{"id":597031,"date":"2026-04-11T12:51:16","date_gmt":"2026-04-11T12:51:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/597031\/"},"modified":"2026-04-11T12:51:16","modified_gmt":"2026-04-11T12:51:16","slug":"mlb-dfs-picks-underdog-player-props-saturday-4-11","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/597031\/","title":{"rendered":"MLB DFS Picks & Underdog Player Props: Saturday (4\/11)"},"content":{"rendered":"

There are two major MLB DFS<\/a> slates today. Essentially, it is one early slate of seven games and one later slate of seven games. In the interest of giving people more time to read the article, we\u2019ll look at the second slate of games with today\u2019s MLB DFS picks, which begin at 6:10 p.m. ET. Both DraftKings and FanDuel have the same games available in that slate.<\/p>\n

\"Fantasy<\/a>
\nSaturday\u2019s Top MLB DFS Picks & Player Props
\nSaturday\u2019s Starting Pitcher Rankings (4\/11)<\/p>\n

This is the type of matchup where you want to use Luis Castillo<\/a>. In 2025, his home ERA was 2.60 with 8.8 strikeouts per nine innings. On the road, his ERA rose to 4.71, and the strikeouts per nine innings fell to 7.2. Today, he has a home matchup against the Houston Astros.
\nParker Messick<\/a> doesn\u2019t have the matchup we are looking for with the Atlanta Braves\u2019 117 wRC+ against left-handed pitchers. However, for as great as Messick has pitched, we can use him in any matchup. While his 0.82 ERA won\u2019t sustain, he still has a 2.95 expected ERA and 3.15 FIP. That comes with a 27.5% strikeout rate, which is 4% better than last year.
\nIf you are looking for a cheaper option, look at German Marquez<\/a>. Fantasy managers have always wanted to see what he is capable of when not playing half of his games at Coors Field. Through two starts, it\u2019s been one poor home start and one strong road start. It\u2019s too early to make any assumptions about that, but we know the Rockies struggle on the road (.648 road OPS).<\/p>\n

Suggested Lineup Stacks<\/p>\n

Texas Rangers Projected Lineup (4\/11)<\/p>\n

There are two major MLB DFS<\/a> slates today. Essentially, it is one early slate of seven games and one later slate of seven games. In the interest of giving people more time to read the article, we\u2019ll look at the second slate of games with today\u2019s MLB DFS picks, which begin at 6:10 p.m. ET. Both DraftKings and FanDuel have the same games available in that slate.<\/p>\n

\"Fantasy<\/a>
\nSaturday\u2019s Top MLB DFS Picks & Player Props
\nSaturday\u2019s Starting Pitcher Rankings (4\/11)<\/p>\n

This is the type of matchup where you want to use Luis Castillo<\/a>. In 2025, his home ERA was 2.60 with 8.8 strikeouts per nine innings. On the road, his ERA rose to 4.71, and the strikeouts per nine innings fell to 7.2. Today, he has a home matchup against the Houston Astros.
\nParker Messick<\/a> doesn\u2019t have the matchup we are looking for with the Atlanta Braves\u2019 117 wRC+ against left-handed pitchers. However, for as great as Messick has pitched, we can use him in any matchup. While his 0.82 ERA won\u2019t sustain, he still has a 2.95 expected ERA and 3.15 FIP. That comes with a 27.5% strikeout rate, which is 4% better than last year.
\nIf you are looking for a cheaper option, look at German Marquez<\/a>. Fantasy managers have always wanted to see what he is capable of when not playing half of his games at Coors Field. Through two starts, it\u2019s been one poor home start and one strong road start. It\u2019s too early to make any assumptions about that, but we know the Rockies struggle on the road (.648 road OPS).<\/p>\n

