MLB DFS Expert Survey: Friday, September 20th
Our panel of experts is here to give you their MLB DFS advice for today’s main slate contests by answering a handful of questions to help you make crucial lineup-building decisions. Want to know CheeseIsGood’s favorite sneaky stack? Or STLCards’ top overall pitcher? Find out below!
MLB DFS Picks: DraftKings & FanDuel Expert Survey for Friday, September 20
Who is your favorite hitter to spend up for in cash games?
CheeseIsGood: Bobby Witt
boggslite: Bobby Witt
ebeimfohr: Bobby Witt
Alex Sonty: Bobby Witt
Who is your favorite hitter (when considering price, matchup, projected ownership, etc.) on the board and why?
CheeseIsGood: Royce Lewis – After just 2 starts, we’re mostly guessing at the skill set for Boston’s Richard Fitts. But between his 10 innings in the majors and his minor league numbers, I see nothing to suggest that he’s a major league caliber pitcher. He has just 2 strikeouts to go with 3 walks in 23 at-bats against righties so far, and he was just an average 22.6% K% pitcher at Triple-A with no batted-ball lean. Even if I thought he was something close to average (which I don’t), I’d be playing Royce Lewis and the Twins early and often. Lewis comes in with a big .270 ISO against RHP this season, joining his teammates in the outfield, Byron Buxton and Matt Wallner, also with ISOs above .270.
boggslite: Bobby Witt – At home where he’s hitting .378 with a 1.121 OPS this season, Witt instantly becomes my top overall option to pay up for. He’s playing a premium position and drawing a great matchup against a hittable righty that suffers from home run issues.
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ebeimfohr: Juan Soto – J.T. Ginn projects as the worst pitcher on the slate for me, but he’s particularly bad against lefties. He’s allowed a .399 xwOBA and .266 xISO to lefties in 2024, with just an 18% K rate. Meanwhile, Soto’s season has probably been lost a bit in the Shohei Ohtani & Aaron Judge hype, but he’s posted a truly absurd .468 xwOBA and .358 xISO vs. RHP this season.
Alex Sonty: Bobby Witt – We have an 86-degree forecast in Kansas City with a pitcher in Mason Black, allowing a .306 ISO on a 14.6% barrel rate through 70 right-handed hitters faced on the bump for the Giants. Witt has a 15% barrel rate against RHP with electrifying speed. He’s the total package facing a pitcher who can’t keep the ball in the ballpark, with good hitting weather to boot.
Who is your top overall pitcher (when considering price, matchup, projected ownership, etc.) on the board and why?
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