Zach Thompson gives his top teams to consider for MLB DFS stacks on Monday’s daily fantasy baseball slate on DraftKings.
If you’re looking for an offensive force to be with you on this May the Fourth, there are several solid lineups to consider on the main DFS fantasy baseball slate on DraftKings, which starts at 7:05 p.m. ET. With a few games moving earlier in the day in hitter-friendly spots, there are still 18 teams to consider for today’s MLB DFS stacks, but the three matchups highlighted in this post make the most sense to build your lineup around for Monday’s contests.
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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With the Cubs, Reds, Mets and Rockies moving to earlier in the day, the Dodgers are the top option to consider for MLB DFS stacks. They’ll be in Houston after avoiding a sweep in St. Louis on Sunday, and they’ll be taking on opener Steven Okert ($4,000) and bulk reliever Ryan Weiss ($5,500). Okert is a lefty, and Weiss is a righty, which will make L.A.’s lineup interesting since they usually play the splits. Weiss has given up multiple runs in each of his last five games, allowing 16 runs on 22 hits in 15 2/3 innings. Lefties are hitting .315 against him this season but righties have had more power, with four of the six homers he has allowed and a .428 wOBA.
Ohtani has been struggling by his lofty standards at the plate with just one homer in his last 18 games as a hitter. He is 0-for-14 with four walks and a stolen base in his last five games. He always brings an elite ceiling, though, since he can break out with a monster game in any matchup. Muncy has been hotter lately, hitting safely in 11 of his last 13 games and averaging 10 FPTS per game by hitting .395 with a .514 wOBA. He has a 51.3% hard-hit rate and 15.4% barrel rate over those contests.
Freeman is also heating up with 17 hits in his last 15 games, although he also hasn’t brought as much power as he typically has throughout his career. Pages has hit safely in eight of his last nine games, averaging 7.3 FPTS per game over that span with 14 FPTS in Sunday’s series finale.
As value options to round out the stack, Hyeseong Kim is a great play under $3,000 if he gets the start. He is hitting .317 in his 24 games this season with one homer and five stolen bases. Kim had 10 FPTS on Sunday with a couple of hits and has hit double-digit fantasy points four times in his last 10 games.
The Padres take on the Giants in San Francisco with no rain in the forecast and winds out to center field. While Oracle Park isn’t a hitter-friendly venue, the Friars are a stack worth considering since they’re facing a good matchup against Trevor McDonald ($4,000), who will be called up from Triple-A to make his first MLB start of the year. The 24-year-old went 1-0 with a 1.80 ERA and 2.54 FIP in his 15 MLB innings last season, but he has struggled this year in Triple-A. In his 15 innings in the minors this season, he has a 5.40 ERA and 5.70 FIP, issuing 15 walks and picking up just 12 strikeouts. His control could be a major issue against San Diego, which could have plenty of runners on base all night in the late game.
Laureano has moved into the leadoff spot for the Padres but is hitting just .237 with an average of 7.7 FPTS per game. Machado and Tatis are right behind him, though, so if he gets on base, he should have run-scoring opportunities. Machado homered on Sunday and has at least 17 FPTS in three of his last six games, averaging 13.2 FPTS per game in that short stretch. Tatis came up empty Saturday but had 10+ FPTS in three of his previous four games, including 23 FPTS on Friday, when he went 3-for-3 with a stolen base.
Bogaerts had 15 FPTS on Sunday, going 2-for-4 with his fourth stolen base of the season. He is averaging 9.2 FPTS over his last 10 contests, while Miguel Andujar is also starting to find his stride as a value play to round out the stack. I highlighted Andujar’s potential in my top value plays for the day, and even though he’ll likely drop back to his spot lower in the lineup against McDonald, he’s a great way to round out a Padres build from today’s MLB DFS stacks.
The Guardians got their offense going over the weekend at Sutter Health Park against the A’s, and they’ll hope the heater continues as they shift to Kansas City to take on the Royals and Michael Wacha ($8,300). The weather could be challenging late, but if the rain holds off, the wind is expected to be blowing out and the temperatures nice and warm. Wacha started the season by allowing just three runs over his first four starts, but he has been smashed for 10 runs across 10.1 innings over his last two outings. He handed out six walks and gave up two homers in those two starts, taking losses to the Orioles and A’s. He has a 4.05 ERA at home and has let lefties hit three homers with a .293 wOBA this season.
Kwan is 7-for-21 (.333) with a double and a homer in his extended history against Wacha, and Ramirez is 5-for-20 (.250). Ramirez has averaged 8.5 FPTS over his last 13 games, and Kwan had four straight games of 7 FPTS before going 0-for-4 on Sunday.
DeLauter is a blistering 18-for-49 (.462) over his last 11 games with three doubles, a triple and a home run. He hadn’t homered in almost a month before going yard and posting 17 FPTS on Sunday. Bazzana and Schneemann are affordable plays with significant upside as well. Bazzana has averaged 12.3 FPTS over his last three games and has shown a great balance of being aggressive on the basepaths and patient at the plate.
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