The Oakland Athletics have won four of their last six games and start a home series on Monday against a Miami Marlins team that has lost 11 of its last 16. The Marlins are set to start young fireballer Edward Cabrera on the mound, who is 3- 1 in six starts since June, with a 1.78 ERA. Although he’s been impressive, he’s only pitched 14.2 innings over his last three starts, so are some of Oakland’s hot hitters still good options for MLB DFS lineups?
The A’s continue to look for ways to get Vimael Machin involved, and he’s delivered, with seven hits, two doubles and three runs over his last six appearances. Catcher Sean Murphy continues to be a strong consideration in the MLB DFS player pool after he hit three home runs and five RBI over his last six starts. Which players from that game and others should you be including in your Monday MLB DFS lineups? Before making any MLB DFS picks for Monday, be sure to check out the MLB DFS advice, strategy and projections from SportsLine daily Fantasy expert Mike McClure.
McClure is a daily fantasy pro who has won over $2 million in his career. And when it comes to daily fantasy baseball, McClure is at his best. Recognized in the book “Fantasy Football (and Baseball) for Smart People: How to Turn Your Hobby into a Fortune” as a top MLB DFS player, McClure’s proprietary projection model simulates each game 10,000 times, taking factors such as matchups and recent results into account. This allows him to find the best values on every site.
On Sunday, McClure highlighted Astros utility man Mauricio Dubon in his MLB DFS player pool on DraftKings and FanDuel. The result: Dubon got the start at second base and went 2-for-5 with a stolen base and two runs scored to return 15 Fantasy points on DraftKings and 18.4 points on FanDuel. Anyone who included him in their lineups was well on the way to a profitable day.
Now, as the 2022 MLB season continues, McClure has locked in his top MLB daily Fantasy picks for Monday, August 22. Head to SportsLine now to see them.
McClure’s top MLB DFS picks for Monday, August 22, 2022
For Monday, one of McClure’s top MLB DFS picks is Cardinals first baseman Paul Goldschmidt, who is listed at $6,200 on DraftKings and $4,700 on FanDuel. Goldschmidt went 1-for-4 with a run in Sunday’s win over Arizona. Prior to that he had been on a three-game streak of cranking out three hits per game.
Goldschmidt holds the highest batting average (.340) and on-base percentage (.422) in all of baseball, and leads the National League in slugging, at .551. The Cardinals move on to a new series on Monday against the Chicago Cubs and starting pitcher Drew Smyly. In five plate appearances against Smyly last season, Goldschmidt took two hits and a walk.
Another part of McClure’s optimal MLB DFS strategy includes rostering Twins shortstop Carlos Correa ($5,000 on DraftKings and $3,200 on FanDuel). Correa was hitless in his last start on Sunday, but still comes into this week on a positive run at the plate. In his last 10 games before Sunday, Correa was batting .306 and had 11 total hits with a home run and eight walks.
Correa is back in familiar territory on Monday when the Twins begin a new series at Houston. The Astros are due to start Justin Verlander, who hasn’t been quite as invincible over his last two starts, and he’s given up three runs in each. In 370 career games at Minute Maid Park, Correa has offensive splits of .278/.364/.483, and should be motivated to have a big performance in his return.
How to set your MLB DFS lineups for Monday, August 22, 2022
McClure is also targeting an undervalued player who is set to explode for huge numbers on Monday. The stars are aligning for him to return tournament-winning value and he comes at a price that won’t break the bank. You can only see who it is here.
So what are the top MLB DFS picks for Monday? And which player is a must-roster? Visit SportsLine now to see DFS millionaire Mike McClure’s complete player pool and picks for FanDuel and DraftKings, and cash in big on MLB DFS.