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Mark Strausberg highlights the top FanDuel MLB DFS lineup picks for 6/15/21, and a couple of sleepers to consider while building daily rosters.
Welcome RotoBallers to another set of Tuesday FanDuel lineup picks!
'Tis the season and I have been thinking about graduations lately. First off, is there anything more boring than a processional? It's just a bunch of people walking! Why do we continue to waste valuable minutes doing this? But speaking of value, I hope you have been enjoying my semi-weekly picks articles and perhaps even using the picks as I've been consistently doubling and tripling up with my suggested picks.
But graduations are also about moving on to the next step. If there is anything you want more from me, let me know. For that matter, if there's anything you want less from me, let me know that too! I should also mention that I usually go through all the set positions and leave you an "average" amount of money leftover to make your own decision at the Utility slot. I did that today, but perhaps a few hundred less than I usually do.
Anyway, we got a full 15-game slate tonight and some interesting options. If you have questions, please feel free to hit me up on Twitter with questions (@MarkStrausberg). Read below to find out what player I will be suggesting for your lineups, as I provide my daily fantasy baseball lineup picks for the FanDuel main slate on 6/15/2021.
Be sure to also check out all the MLB player news, including late scratches, and the projected and confirmed daily MLB lineups for each DFS slate. You can also check out today's DraftKings MLB DFS lineup picks, and read more DFS advice and lineup picks for other sports too. With that out of the way, here are my picks for tonight.
FanDuel DFS Pitchers
Cash Game/GPP Anchor Play:
Trevor Rogers - MIA at STL ($10,000)
This is what I wrote in advance of last Thursday's slate:
Do you realize just how good Rogers has been this year? His 6-3 record doesn't say as much, but his impressive numbers start with his top-line numbers of a solid 3.64 ERA, a 10.62 k/9, and a 1.09 WHIP. His supporting stats are nearly too good, with a 0.39 HR/9 and a barrel percentage of 4.2%.
Well, all he did after I wrote that was strikeout eight Colorado batters on his way to his seventh win this year and lowered his already minuscule WHIP even more, down to 1.07. Do we need his argue his case further?
Okay, St. Louis has a scarier offense, having hit 17 more homers than the Rockies. But the Redbirds are also hitting just .229 as a team, sixth-worst in the league. Even with all those homers, their OPS is still just .688, putting them in the bottom third of the league.
Five digits might seem like a lot to pay for Rogers. Trust me, it's not.
GPP Play
Casey Mize - DET at KCR ($8,200)
Here's something you don't need a graduation speaker to tell you: When you are doing something self-destructive, the best thing to do often is the opposite. Well, I've been betting against Casey Mize lately and it has cost me quite a bit. So now I'm going the opposite way and going to hop on that train. Yes, it could easily derail, but few are chugging along like Casey Mize.
He currently has five straight games with half a dozen or more punchouts. I think he gets there again tonight. The last time he gave up more than three runs was April 23rd. He's a little lacking in the win department, but pitching for the Tigers this year will strongly influence that. But he has solid ratios of a 3.44 ERA and 1.07 WHIP. He's got a K:BB ratio of 2.68.
Kansas City bats might not strike out a lot (they have the fourth-fewest strikeouts), but they are in the bottom 20% of the league for HRs. I think Mize will absolutely pay off his limited salary. Hopefully he will not have to count on amazing catches again....
Damn, Derek Hill! He had to come out of the game but what a catch! pic.twitter.com/WUThrqL8H1
— Eric Samulski (@SamskiNYC) June 9, 2021
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FanDuel DFS Infielders
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. - 1B/3B, TOR vs NYY ($4700)
In five at-bats vs today's opposing pitcher Jordan Montgomery, Vlad has three hits including a HR bomb. Maybe that's not the most convincing argument, but do you really need an argument for a player threatening to win the triple crown this year?
Jazz Chisholm Jr. - 2B/SS, MIA at STL ($3,000)
And we know FanDuel is aware that Vlad might win the triple crown, but I don't think they are aware that Chisholm might win rookie of the year. He's batting .278 with eight HRs and nine SBs. There is no good reason he should still be this cheap. But fine by me!
Ke'Bryan Hayes - 3B, PIT at WSH ($3400)
Enjoy Hayes for under $3500 while you can, it won't last long. He absolutely tore it up last year, hitting a ridiculous 1.124 OPS. An injury sidetracked his 2021. But against Patrick Corbin and his 6.21 ERA, I think Hayes will start making up for lost time!
Gavin Lux - 2B/SS, LAD vs PHI ($2700)
If you skimp on your pitching and can afford to have Vlad AND Tatis in your lineup, do it. But even with Mize as my SP, we need to save a little salary and Lux brings us some nice value. He's currently priced like he's batting late in the lineup, which he has done for most of the year. However, lately he's been batting out of the two hole and his bat is deserving of the promotion. He's batting .273 while batting 2nd and has his best K:BB ratios from there.
FanDuel DFS Outfielders
Bryan Reynolds - OF, PIT at WSH ($2800)
What, two Pittsburgh recommendations? Absolutely. A switch hitter batting .286 with double digit homers priced at just $2800 facing a lefty with a lofty 6.21 ERA? Yeah, I think I'll take that. Reynolds can hit:
Brian Reynolds with a missile—108 MPH, 418 feet pic.twitter.com/koJMW38Nzo
— Ben Palmer (@benjpalmer) June 9, 2021
Randal Grichuk - OF, TOR at NYY ($2700)
But wait, there's even more value to be had as we go even cheaper. Grichuk is hitting .272 with 13 HRs and averaging over ten fantasy points per game. And I'll take the bargain because we are about to spend up.
J.D. Martinez - OF, BOS at ATL ($4000)
A quick look at Tucker Davidson and his 1.53 ERA might scare us off the Red Sox. But if we look closer, we see that Davidson has a .188 BABIP and a LOB% of just under 90%. Neither of those is sustainable. Martinez meanwhile has 13 homers and is batting .309. Throw in the RvL advantage and there's plenty of reason to like Martinez tonight.
Good luck with your entries!
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