Million Dollar Musings: MLB DFS Picks Today for Thursday 6/11
Whether you are looking for the top pitchers or the best stacks, Dave Potts (aka CheeseIsGood) has you covered with an extensive deep dive into his MLB DFS picks today. Cheese, one of the preeminent baseball minds in all of fantasy sports and a winner of a $1,000,000 1st-place prize on both DraftKings and FanDuel, is here to muse about the June 11, 2026 MLB DFS slate.
Happy Thursday! We’ve got a slow day in baseball with an early 5-game main slate starting at 1:10 PM ET. There is a stunning lack of pitching, and all 10 teams on the slate have projected totals above 4 runs. This is one of those slates where you won’t feel great about your pitchers, but just know that everyone is dealing with the same options as you are.
There is a little 3-game slate later tonight at 6:40 PM ET, and we’ll have Expert Tags available in our MLB lineup optimizer, LineupHQ, if you’re playing that slate.
Thursday Pitching: MLB DFS Picks on DraftKings and FanDuel
Well, folks, Happy Thursday? This is what we’ve got:
- Michael Wacha vs. Rangers – 20.5% K, 8% BB, 3.44 ERA, 4.29 SIERA
- Zebby Matthews at Tigers – 21.3% K, 6.6% BB, 4.15 ERA, 4.03 SIERA
- Edward Cabrera at Rockies – 21.5% K, 8.5% BB, 4.99 ERA, 4.13 SIERA
- Christian Scott vs. Cardinals – 26.3% K, 11.5% BB, 2.50 ERA, 4.10 SIERA
- Tyler Phillips vs. Diamondbacks – 19% K, 11.6% BB, 2.08 ERA, 4.50 SIERA
- Hunter Dobbins at Mets – 13 IP this season
- Merrill Kelly at Marlins – 14.3% K, 9.7% BB, 5.71 ERA, 5.33 SIERA
- Keider Montero at Twins – 16.7% K, 6.1% BB, 3.95 ERA, 4.75 SIERA
- Kumar Rocker at Royals – 18.7% K, 9.9% BB, 3.54 ERA, 4.55 SIERA
Well, folks, I have good news and bad news. You’ve already seen the bad news – it’s the list of pitchers on the slate today. The good news is everyone you’re playing against also has the same pool of pitchers to choose from. Even when there are no good choices, it’s still the same game as ever, and someone has to win. Let’s see if we can find a way to avoid the worst of all these landmines.
The only pitcher here who has anything resembling a good strikeout rate is…
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About the Author
One of the preeminent baseball minds in all of fantasy, Dave Potts (aka CheeseIsGood) has won contests at the highest levels of both season-long and DFS. He is a 2x winner of a $1,000,000 1st-place prize in DFS, having won the 2014 FanDuel baseball Live Final and following that up by taking down a DraftKings Milly Maker Tournament in 2015. In addition, he’s won the Main Event championship in the National Fantasy Baseball Championship and the NFBC Platinum League, which is the highest buy-in entry league. His consistent success in the NFBC tournaments earned him a prestigious spot in their Hall of Fame. Dave can also strum a mean guitar while carrying a tune, and if you’re lucky, you’ll see him do so on one of his MLB Crunch Time appearances. Follow Dave on X – @DavePotts2