After an awesome Rivalry Weekend, the MLB is back in business with a busy Monday night slate that includes nine games on the main DraftKings slate that begins at 7:05 p.m. ET. Five of the nine series on the scoreboard are divisional matchups, and with 18 teams in the player pool, there are plenty of strong stars to consider paying up for. As you build your roster, getting the right MLB DFS Value Picks will be critical as well to help stretch your salary cap space. In this post, we’ll run down my top three MLB DFS Value Picks, who bring good upside at low salaries.

The weather looks sketchy in a few places with rain potentially rolling into Minnesota and Kansas City at some point during the game, but they’ll have favorable hitting conditions before the storm arrives. The wind will be blowing in at a chilly Coors Field on Monday night as well, so the impact of the elevation could be mitigated to some degree for the Rangers and Rockies.

Let’s dive in and take a look at a few of the best value plays from the 18 teams in the player pool this Monday night.

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Best MLB DFS value plays

SP J.T. Ginn, Athletics at Los Angeles Angels, $7,500

Ginn is the top starting pitcher in my MLB DFS Value Picks from the probable pitchers on Monday night. Ginn and the A’s will be heading to Anaheim to face the Angels in an AL West matchup to start the week, and Ginn has been especially effective away from Sutter Health Park. In his last road start, the 26-year-old righty earned 33 FPTS against the Phillies, allowing four hits and one run in eight innings with eight strikeouts.

He followed that start with another win on Wednesday against the Cardinals, holding St. Louis to just one unearned run in six innings and striking out three on his way to 17.5 FPTS. Ginn lowered his ERA to 3.12 with a 4.20 FIP for the season with those two strong performances, and he has fully stretched out after working out of the bullpen early in the season.

He’ll be facing the Angels for the first time this season, but the Halos are a favorable matchup to attack since they lead the majors in K% and have the third-lowest team batting average, along with a wOBA and wRC+ ranking in the bottom 10 in the league. The Angels have dropped six straight games, scoring two runs or fewer in each game, and the Dodgers swept them convincingly over the weekend. It should be a great spot for Ginn to deliver value on Monday night, and he’s a strong option for streaming in season-long formats as well as the top pitcher in my MLB DFS Value Picks.

1B Andrew Vaughn, Milwaukee Brewers at Chicago Cubs, $3,200

In one of the most exciting series early this week, the Brewers and Cubs will battle it out in an NL Central showdown at Wrigley Field. Lefty Shota Imanaga ($9,500) gets the call for the Cubs on Monday, which should put Vaughn in the heart of Milwaukee’s batting order. Vaughn appeared as a pinch-hitter on Sunday in the Brew Crew’s loss to the Twins, but before that, he had reached base safely in eight straight games since returning from the IL with a hamate bone fracture sustained on Opening Day.

Vaughn went 8-for-23 (.348) with two doubles, a home run and five walks over those eight games, posting a .462 wOBA and 45% hard-hit rate. He is 4-for-8 (.500) in his past career meetings with Imanaga, including a home run. Last year, he hit .313 with a .374 wOBA and 142 wRC+ against lefties, and this year he is 4-for-10 in his tiny sample size in the split. He brings a lot of upside to this matchup with both a high ceiling and a high floor from this salary at 1B.

OF Harrison Bader, San Francisco Giants at Arizona Diamondbacks, $2,600

Bader is a bargain to consider in the outfield after heating up over the last week. The 31-year-old righty is notoriously streaky, and he has been on a heater since returning from the injured list. He was battling a hamstring issue toward the end of spring training and went just 6-for-52 (.115) in 15 games before landing on the injured list.

He missed a month but has looked much better in his five games since returning, going 5-for-20 (.250) with a double and three home runs for a .436 wOBA and .500 ISO. He only has one barrel, but his 57.1% hard-hit rate has been very effective. He paid off his Grand Slam Payout backers with a big homer on Sunday, and he also moved to the leadoff spot for the first time this season, which could be a great move for his fantasy value.

Bader has averaged 11.2 FPTS in his five games since returning and should be in a favorable spot at Chase Field against a struggling Zac Gallen ($6,600). Gallen has allowed 17 runs (14 earned) in 14 1/3 innings over his last three starts with 19 hits, four home runs and seven walks against him during that span. Bader is a great option at a very low salary for MLB DFS Value Picks this Monday, especially if he gets another shot in the leadoff spot.