jordan Montgomery and Sonny Gray! We do still have some nice stack options to pick from though, so let’s dive into it all! 

Recommended DFS Starting Pitchers

Top Options for Strikeouts

Spencer Strider vs. Miami Marlins

Sonny Gray vs. New York Yankees

Jordan Montgomery vs. San Francisco Giants

Best Odds for a Win

Spencer Strider (Atlanta Braves -274)

Jose Suarez (Los Angeles Angels -210)

Chris Bassitt (Toronto Blue Jays -166)

Colin Rea (Milwaukee Brewers -159)

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Favorite Starters to Use for DFS Lineups

Spencer Strider, Atlanta Braves

Strider is off to a great start with a 2.46 ERA and 36 strikeouts across 22 innings pitched. He is 2-0 on the season and averaging 25.8 dk points per game. The Braves are the biggest favorites on the slate and Strider is kind of a no-brainer play today as he provides elite upside that nobody on this slate can come close to matching. 

Sonny Gray, Minnesota Twins

Gray has been lights-out thus far with a ridiculous 0.82 ERA and 26 strikeouts across 22 innings of work while going 2-0. He is averaging 22.5 dk points per game but he has averaged 29.5 dk points per game across his two starts at home. The Yankees are missing a few key bats and aren’t an overly scary lineup right now, so Gray should keep the good times rolling. 

Colin Rea, Milwaukee Brewers

I can’t believe Rea has made his way into a recommended DFS pitcher spot for me, but he hasn’t pitched too bad thus far with a 4.22 ERA, 0.94 WHIP, and a .189 batting average against. More importantly, he is facing the Tigers today and they rank dead last in runs per game this season with a pathetic mark of 3.00. They also have the third highest strikeout rate in the league, so this is a dream matchup for pitchers right now. 

Recommended DFS Hitters

Highest Expected Run Totals 

5.26 – Los Angeles Angels vs. Ken Waldichuk

5.15 – Arizona Diamondbacks vs. Brad Keller

4.97 – Toronto Blue Jays vs. Lance Lynn

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Favorite Hitters to Use for DFS Lineups

Shea Langeliers, C, Oakland Athletics

Langeliers may only be hitting .234, but he has been a bright spot in the A’s lineup as he has four home runs with 19 total R/RBI across 19 games of action. He is very cheap and has a nice matchup against Suarez. Righties have demolished Suarez this season, slashing .391/.472/.609 against him with both dingers that he has given up. The A’s are not a bad source of cheap options today with other options like Esteury Ruiz, Brent Rooker, and/or Jordan Diaz. 

Jorge Polanco, 2B, Minnesota Twins

Polanco has looked very good since returning off IL, going 5-13 (.385) with a home run, double, two RBI, and two runs scored across three games of action. He has a .805 OPS against righties in his career, compared to .727 against southpaws. Today he faces Jhony Brito, who isn’t overly impressive and got absolutely bombarded by the Twins when he aced them earlier this season. 

Bobby Witt Jr., 3B/SS, Kansas City Royals

Witt is locked in right now, hitting .333 over his last 12 games with two home runs, four steals, and 14 total R/RBI in that span. He has a .813 OPS against lefties thus far, compared to .743 against righties. Today he faces Tommy Henry, who really struggled last season with a 5.36 ERA and 1.9 HR/9. I would consider a mini stack with Vinnie Pasquantino, who is also swinging the bat well and is underpriced right now. 

Eloy Jimenez, OF, Chicago White Sox

Jimenez is starting to heat up with a 6-game hitting streak in which he has hit two home runs with six total R/RBI in that span. He has been a reverse splits guy, both this season and for his career. In his career he has a .842 OPS against righties, compared to .769 against lefties. He faces Chris Bassitt today who struggled a bit to begin the year and has given up five home runs in just 21.2 innings pitched

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