MLB DFS Value Plays September 25: Top DraftKings and FanDuel Picks
Happy Monday! We are down to the final week of baseball, and before the last week really gets underway, we get an abnormal Monday slate to start us off. There are only 4 games today, with the Arizona Diamondbacks facing the New York Yankees this afternoon before our 3-game main slate late this evening starting at 9:38 PM EST. This evening’s slate will be the Texas Rangers vs Los Angeles Angels, Houston Astros vs Seattle Mariners, and the San Diego Padres vs San Francisco Giants, with the attention really focused on the three AL West teams as being the only ones on the slate that are still fighting for the postseason. A small slate will give us fewer players to choose from than usual, and it will be as important as ever to get some good value plays to build a winning MLB DFS lineup, so let’s jump right into some of my favorite value options of the day!
MLB DFS Value Pitchers
Logan Webb, San Francisco Giants (DraftKings: $7,900 / FanDuel: $10,200)
There aren’t a ton of options on the pitching end we have the probable NL Cy Young winner in Blake Snell and Luis Castillo, who will likely be the AL Cy Young runner-up, at the top end. After that, We only have Justin Verland and Logan Webb left, both of which are viable if you don’t want to double up on the top guys, but Logan Webb is my favorite of the two. While the San Diego Padres are still a tough matchup Webb has had a great season, and I expect him to finish strong.
MLB DFS Value Hitters
Logan O'Hoppe, C Los Angeles Angels (DraftKings: $3,700 / FanDuel: $3,100)
The Los Angeles Angels get one of the easier matchups today getting to face Jon Gray, and I am hoping that Logan O'Hoppe who has provided some decent power from the catcher option in his short season (12 homers in 45 games) can provide some good value today. He has two homers in his last 5 games so hopefully he can add to that total again today.
Eugenio Suarez, 3B Seattle Mariners (DraftKings: $3,900 / FanDuel: $2,900)
Eugenio Suarez has 8 hits over his last 6 games with 3 doubles. The Seattle Mariners are desperate to win this series against the Houston Astros, and I expect quality at-bats out of them today and a good chance they can get to Justin Verlander today. Suarez always provides solid power potential as well despite a down year with only 21 homers this season there is still some pop in his bat.
J.P. Crawford, SS Seattle Mariners (DraftKings: $4,100 / FanDuel: $3,200)
I had given up on J.P. Crawford being a viable offensive producer going into this year, but he has really figured it out at the plate this season. HE has slashed .266/.378/.432 this season good for a 132 wRC+ and has been a solid contributor for the Mariners all season with some increased power with 17 homers and a career-high in both runs and RBIs as well. He is locked in as their leadoff batter and provides some good value especially if their offense is clicking.
Leody Taveras, OF Texas Rangers (DraftKings: $3,500 / FanDuel: $2,800)
The Texas Rangers also get one of the better matchups today facing Patrick Sandoval, and their offense has been clicking recently coming off a sweep of the Seattle Mariners and needing to keep it going to hold their lead in the AL West. Leody Taveras has had a solid September slashing .365/.438/.492 and even batting near the bottom of this lineup can provide great value with how strong the lineup is from top to bottom.
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Xander Bogaerts went 2-for-4 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs scored in the Padres’ 7-4 win over the Giants on Tuesday.
Bogaerts put the Padres on the board early with a base hit in the first to score Manny Machado from second base before coming around to score on a hit by Jose Iglesias. Bogaerts later extended the lead with a two-run blast off Randy Rodríguez in the seventh for his first home run of the season. The 32-year-old shortstop is hitting .253/.342/.364 with 13 runs scored, eight RBI, and four steals over 114 plate appearances.
Willy Adames went 2-for-4 with a home run and two runs scored against the Padres on Tuesday.
Adames led off the fourth inning with a solo homer off Nick Pivetta to put the Giants on the board. He later led off the sixth with a double and scored on a base hit by Jung Hoo Lee. It was one of Adames’ better days at the plate as he had just five total extra-base hits on the season before adding two on Tuesday. The 29-year-old shortstop is slashing .212/.286/.305 with two homers, 16 runs scored, and 15 RBI across 133 plate appearances.
Robert Suarez pitched a clean ninth inning to earn the save against the Giants on Tuesday.
Suarez was summoned with a three-run lead in the ninth to close it out against the Giants. He needed just six pitches to shut the door for his 11th save of the season. The 34-year-old right-hander has posted a 0.69 ERA, 0.54 WHIP, and a 14/2 K/BB ratio across 13 innings.
Nick Pivetta allowed three runs with nine strikeouts over 5 1/3 innings in a win over the Giants on Tuesday.
Pivetta tossed three quiet innings before Willy Adames took him deep for a solo homer in the fourth inning. He gave up two hits to start the sixth that would bring in a run. Pivetta would be relieved with one out and one runner on. The inherited runner would eventually come in to score. He struck out nine. The 32-year-old right-hander will take an excellent 1.78 ERA, 0.82 WHIP, and a 39/8 K/BB ratio across 35 1/3 innings into a start against the Pirates in Pittsburgh on Sunday.
Logan Webb allowed five runs with six strikeouts over five innings in a loss against the Padres on Tuesday.
Webb was a victim of some bad in this one. After two quick outs to start the game, the Padres brought three runs in to score on four hits and a walk in the first inning. Three more hits would plate two more runs in the fourth. Only two of the nine hits had an exit velocity over 88 mph, so Webb wasn’t giving up much hard contact. He’d end his day after five innings with six strikeouts. The 28-year-old right-hander will take a strong 2.83 ERA, 1.21 WHIP, and a 50/11 K/BB ratio across 41 1/3 innings into a start against the Rockies in San Francisco on Sunday.
Jorge Polanco went 2-for-3 with two home runs and five RBI to lead the Mariners to a 5-3 win over the Angels on Tuesday.
Polanco is on an incredible tear at the plate. He took Jack Kockanowicz deep for a three-run homer in the second inning. He was then robbed of a home run at the wall in the fifth before going deep for a second time with a two-run blast in the seventh. It was the second two-homer game for Polanco in the last four days. The 31-year-old is hitting .389/.423/.819 with nine homers and 25 RBI across 79 plate appearances.