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The first Saturday of May includes a six-game fantasy baseball slate, starting at 7:15 p.m. ET. While there are not many true aces on the mound, there are a few starters who have done a good job limiting damage, who are in key spots. Coors Field, which is always a good target for MLB DFS stacks, is high-risk since Chris Sale and Chase Dollander have both been locked in lately. If the Braves and Rockies aren’t the strongest plays, where should we look for the best matchups for MLB DFS stacks? Let’s take a look at the rest of the board and look at a few top teams to target as you build your lineup for Saturday night.
Before we get to the individual selections for these contests, let’s define exactly what we’re searching for. An ideal target for MLB DFS stacks is a team well-positioned to score plenty of runs based on its matchup and ballpark. “Stacking” is the strategy of adding multiple players from the same MLB lineup to your roster to boost each other’s production.
Ideally, MLB DFS stacks focus on players who are either back-to-back or from the same part of the lineup to allow positive correlation. Since most run-scoring plays produce fantasy points for multiple players, stacking a high-scoring team can carry your entry to the top of the leaderboard. The key to MLB DFS stacks paying off is finding the perfect matchup to attack, so let’s take a look at the top spots.
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The Cardinals mopped the Pirates and then beat the Dodgers, meaning they’re coming into this matchup riding a five-game heater. They’ll face Roki Sasaki ($7,100), who has struggled in his first five starts this season, giving up 16 runs in 22 2/3 innings. He has allowed seven homers, all in his last four starts. Lefties have four of those homers and a .311 batting average against Sasaki, and when he’s on the road, he’s given up a .333 batting average to lefties with a .429 wOBA. His 8.38 road ERA sets the Cards up for success this Saturday, and they come in with plenty of momentum and value.
Walker had four hits and 29 FPTS on Friday with two doubles, a stolen base and two RBI. He has at least 19 FPTS in three of his last four games and is averaging 11 FPTS per game on the season. I also included Walker as my Grand Slam Payout promotion pick, so be sure to check out that exciting and potentially profitable promo.
Wetherholt is also raking for the Cards, averaging 11 FPTS per game over his last 10 games with four doubles and four homers in his last 10 contests. I included Church as one of my top value plays of the day, and he’s a great bargain way to round out the stack while still saving significant salary.
The weather won’t be super warm in Detroit, but the wind will be blowing out and Keider Montero ($7,400) is a solid matchup to attack with this value option in today’s MLB DFS stacks. Montero is 1-2 in his five starts with a 4.00 ERA. Lefties have had most of the success against him with a .288 wOBA and both of the homers he’s allowed. Last year, his splits against lefties were even more favorable.
Seager leads a solid squad of lefty bats, and he has averaged 10 FPTS per game in his 16 road games this season. He had 9 FPTS in the series opener, which the Rangers won, 5-4. Carter is one of the team’s options to hit leadoff against righties like Montero if Brandon Nimmo (hamstring) isn’t ready to play after Friday’s early exit. He is only hitting .185 but had great power and speed upside for an option under $3,500.
McCutchen didn’t play in the series opener but is 2-for-4 in his career against Montero with a pair of homers. The 39-year-old veteran has a high strikeout rate this year at 37.8%, but he has still shown flashes of fantasy potential as a value play.
The Royals and Mariners meet in the last game of the night, and Kansas City’s lineup brings some interesting value potential as one of the day’s best MLB DFS Stacks. It’s not an ideal matchup against Emerson Hancock ($8,200), but the Mariners’ starter has allowed seven homers in six starts. He has only a 2.86 ERA, but his 4.61 FIP and 4.50 xERA show he has had good earned run luck so far this season. Lefties have been slightly better against him with four of the seven homers he has allowed and a .318 wOBA.
The Royals have plenty of power from the left side with Pasquantino, Caglianone and Jensen heating up. The Pasquatch hit his fourth homer of the year on Friday, finishing with 21 FPTS. He has at least 10 FPTS in four of his last five starts and is averaging 8.3 FPTS in his last 10. Caglianone is finding his power stroke with three homers in his nine games, averaging 7.7 FPTS in those nine matchups.
Witt Jr. is another source of power production also finding his stride. He didn’t homer for the first 27 games this season, but he has two homers in his last five games and has averaged 11.4 FPTS over his last 10 contests. Witt Jr. has an extremely high ceiling when he’s at his best, and he’s rounding into form along with the rest of the Royals’ offense after scuffling a bit early. He can be a pay-up anchor for this stack, especially if you mix in Caglianone and Massey as values to balance it out.
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