Suggested Lineup Stacks<\/p>\n

Texas Rangers Projected Lineup (4\/11)<\/p>\n

POS
\nPLAYER
\nDraftKings Salary
\nFanDuel Salary<\/p>\n

OF
\nBrandon Nimmo<\/a>
\n$4,200
\n$3,400<\/p>\n

OF
\nWyatt Langford<\/a>
\n$3,600
\n$2,600<\/p>\n

SS
\nCorey Seager<\/a>
\n$4,300
\n$3,700<\/p>\n

1B
\nJake Burger<\/a>
\n$3,900
\n$3,300<\/p>\n

OF\/1B
\nJoc Pederson<\/a>
\n$2,300
\n$2,400<\/p>\n

OF
\nEvan Carter<\/a>
\n$3,400
\n$2,700<\/p>\n

C
\nDanny Jansen<\/a>
\n$2,900
\n$2,800<\/p>\n

2B\/3B\/SS\/OF\/1B
\nJosh Smith<\/a>
\n$2,800
\n$2,300<\/p>\n

3B
\nJosh Jung<\/a>
\n$2,400
\n$2,200<\/p>\n

The Texas Rangers have an Interleague matchup today against the Dodgers\u2019 Emmet Sheehan<\/a>. It could just be the small sample, but so far, Sheehan has not looked like the same pitcher we saw last season. His fastball is down 1.5 miles per hour (MPH). His ERA is 8.00, and his FIP is 5.93.
\nCorey Seager<\/a> has eight runs, four home runs, 10 RBI, a stolen base and a batting average of .234. He is still hitting the ball hard to score plenty of fantasy points in this matchup. He has a 92.7 MPH average exit velocity and a 16% barrel rate.
\nThe price for Wyatt Langford<\/a> has dropped to a point where it\u2019s hard to ignore much longer. While his surface stats have been ugly, with only a .525 OPS, he still has a 90.4 average exit velocity and a 43% hard-hit rate. That points to brighter days (and better statistics) ahead. His price on FanDuel is very appealing.
\nIf you\u2019re looking for a really cheap option in your outfield, look at Joc Pederson<\/a>. He is selling out for the home run, with 71% of his hits being in the air. That comes with an elite 94.4 average exit velocity and 61.9% hard-hit rate. Yet, he has no barrels because he is hitting it too high with a 26-degree launch angle. If he can dial that launch down a bit, he could hit another home run.<\/p>\n

Boston Red Sox Projected Lineup (4\/11)<\/p>\n

POS
\nPLAYER
\nDraftKings Salary
\nFanDuel Salary<\/p>\n

OF
\nRoman Anthony<\/a>
\n$5,200
\n$2,900<\/p>\n

OF
\nJarren Duran<\/a>
\n$4,900
\n$3,400<\/p>\n

1B\/C
\nWillson Contreras<\/a>
\n$4,100
\n$3,000<\/p>\n

OF
\nWilyer Abreu<\/a>
\n$5,000
\n$3,600<\/p>\n

SS
\nTrevor Story<\/a>
\n$4,000
\n$2,800<\/p>\n

2B\/SS\/3B
\nMarcelo Mayer<\/a>
\n$2,400
\n$2,700<\/p>\n

3B\/2B
\nCaleb Durbin<\/a>
\n$2,400
\n$2,400<\/p>\n

C
\nCarlos Narvaez<\/a>
\n$2,400
\n$2,600<\/p>\n

OF\/SS\/2B
\nCeddanne Rafaela<\/a>
\n$3,000
\n$2,600<\/p>\n

The Boston Red Sox have not gotten off to the offensive start that was expected, but a matchup with Kyle Leahy<\/a> could turn their offense around. Leahy has an ERA of 5.40 with a FIP of 4.95. He is striking out only 4.5 batters per nine innings while walking the same number. That\u2019s a recipe for disaster.
\nOne of the rare Red Sox hitters who is off to a good start is Wilyer Abreu<\/a>. He already has eight extra-base hits, including three home runs. He\u2019s already had six barrels, which is good for a 17% rate.
\nJarren Duran<\/a> has an OPS of .495 this season. It\u2019s slightly higher against right-handed pitchers at .521, but that\u2019s still far from good. The good news is that he was back in the lineup yesterday, batting leadoff against a right-handed pitcher. That\u2019s the spot where he has been most effective in the past.
\nCeddanne Rafaela<\/a> has a .324 batting average early in the season, but with only two extra-base hits. One of those extra-base hits went for a home run. It\u2019s really his hit rates that make him stand out. In the early season, he has a hard-hit rate of 36% and only a soft-hit rate of 9%.<\/p>\n

