Optimal Lineups for Sunday DFS Baseball

Before finalizing rosters, be sure to watch the weather and stay on top of MLB lineups. Two of our experts are taking a shot with Sunday’s slate… 

Dalton Del Don

SP Rubby De La Rosa, $38, vs. San Francisco
SP Danny Duffy, $30, vs. Atlanta
C Brian McCann, $14, vs. CWS (Gonzalez)
1B Paul Goldschmidt, $21, vs. San Francisco (Cain)
2B Scooter Gennett, $12, vs. San Diego (Vargas)
3B Josh Donaldson, $24, at Texas (Ramos)
SS Troy Tulowitzki, $9, at Texas (Ramos)
OF Nelson Cruz, $19, vs. LAA (Santiago)
OF Carlos Beltran, $16, vs. CWS (Gonzalez)
OF Brock Holt, $13, vs. Houston (Devenski)

I mixed it up and spent far less than usual on pitching, as De La Rosa has quietly been effective this season (9.33 K/9, 1.12 WHIP), and I wanted to fade Matt Cain (went with Paul Goldschmidt as well)…Duffy likely won’t go more than 5-6 innings during his first start of the year, but it’s rare you can back a pitcher for $30 whose team is the biggest favorite on the board (-190)…Donaldson, Tulowitzki and Cruz are all facing lefties, while Holt continues to be undervalued (the over/under in that game is 11).

Scott Pianowski 

SP Kevin Gausman, $39, vs. Detroit
SP Danny Duffy, $30, vs. Atlanta
C Steven Vogt, $8, at TB (Moore)
1B Hanley Ramirez, $18, vs. Hou (Devenski)
2B Dustin Pedroia, $18, vs. Houston (Devenski)
3B Josh Donaldson, $24, at Texas (Ramos)
SS Didi Gregorius, $10, vs. Chicago (Gonzalez)
OF Jackie Bradley, $21, vs. Houston (Devenski)
OF Jose Bautista, $18, at Texas (Ramos)
OF Brock Holt, $13, vs. Houston (Devenski)

Went with cheaper pitchers so I could get two stacks I wanted — the Red Sox at home against a pitcher with a short resume, and two major Blue Jays against a lefty. Such a strategy forced me to go punt at catcher and shortstop, which I was willing to do.