You might find these top-value players helpful for building your Daily Fantasy MLB lineup. ASL has calculated optimum lineups for DraftKings, FanDuel and Yahoo contests, and is giving you three players that represent the most value (points/salary) as part of an ideal lineup calculation.

Here are a top-value pitcher and two hitters for each of the three DFS platforms:

Projections listed as of 1:34 PM ET.

DraftKings (Classic)

  • P Michael King, NYY, 18.2 for $6,000
  • OF Jason Heyward, LAD, 9.3 for $3,700
  • 1B Mike Ford, Sea, 7.6 for $3,100

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FanDuel (All Day)

  • P Zack Thompson, StL, 25.5 for $5,900
  • 2B Brandon Lowe, TB, 12.2 for $2,000
  • 2B/3B/OF Zach McKinstry, Det, 10.1 for $2,500

Yahoo (MLB 9/26/2023 no DH)

  • P Aaron Nola, Phi, 24.0 for $38
  • 2B Brandon Lowe, TB, 7.7 for $7
  • OF Alek Thomas, Ari, 7.6 for $8