Monday night’s main fantasy baseball slate gets underway at 7:10 p.m. ET with nine games lined up to help you start the week with some fantasy baseball success. While there are a few aces on the board, there are also some offense-friendly spots to lean into with some MLB Stacks this Monday night. Let’s look at the 18 matchups on the board and pinpoint a few strong MLB DFS stacks to consider.
In case you’re new to the term, a “stack” is a fantasy lineup that includes multiple players from the same MLB lineup. The strategy can pay off big time if you catch the right team in the right spot, since most run-scoring plays produce fantasy points for multiple players. Stacking your lineup raises the connectedness of your scoring, which increases the ceiling and the risk in any lineup. The key to a successful strategy for MLB DFS stacks is finding the right matchup to attack.
Here are the three spots I like the most for MLB DFS stacks this Monday night.
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1. Boston Red Sox
Romy Gonzalez ($4,400)
Trevor Story ($4,000)
Rob Refsnyder ($3,700)
Carlos Narvaez ($3,600)
Nate Eaton ($2,500)
The Red Sox are in an offense-friendly environment, playing against a mashable pitcher, and they have been one of the hottest offenses in baseball. They are also surprisingly affordable, checking just about every box across the board for MLB DFS stacks this Monday.
They’ll be at warm and muggy Fenway with the wind blowing out as they face Austin Gomber ($4,500), who has gone 0-1 in his first four starts of the season, giving up 12 funs in 19 2/3 innings with a 13.0% barrel rate. Lefties have hit only .091 in a small sample size, but righties are hitting .352 with a .426 wOBA. That’s why the Red Sox stack listed above is all right-handed hitters.
I highlighted Eaton in my top MLB DFS values of the day, and if he hits in the leadoff spot, he’s too cheap to pass up based on this matchup. Gonzalez and Refsnyder have been outstanding against lefties on their side of the platoons for the Sox this season. Gonzalez is hitting .393 with a .475 wOBA against lefties, while Refsnyder is hitting .288 with a .398 wOBA against lefties and also .340 with a .439 wOBA at home.
Story has posted double-digit fantasy points in six of his last seven games while averaging 16.9 fantasy points per game. Narvaez is a great way to round out the stack from behind the plate, given how productive he has been against lefties and at home as well.
2. Kansas City Royals
Bobby Witt Jr. ($5,400)
Maikel Garcia ($4,400)
Jonathan India ($3,400)
Salvador Perez ($3,200)
Jac Caglianone ($2,500)
The Royals are home to start the week with a favorable matchup against the Pirates. They start the series on Monday by facing Andrew Heaney ($6,500), who has been boom-or-bust for the Buccos this season. He gave up seven runs in back-to-back road starts before shutting out the Cardinals for 6 2/3 innings in his most recent start. Overall on the season, he’s 4-7 with a 4.16 ERA, 4.61 FIP and 1.20 WHIP. On the road, he has a 5.79 ERA and 5.14 FIP, so the Royals could be able to get to him on Monday night.
Any Royals stack has to start with Witt, who has averaged 14.7 fantasy points per game over his last nine contests with double-digit fantasy points in six of those contests. He’s hitting .338 with a .363 wOBA against southpaws on the season.
Garcia is hitting .303 on the year with eight homers, 18 stolen bases and an average of 8.0 fantasy points per game. Perez and India have both shown signs of turning things around lately, so the two veterans are solid, affordable options in the stack, along with rookie Jac Caglianone, who brings a high ceiling even in a lefty-lefty matchup. Heaney has actually struggled with lefty hitters a bit this year, so you don’t have to avoid all lefty Royals.
3. Toronto Blue Jays
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. ($5,200)
George Springer ($5,000)
Addison Barger ($4,100)
Ernie Clement ($3,300)
Nathan Lukes ($3,100)
The Blue Jays are the only offense that is close to being as hot as the Red Sox, as they have hit .272 with a .336 wOBA and an average of 6.3 runs per game over the last two weeks. They’ll be on the road for their matchup on Monday, facing Sean Burke ($5,500) and the White Sox.
Burke has been decent for Chicago with a 4.03 ERA and 4.83 FIP over his 17 games this season, but he may be no match for how hot the Jays’ lineup has been during their recent surge. Toronto has won eight straight games and 10 of its last 11 heading into their six-game trip before the break.
I highlighted Springer in my top home run props for the day, and think that he, Vlad and Barger are all great power plays against Burke. Guerrero has 11+ fantasy points in five of his last eight games and is averaging 7.8 fantasy points per game over his last 11 games. Barger is a newer arrival than Springer and Guerrero but has also been mashing, averaging 10.9 fantasy points per game over his last 10.
Clement and Lukes are two solid value options with affordable salaries to round out the stack. Especially pay attention to the Blue Jays’ batting order to see if Lukes hits leadoff against Burke. The 30-year-old outfielder has gone 8-for-19 (.421) over his last seven games with two doubles, seven runs scored, three walks and just one strikeout. If he can get on base in front of the power options highlighted above, he will be one of the best bargains on the board this Monday.
