FanDuel MLB DFS Picks – September 3rd |

Labor Day is in the books there’s still a lot of baseball as we have some September baseball before playoff baseball strikes off to start staying left.
For the time being, let’s see whether we could find some dough to our pockets early in this week and take a peek at the rock-solid slate of tonight!
P — Jack Flaherty (STL) — $10,000 vs. SF
Few pitchers in baseball are as excellent. Flaherty has been all season and his matchup tonight presents a quite substantial ceiling to the. Entering this one tonight, Flaherty possesses a 3.31 ERA, 3.89 FIP, 3.88 xFIP and a 10.52 K/9 clip. However, in 55.1 innings since the All-Star fracture, Flaherty has been hot hot to the tune of a 0.98 ERA, 2.39 FIP, 3.45 xFIP and also a big-time 11.55 K/9 rate. Flaherty has allowed two runs or fewer in each of his last 10 starts and one run or less in eight of the 10 begins. At this year, the Cardinals right-hander has shrunk into a 2.67 ERA, 3.57 FIP, 3.33 xFIP and a 10.78 K/9 speed while the walk rate has dropped all of the way to just 1.85 BB/9 on the year at Busch Stadium in St. Louis. Even the white-hot Flaherty will choose a Giants team that moves that one rated 27th with a .300 wOBA on the season versus right-handed pitching and although their 22.9% K-rate from righties is only middle of the pack, there is a lot of reason to think Flaherty has double-digit strikeout left-handed his job . I didn’t have to think difficult and long about using him at a reasonable price within this lineup tonight.
C/1B — Freddie Freeman (ATL) — $4,300 vs. TOR
Usually I aim for GPP lineups using these FanDuel MLB DFS Picks, however tonight’s lineup leans further towards the cash side with Flaherty combined having a four-man Breaves stack that is projected to evaluate a whopping 6.6 runs tonight against Wilmer Font along with the Toronto Blue Jays. Font is the opener to the tonight as he will pitch two innings as he’s done in six of his seven’begins’ with the Jays. Font enters this one wearing a 4.22 ERA, 4.41 FIP and also 4.58 xFIP around three teams this season after interestingly pitching for three groups last season as well. The Blue Jays’ bullpen has ever been solid this season ranked 13th overall and 11th because the All-Star fracture, but their 4.96 FIP ranks 23rd since the break and their 5.12 xFIP because the rest ranks 28th, so we’ve got something to use here. Input Freeman who is with a season for the Braves with a .298/.390/ / .576 slash lineup with 38 home runs, a .278 ISO plus a big wRC +. Freeman possesses a .305 ISO, 1.040 OPS, .424 wOBA along with 161 wRC+ on the season versus right-handed casting along with a .333 ISO, 1.043 OPS, .422 wOBA along with 159 wRC+ on the summer versus righties at home. I think I will take those numbers and run.
2B — Gavin Lux (LAD) — $2,000 vs. COL
Our first of two side-by-side Lux, within this lineup brings a bunch of value upside into the table as he takes on the Colorado Rockies and right-hander Chi Chi Gonzalez tonight. First of all, Gonzalez has been brutalized involving Triple-A and the big leagues this year as he possesses a ghastly 8.07 ERA, 7.31 FIP, 6.10 xFIP and a 2.27 HR/9 against in the big leagues after posting a 6.10 ERA, 5.74 FIP and also 5.27 xFIP using a 1.55 HR/9 at Triple-A on this season. As a result, the newcomer Lux has a significant opportunity on his hands . Lux singled about the very first big league pitch he found in the little leagues following some remarkable work at his MLB debut. Lux posted a .392/.478/.719 online using a .327 ISO along with 188 wRC+ over 49 Triple-A matches. These are a few numbers. He’s hit 26 home runs and murdered 10 foundations between Double-A and Triple-A this year and wound up going 2 for 5 with a double and three runs scored last night in his big league debut. In minimum cost, it seems silly to not be using Lux in a top position for example instant base given his minor league production combined with his MLB debut last night against a pitcher struggling mightily this year.
3B — Josh Donaldson (ATL) — $3,500 vs. TOR
I truly believe that we are getting Donaldson at a quality price here as he takes on his former team at home. Donaldson took a chance and bet on himself with a one-year deal with the Braves offseason, a movement that’s paying off nicely. Entering play tonight, even Donaldson has swatted 34 home runs on the season which has provided him a mercurial .272 ISO while he has also produced a 132 wRC+. His very best work has come against right-handed pitching, and furthermore, at home against right-wing pitching. Against righties this year, Donaldson has posted a .277 ISO, .925 OPS, .384 wOBA and 135 wRC+. At home from righties, the figures become cranked up to a gigantic .378 ISO, 1.177 OPS, .475 wOBA and also a 194 wRC+. In layman’s terms, Donaldson has struck half of his home runs (17) at home against right-handed pitching this year. He will very likely to the right-hander Font within his very first at-bat before rather likely viewing at least a couple of looks versus a righty. Just Donaldson possesses a potent .211 ISO and 102 wRC+ at home versus lefties this year. There’s absolutely no reason why you must be departing Donaldson out of a Braves pile tonight.