\"FantasyPros<\/a><\/p>\n

Core Studs<\/p>\n

Maybe today will be the day the Giants begin hitting with their matchup against Chris Bassitt<\/a>. One player who is likely to take advantage of that matchup is Rafael Devers<\/a>, who is 10-for-20 against Bassitt in his career with two doubles and three home runs.
\nTypically, I try to avoid recommending batters against the suggested starting pitchers, but let\u2019s make an exception for Yordan Alvarez<\/a>. He is 8-for-16 with a double and two home runs in his career against Luis Castillo<\/a>.
\nNot sure if it is intentional or not, but Will Smith<\/a> has only four (hitless) at-bats against left-handed pitchers this season. Today\u2019s matchup is against right-handed pitcher Jack Leiter<\/a>. Smith has an .828 OPS against right-handed pitchers this season.<\/p>\n

Value Plays\/Punts<\/p>\n

This will be the third time I\u2019ve recommended Gary Sanchez<\/a> in the value play\/punt section versus a left-handed pitcher. He hit a home run the first two times. Let\u2019s hope he can make it three-for-three today.
\nRhys Hoskins<\/a> seems to be settling into an everyday role with the Cleveland Guardians. He has always been a better option against left-handed pitchers, like today\u2019s opponent (Martin Perez<\/a>). He has a career .878 OPS against left-handed pitchers.
\nWho knows how long Jordan Walker<\/a> will keep it up, but the way he is playing now, it is hard not to recommend him at these prices. Again, it\u2019s an exceptionally small sample size, but he currently has a 1.808 OPS against left-handed pitchers, like today\u2019s opponent (Ranger Suarez<\/a>).<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Saturday\u2019s Top 3 Underdog Player Props
\nCJ Abrams (SS \u2013 WSH)<\/a>: 1.5 Hits + Runs + RBIs \u2014 Higher<\/p>\n

After a one-day lull, CJ Abrams<\/a> got right back on track yesterday. He has now exceeded 1.5 combined hits + runs + RBIs in nine of his last 10 games.<\/p>\n

Today\u2019s matchup is against left-handed pitcher Kyle Harrison<\/a>. Abrams is better against right-handed pitchers than left-handed pitchers, but is still off to a 5-for-18 start against lefties.<\/p>\n

Logan Webb (SP \u2013 SFG)<\/a>: 5.5 Strikeouts \u2014 Higher<\/p>\n

Logan Webb<\/a> hasn\u2019t gotten off to the start he expected, but a matchup with Baltimore should help him turn around the strikeout numbers.<\/p>\n

Webb has faced at least 25 batters in all three of his games. The Orioles are striking out just under 25% as a team. Some quick math says that Webb should get at least six strikeouts in this game.<\/p>\n

Kodai Senga (SP \u2013 NYM)<\/a>: 6.5 Strikeouts \u2014 Higher<\/p>\n

It appears Underdog<\/a> hasn\u2019t readjusted Kodai Senga<\/a>\u2018s line for his improved stuff through his first two starts of 2026. Senga\u2019s fastball has been on average two MPH faster than in 2025, which is helping him generate whiffs 10% more of the time.<\/p>\n

Because of that, Senga has cleared 6.5 strikeouts in each of his first two starts. Today, he faces the Athletics, who are striking out 27.5% of the time.<\/p>\n

\"Fantasy<\/a><\/p>\n

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