UPDATE: Tonight’s Detroit Tigers at Colorado Rockies game has been postponed until tomorrow due to weather.
Last night, the good times — and the good teams — continued rolling. All three of the National League division-leading teams won, expanding their edges further, although two of the three American League division leaders lost and the Detroit Tigers didn’t play.
Either way, Tuesday brings a new day, with 16 games on the docket (since the Cleveland Guardians-Washington Nationals matchup yesterday was rained out, they’ll have to play a double-header today), 12 of which are on DraftKings’ featured DFS slate. Here are my two pitchers, three infielders, and three outfielders to target from today’s action.
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PITCHER
Stud
Michael King, San Diego Padres at New York Yankees, $9,500 – King isn’t quite the most expensive player on tonight’s slate, nor does he have the easiest matchup; perhaps I should be concerned about any pitcher facing Aaron Judge ($6,500), who has been on an absolutely generational run despite going zero-for-three yesterday. But since a rough first outing in which he allowed three runs in 2.2 innings (1.2 FPTS), King has worn the NL’s proverbial crown, pitching to a 1.50 ERA in 36.0 innings (26.1 FPTS). So far, the Bronx Bombers’ offense has been hard to tame, as it has posted the league’s best OPS, but if anyone can do it, it’s King.
Value
Jackson Jobe, Detroit Tigers at Colorado Rockies, $6,800 – Picking Jobe is an extension of a tried-and-true play: continuing to target the Rockies until they prove that they’re not historically dreadful. But while I suppose they deserve credit for winning two games last week to increase their total to six on the season, their .176 winning percentage is still the worst in modern MLB history. Colorado has posted the league’s worst OPS, scored its fewest runs, and struck out the most times, and though its numbers are slightly better at hitter-friendly Coors Field, they’re still not great. Jobe, baseball’s No. 4 overall prospect, doesn’t go very deep into games, but his elite breaking pitches mean he doesn’t give up a lot of runs, either; he’s given up two or fewer in three of his five starts.
INFIELDER
Stud
Pete Alonso, New York Mets at Arizona Diamondbacks, $5,500 – Polar Bear Pete has had an incredible season for one of the league’s most impressive teams so far. While he hasn’t been the most impressive slugger to play in New York City so far in 2025 — that would be Judge — he has been probably the best hitter on the Senior Circuit. He leads the NL in all three slash-line categories — .349/.469/.674 — and his nine homers rank fourth. Alonso also has five multi-hit efforts over his last 10 games, hitting three home runs and walking nine times (12.3 FPTS per game) across that span. Meanwhile, Arizona’s Zac Gallen ($8,000) has given up six homers already this season in what has been a disappointing start to his campaign.
Stud
Bo Bichette, Toronto Blue Jays at Los Angeles Angels, $4,200 – Bichette is coming off a very rough 2024 season in which he finished with -0.3 WAR after making an All-Star team in two of the preceding three campaigns. He’s been off to a much more solid start so far in 2025, slashing .288/.323/.384 (7.3 FPTS per game), and while his upside is limited by the fact that he’s only hit one home run, he still squares it up at an 85th percentile rate and has arguably gotten unlucky with an expected slugging percentage 10.8 percentage points higher than his actual mark. The Angels have had one of the league’s worst pitching staffs this year, conceding the fourth-highest ERA and fourth-highest WHIP, and they very rarely strike batters out.
Value
Jackson Holliday, Baltimore Orioles at Minnesota Twins, $3,400 – I’ve put Holliday as a value target a few times this season because I believe that the former No. 1 overall pick is due for a breakout at some point at just 21 years old. He’s improved dramatically across the board since last season, and even within this season, he’s continuing to trend upwards. In his last 10 games, he’s slashing a ridiculous .407/.484/.630 (7.8 FPTS per game), and he’s coming off a two-homer (31-FPT) performance. While he’s still sat against southpaws, the Twins’ Pablo López ($9,000) isn’t a southpaw. Although he’s been very good, it’s a battle of strength vs. strength: López induces a lot of chases, and Holliday doesn’t chase much.
OUTFIELDER
Stud
Pete Crow-Armstrong, Chicago Cubs vs. San Francisco Giants, $4,800 – Crow-Armstrong hasn’t hit for a great average recently — in fact, he’s slashing just .211/.211/.553 across his last 10 games (9.6 FPTS per game) — but his power is keeping him a viable fantasy asset, as he’s hit four dingers across that span. He also has excellent speed, ranking third in the NL with 12 stolen bases, and his elite glove should keep him in the every-day lineup even if his bat goes slightly cold. It also might be time to admit that Justin Verlander ($7,500) is finally washed; the 42-year-old sports a 4.62 ERA so far this season and has given up five long balls already.
Stud
Brendan Donovan, St. Louis Cardinals vs Pittsburgh Pirates, $4,400 – It’s hard to bet on anyone against Paul Skenes ($10,000), the most expensive pitcher on tonight’s slate and a likely future Cy Young winner, but when you’re hitting .336 — the second-best mark in the National League — like the 28-year-old utility man is, no pitcher is too daunting of a challenge. Plus, by Skenes’ lofty standards, it hasn’t been that great of a start to the season; he’s just 3-3, he’s given up three or more earned runs twice, and he gave up three homers to the Cubs on May 1. The last time Donovan faced Skenes, he went two-for-three with an RBI single and a double (14 FPTS).
Value
Drew Waters, Kansas City Royals vs. Chicago White Sox, $3,000 – It wouldn’t be an MLB targets column without writing about the White Sox, who have escaped some criticism because of how bad the Rockies have been but still have just a .286 win percentage. Chicago’s pitching staff has the eighth-worst WHIP in baseball and has walked the third-most batters. Waters, meanwhile, has put up two straight solid games, going two-for-five with a pair of RBI’s (10 FPTS) on Sunday against the Orioles and following it up with a one-for-three, one-RBI (nine-FPT) performance in last night’s series opener.
