Note the start time for tonight’s nine-game featured MLB DFS slate on DraftKings. It’s 7:40 p.m. ET. You might even have time to squeeze in a quick meal with your loved ones before you then spend all night making lineups and watching baseball.
Let’s break down a couple values for Tuesday’s action on the diamond.
Top MLB DFS Value Plays
- Angels SP Grayson Rodriguez ($7,000) vs. Yankees
- Royals 1B Vinnie Pasquantino ($3,900) vs. Marlins
- Dodgers OF Kyle Tucker ($3,400) vs. Cardinals
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SP Grayson Rodriguez, Los Angeles Angels vs. New York Yankees, $7,000
I don’t think I’d go so far as saying I trust Grayson Rodriguez again, but the former top pitching prospect is coming off a very encouraging month. In his five starts in August, Rodriguez managed a 2.93 ERA and a 2.76 FIP across 27.2 innings. That span also included a 25.7% strikeout rate, which is far more in line with the version of Rodriguez we saw back in Baltimore in 2024. The man is getting healthier, and he’s registered a 27.6 FPTS performance within the past two weeks. I shouldn’t have to sell you on his ceiling.
Let’s also not forget that we don’t have to fear the Yankees at the moment, as it pertains to a DFS matchup. Still missing Aaron Judge (rib), New York struggled throughout August, sitting in the lower-half of the league in batting average (.231), wOBA (.308) and wRC+ (96). Here’s the kicker. The Yankees also own the AL’s highest strikeout rate since August 1 at 25.7%. How fitting.
1B Vinnie Pasquantino, Kansas City Royals vs. Miami Marlins, $3,900
This doesn’t have to be too complicated. Pasquantino is simply too cheap tonight.
The 28-year-old returned from the IL on August 17 and the proceeded to slash .341/.442/.636 to close out the month with a 200 wRC+. It’s not the largest sample size in the world, but we’re talking about someone that hit 32 home runs last season. We all know what Pasquantino is capable of at the big league level.
As for matchup, Tyler Phillips ($5,800) will toe the rubber for the Marlins. Phillips owns a 4.95 FIP as a starter in 2026, while he’s also struggled a great deal when pitching away from LoanDepot Park. Phillips has conceded a massive 47.1% hard hit rate to opposing LHBs, so it’s not a stretch to believe he’ll have his issues with the red-hot bat of Pasquantino.
OF Kyle Tucker, Los Angeles Dodgers vs. St. Louis Cardinals, $3,400
This isn’t the lowest Tucker’s price has been all season — that would be Sunday’s $3,300 tag against the Tigers — but I think we’ve finally reached the point where the salary is small enough that you have to consider the veteran as a viable value. I mean, how often can you a guy who was going top 10 in redraft this close to $3,000? I’ll tell you. Almost never.
There aren’t many redeeming stats for Tucker’s tenure in Los Angeles, so let’s just focus on the matchup. Michael McGreevy ($6,500) might be having a decent campaign on the surface, but goodness are the underlying stats not a fan of this RHP’s work. McGreevy combines a fourth percentile opponent expected batting average (.282) with a 12th percentile opponent barrel rate (10.0%). McGreevy’s 5.41 xERA is nearly two runs higher than his 3.86 ERA, and regression starting kicking in last week when he surrendered 10 hits and seven earned runs to the Orioles. Anticipate something similar this evening.
