Garion Thorne dives into tonight\u2019s nine-game MLB DFS slate to find three value options for your DraftKings lineups.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s not often we have a Wednesday night slate populated by this many games, but you won\u2019t hear me complaining.<\/p>\n
If the weather hold \u2014 always a risk this early in May \u2014 we\u2019ve got nine contests this evening, with the action getting going at 6:40 p.m. ET in Detroit, Miami and Philadelphia.<\/p>\n
Let\u2019s find some values for your lineups on DraftKings.<\/p>\n
Set your DraftKings<\/a> MLB DFS lineups here: MLB $200K Bat Flip [$50K to 1st]<\/a><\/p>\n SP Bailey Ober, Minnesota Twins at Washington Nationals, $7,200<\/p>\n If I\u2019m being 100% honest, this pick has so little to do with Bailey Ober. If a random 50-year-old man was suddenly the expected starter for the Twins against the Nationals, I\u2019d have to seriously contemplate that guy\u2019s value in this great a matchup. Washington simply can not hit. Across the past two weeks, the Nationals rank dead-last in batting average (.204), wOBA (.275) and wRC+ (70). If that wasn\u2019t enough, the team also possesses the league\u2019s highest strikeout rate in that same span of time (27.3%). Saying it\u2019s a \u201cgreat\u201d matchup might have somehow been underselling it.<\/p>\n Still, if you want to give Ober a little credit, it\u2019s not too difficult. The right-hander has reeled off three straight quality starts. It\u2019s a stretch where Ober has thrown 18.1 innings and surrendered only three earned runs. Not too shabby. Look for that success to continue in Washington.<\/p>\n OF MJ Melendez, New York Mets at Colorado Rockies, $3,700<\/p>\n This is one of those situations where I don\u2019t know which of the following is the stranger circumstance. Is it more wild to be able to get a team\u2019s No. 3 hitter into your lineup for less than $4,000 at Coors Field? Or that said No. 3 hitter on a $330 million payroll is MJ Melendez? That\u2019s up to you to decide, I guess.<\/p>\n To be fair, Melendez has been quite good in his limited opportunity with New York. The veteran outfielder is slashing .297\/.366\/.541 with a 156 wRC+ in his 42 plate appearances in 2026. More importantly, Melendez is left-handed. Michael Lorenzen ($5,200) has not been able to pitch effectively to LHBs this season \u2014 at all. Regardless of setting, lefties have combined to hit .417 off the right-hander with an eye-popping .750 slugging percentage and .512 wOBA. Those are video game numbers. Lorenzen is working with an extra day of rest after Tuesday\u2019s PPD, but I don\u2019t think that\u2019s going to fix all this.<\/p>\n OF Trevor Larnach, Minnesota Twins at Washington Nationals, $3,200<\/p>\n Let\u2019s get Ober some run support, right?<\/p>\n I\u2019m a little perplexed as to why Larnach\u2019s price tag is so low on Wednesday. The former first-round pick will certainly be hitting in the two-spot in the lineup behind Byron Buxton ($5,900), yet he\u2019s almost half the cost? Seems off. Especially when you consider how effective Larnach has been against RHPs so far this year. In his 81 plate appearances within the split, Larnach is slashing .338\/.469\/.462 with a 165 wRC+. Maybe the outfielder hasn\u2019t showcased that much raw power, but it\u2019s hard to argue with the statistical results.<\/p>\n Then there\u2019s the matter of Miles Mikolas ($5,500). The term \u201cwashed\u201d might not be harsh enough. Over 27.1 innings, the veteran RHP is in possession of a 8.23 ERA and a 6.77 FIP. Mikolas is allowing 2.63 home runs per nine with a 12.4% opponent barrel rate. To be blunt, he just should not still be pitching at the MLB level. 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