Tonight’s MLB action will look a little different than usual. Every player will take the field donning #42 in honor of Jackie Robinson, who broke the color barrier on this day in 1947.
78 years after Robinson became the first Black man to appear in a Major League Baseball game, the sport continues to diversify, with 18 different countries represented this season.
With 22 teams in action in today’s featured DFS slate on DraftKings, there are plenty of options to fill out your team. Here are two pitchers, three infielders, and three outfielders I’m targeting for tonight’s action:
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Max Fried, New York Yankees vs. Kansas City Royals, $9,500 – Fried was absolutely dominant in his last outing against the Detroit Tigers on April 9, tossing seven scoreless innings and giving up five hits and zero walks while striking out 11 (38.8 FPTS). In total, the former NL Cy Young runner-up has surrendered just three earned runs all season, although he did allow four other unearned runs to cross the plate in his season-opening start on March 29. Kansas City, although a respectable 8-9 and third in the mediocre AL Central, ranks poorly by several hitting metrics this season, as the Royals have the league’s third-worst OPS and have scored the fourth-fewest runs. They’ve also posted the league’s eighth-lowest hard-hit percentage, and Fried has allowed the 17th-lowest among 80 qualified pitchers.
Value
Tylor Megill, New York Mets at Minnesota Twins, $7,900 – Megill doesn’t typically go very deep into the game — he hasn’t pitched more than 5.1 innings in any of his three starts this season — but he hasn’t taken very much damage. In fact, he’s only allowed 11 hits and one earned run all season, sporting a sterling 0.63 ERA and 2.12 FIP. He throws his four-seam fastball more than half the time, and throws it well — the pitch ranks in the 83rd percentile by run value. Meanwhile, the Twins rank fifth-to-last in OPS and runs, sixth-to-last in walks, and seventh-to-last in homers, and they sit fourth in the NL Central. This season, Carlos Correa ($4,100), nominally the team’s best hitter, is posting just a .198 wOBA against fastballs, and he’s slashing just .153/.219/.237 and averaging 3.9 FPTS per game.
INFIELDER
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Alex Bregman, Boston Red Sox at Tampa Bay Rays, $5,000 – To put it kindly, the Red Sox struggled in the first game of the series, as starter Tanner Houck gave up 11 earned runs in just 2.1 innings of work in an eventual 16-1 loss. Bregman — who went zero-for-four with two strikeouts — wasn’t immune from the malaise. But before that, he’d reached base safely in each of his last four games, and it wasn’t too long ago that he posted two 30-plus-FPT performances in the span of four games. The Rays’ starter, Ryan Pepiot ($7,400), is prone to the long ball, ranking in just the eighth percentile in overall pitching run value and allowing a barrel rate in the 32nd percentile. Bregman ranks in the 90th percentile this season in average exit velocity.
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Tyler Soderstrom, Athletics at Chicago White Sox, $4,800 – Soderstrom had gotten off to a white-hot start to the season, leading all of the major leagues with six homers, and while he’s cooled off slightly in recent days, he’s still averaging 10.1 FPTS per game for the season and is posting a ridiculous .305/.388/.644 slash line to begin the season. Plus, while Sutter Health Park has been more hitter-friendly than Chicago’s Rate Field, Soderstrom is posting a 1.533 OPS (and averaging 15.3 FPTS) per game away from home. White Sox starter Sean Burke ($6,200) is one of the cheapest options on tonight’s slate and ranks in just the 10th percentile by pitching run value so far this season. For his career, Soderstrom has posted an OPS 8.1 percentage points higher against right-handed starters.
Value
Max Muncy, Los Angeles Dodgers vs. Colorado Rockies, $4,100 – This week’s series against the cellar-dwelling Rockies gives the reigning champions a chance to bounce back after losing three consecutive series and falling to a more pedestrian 12-6. Bounce back they did in the series opener, winning it 5-3, as Muncy recorded two walks (six FPTS). The 34-year-old has struggled to open the 2025 season, but he should have a good opportunity to mash Colorado’s right-handed starter, Ryan Feltner ($7,200). For his career, Muncy has slashed .230/.356/.475 against righties, hitting 139 of his 195 career homers. Feltner also ranks in just the 21st percentile in inducing chases, while Muncy has always been known for his patient eye.
OUTFIELDER
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Steven Kwan, Cleveland Guardians at Baltimore Orioles, $5,000 – At this point, we all know what to expect from Kwan — he’s going to hit for a good average, walk a decent amount, and not display tons of pop. This season, Kwan has posted a .322/.375/.441 slash line, with two home runs (8.5 FPTS per game). He’s ranked in the top 10 in the American League in batting average and OBP twice, although his .322 mark is only good enough for 19th so far in 2025. Also, Charlie Morton ($6,500) is flat-out irredeemable at this stage in his career; the 41-year-old’s three losses lead all of the major leagues, and he’s posting an eye-popping 62.5% hard-hit percentage and an 8.78 ERA. Even in the areas in which Morton is nearly average — inducing chases and whiffs — Kwan ranks in the top decile.
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Fernando Tatis Jr., San Diego Padres vs. Chicago Cubs, $6,200 – Tatís has become a mainstay on this last, as he and San Diego have gotten off to an incredible start in 2025. The team leads the NL West with a 14-3 record and is undefeated at Petco Park. Tatís has smacked four homers in his last four games, including a two-for-four performance with two homers and three runs scored (34 FPTS) in the series opener yesterday. I’m not entirely sold by Cubs starter Shota Imanaga ($8,700), who gave up seven hits and five runs (4.5 FPTS) in five innings of work in a 6-2 loss to Texas on April 9 in his most recent start. Imanaga likes to rely on his fastball, and this season, Tatís has posted a .506 wOBA against the pitch.
Value
Riley Greene, Detroit Tigers at Milwaukee Brewers, $4,100 – Greene has been ice-cold in his last seven games, posting just one hit in 24 at-bats and striking out 14 times across that span. The slugger has to be due for a breakout at some point, though, and it’s not like Milwaukee’s starter, Quinn Priester ($6,600) is exactly elite. If nothing else, it’s likely that Greene won’t strike out against Priester, who ranked in just the second percentile in strikeout rate in 2024. Priester also excelled only at avoiding barrels last season, and that’s been the rare area in which Greene has been above-average this season. Lefties have also mashed Priester to the tune of a .986 OPS in his career, and Greene has posted an OPS 9.6 percentage points higher against righties.
