This is a weird day for baseball. Just trust me. There’s games starting at noon. There’s three doubleheaders. In general, there’s simply an air of lunacy surrounding today’s action on the diamond.
Still, for the purposes of this article, we’ll be focusing solely on this evening’s 10-game featured MLB DFS slate on DraftKings. Let’s dig in and find some values, shall we?
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SP Yusei Kikuchi, Los Angeles Angels at Atlanta Braves, $7,700
I’m not going to sit here are say there isn’t still some reason to worry about Kikuchi going forward. For the season as a whole, Kikuchi’s 10.7% walk rate sticks out like a sore thumb, while the lefty’s 4.12 xERA is a full-run higher than his actual ERA of 2.79. However, it’s getting harder and harder to argue with Kikuchi’s recent success. Since May 7, a span of 10 starts and 60.1 innings, Kikuchi has pitched to a sterling 1.94 ERA with a 26.5% strikeout rate. Specific to his last three appearances, Kikuchi has allowed five earned runs over 19.2 innings. He’s also struck out 31 opponents in that small stretch of time. If you’re looking for DFS upside below $8,000, you’ve found it.
Kikuchi’s matchup on Wednesday isn’t too shabby, either. While the Braves still have enough household name cache to strike fear into some people’s hearts, the fact of the matter is that the lineup has underwhelmed all season long. Atlanta’s been particularly inept against LHPs in 2025, hitting .224 with an 82 wRC+ within the split. I have my doubts that this will be the team to knock Kikuchi out of his current groove.
OF Isaac Collins, Milwaukee Brewers at New York Mets, $3,400
Collins has shown more pop as a right-handed hitter than as a lefty so far in 2025, but I still like him in this spot against Blade Tidwell ($5,000) and what could be a very tired Mets bullpen. In Game 2 of the doubleheader, Tidwell will make his fourth start of the season. Things have not gone all that well in his first three tries. Despite an undeniably cool name, Tidwell owns a 10.13 ERA in 10.2 innings of work. It’s a stretch where the rookie has walked more opponents than he’s struck out, while giving up a massive .438 average and .625 slugging percentage to opposing LHBs. Woof.
Meanwhile, Collins is on fire at the moment. In 74 plate appearances in June, Collins slashed .288/.411/.508 with a .220 ISO and a 158 wRC+. His switch-hitting ability is a nice boost to his value, too. New York is going to have to cover at least 18 innings today. That means a lot of different bullpen arms could be a factor.
OF Jo Adell, Los Angeles Angels at Atlanta Braves, $3,900
I guess I like the Angels tonight.
Your milage in trusting Adell may vary. It depends on how many times you’ve fallen for the former top prospect’s “breakout” campaign. I’ve been fooled multiple times, myself. Anyway, Adell is scorching hot at the moment, having picked up a hit in 12 straight contests. For the season as a whole, Adell finds himself in the 99th percentile for bat speed (77.5), the 96th percentile in expected slugging rate (.570) and the 93rd percentile in expected wOBA (.391). I might regret saying these words, but I do really think this time it’s all for real.
On Wednesday, Adell and Los Angeles will square-off with Didier Fuentes ($6,800), who, to steal a line from the NBA, is about two years away from being two years away. Fuentes is a rare player born in 2005 to already make his MLB debut — and the inexperience shows. In two starts, Fuentes has a 10.80 ERA in 8.1 innings of work.