SS — Adalberto Mondesi (KC) — $3,100 vs. DET
Our next and final one-off at the nighttime is Mondesi whose Royals take on left-hander Daniel Norris and the Detroit Tigers tonight in your home. Not only will be confronting Norris, but we constantly have to remember that the Tigers’ bullpen is one of the very worst in baseball this season using their 5.00’pen ERA standing 24th while their 5.19 bullpen FIP ranks 29th. As a result, I’m loving Mondesi who provides us plenty of cross-category upside from the projected — and beneficial — two-hole tonight. After finishing seven weeks with a shoulder injury, Mondesi returned yesterday and all he did was go 4 to 5 with 2 runs scored and a whopping three stolen bases against the Orioles. Now, Mondesi’s job this season hasn’t been good against lefties as he is hit for merely a .124 ISO along with .632 OPS against them, but that is within an April-July sample awarded the harm. Last year, Mondesi posted a .289 typical, .233 ISO, .834 OPS, .354 wOBA along with also a 123 wRC+ from lefties, all which have been superior to the exact figures versus righties. He’s really stolen 11 of the 34 bases this year from a lefty also, however keep in mind that he is going to face righties out of the barbarous Tigers bullpen too. The ceiling is constantly high with all the young shortstop tonight.
OF — Ronald Acuna Jr. (ATL) — $4,200 vs. TOR
Next person up in our four-man Braves heap is Acuna whose power and stolen base potential is possibly the finest in baseball. Acuna has clubbed 36 home runs on the season and swiped 33 bases as well. His overall numbers probably aren’t good enough to be thought about at the NL MVP race believing he is hitting under .300 at .282 along with his ISO sits in .230 compared to some massive ISO figures from Christian Yelich and Cody Bellinger, however he is a DFS monster. When he’s not hitting for power, he’s dangerous. For instance, Acuna went 0 for 4 with a walk against the White Sox on Sunday, but still scored two runs thanks to stealing two bases. That’s still a good DFS night. Acuna is really hitting .282 against both lefties and righties, and while the power is improved versus lefties, he possesses a .214 ISO, .859 OPS, .361 wOBA along with also a 120 wRC+ from righties too. The stolen base upside down is significantly higher against righties as he has stolen 30 of the 33 bases at the expense of a pitcher. Finally, we must enjoy the fact he’s going to hit in the leadoff spot, the very precious spot in the lineup . Let’s take all above and roll onto it to direct off our Braves four-man heap tonight.
OF — Matt Joyce (ATL) — $2,400 vs. TOR
Completing our four-man pile is Joyce who could deliver some top excellent value in a real nice price tonight. He has forced his big league cash off of his ability to strike right-handed pitching for electricity, and he has loved a nice season this season despite not hitting to get a ton of home run power. He does have five home runs in 177 plate appearances on the season, and possesses a decent .160 ISO too. However, he also possesses a 15.3% walk rate that has him sitting with a enormous .395 OBP and a 122 wRC+. In other words, Joyce’s bat — together with playground factors included — has been 22% more productive than league average thi season. Each of his home runs have come from right-handed pitching as he also owns an .844 OPS against them using a 122 wRC+ to boot up. However, he has also hit lefties well in a little sample with an .830 OPS and 121 wRC+ against these over the season also. Joyce was getting some typical reps in the plate of late and he has made good on the chance with the .878 OPS, .380 wOBA along with a 133 wRC+ for the month of August, even though he went hitless in three September spot appearances. Given the cost and the fact he is likely to be the last man to strike in this pile, some extra-base production from Joyce goes a long way with this lineup this day.
OF — Khris Davis (OAK) — $2,900 vs. LAA
The Oakland A’s continue to struggle for their playoff lives because he chooses on right-hander Jaime Barria along with the Los Angeles Angels tonight. Barria enjoyed a excellent season between Triple-A and also the big leagues last season, but this year was an absolutely disaster for the youthful right-hander — at both degrees. Barria was destroyed to get a 9.68 ERA, 7.02 FIP and a 6.43 xFIP across 10 begins at the Triple-A degree this year before submitting a 6.10 ERA, 5.48 FIP plus a 5.07 xFIP in the major league level this year. He also posted a 2.98 HR/9 in Triple-A prior to a 2.18 mark at the bigs this season. Input Davis who has fallen off a cliff this year concerning his home run power with just 19 on the year after hitting at least 42 in each of the last 3 years. However, Davis has picked it up in the plate of late since he’s gone 6 to 11 (.546) with a homer, a double, four runs scored, two RBI and three walks along his last 3 games. This hot three-game stretch comes after recording only one hit on his past nine games (seven starts). We’ve got a red-hot bat facing a struggling pitcher and the A’s are projected to dent 5.5 runs , therefore Davis kick off an A’s mini-stack for us tonight.
UTIL — Seth Brown (OAK) — $2,600 vs. LAA
Maybe he can go under the radar given the huge bats on the A’s on a huge slate, however Brown has an absolutely monstrous season in Triple-A this calendar year prior to his promotion, therefore I am enjoying his chances of getting to the struggling Barria to cover a mini-stack tonight. At Triple-A this season, Brown submitted an eye-popping .337 ISO at the back of 37 home runs while he also scored 101 runs, drove in 108 and murdered eight bases to boot. He has not hit for power in the big leagues yet, but Brown is hitting .423 with a .982 OPS, .419 wOBA along with 168 wRC+ round the initial 27 plate looks of his big league career to this point. Against right-handers such as Barria, Brown submitted a 1.017 OPS at Triple-A this year as his huge .663 SLG has been the major factor in that figure. Brown is hitting on .450 with three championships and a 1.076 OPS so far from right-handers around 20 at-bats in the big leagues to this stage. The large league sample is small, however Brown pummeled right-hander projecting at Triple-A and given Barria’s struggles at both levels this season, Brown amounts to be a big-time value candidate with this masterpiece tonight.