Joel Bartilotta 
Welcome to the Wednesday edition of the Stack City, where I’ll be going through the top MLB DFS Stacks on DraftKings and Fanduel.
Tonight’s slate is a 10-gamer that provides more pitching options than hitting options. That said, there are some intriguing spots that we should be able to attack.
Always make sure to read Adam’s Starting Rotation when setting your lineup. It’s hands down the best pitching article in the MLB DFS business.
Let’s dig in and see if we can find some stacks to use today!
MLB DFS Stacks – Main
Atlanta Braves vs. Jared Koenig
The Athletics will be turning the ball over to 28-year-old rookie Jared Koenig. Koenig will be making his major league debut after traveling around independent ball and then playing the A’s system for the last couple of years. Koenig has pitched fairly well in Las Vegas this season, but pitching in AAA and pitching in the Majors are 2 very different things.
Your Braves stack would need to start with Ronald Acuna. He’s extremely expensive tonight but he’s zoned in right now. After hitting 2 homers last night, he now has 3 in his last 2 games. Over the last 30 days, he has a .459 wOBA vs. lefties and a 50% hard-hit rate. With him being locked in and in a good matchup, I’m willing to overlook the massive price he has tonight.
Next up would be Austin Riley. He’s coming into this game a little on the cold side, but he’s been absolutely great against lefties over the last month. Since early May, Riley has had a .394 ISO against southpaws and a nearly 70% hard-hit rate. This is a great get right spot for him tonight.
Should Adam Duvall miss tonight’s game, I’ll look to also add Guillermo Heredia to this stack for some value. He showed a little pop last night with a homer and is almost min-priced at just $2.1k on DK. He’ll make paying up for Acuna a little easier. Other guys I like here are going to be Dansby Swanson, Matt Olson, and Marcell Ozuna.
New York Yankees vs. Chris Archer
Through his first 10 starts this season, Chris Archer has had the luxury of facing teams like Tigers, Athletics, Orioles, and Rays a combined 7 times. Even in his other starts, he faced a struggling Dodgers lineup early in the year and a White Sox team that is much worse against righties. Tonight will be one of his first true tests this year, and it’s going to go very poorly. Even though Archer has faced some inferior bats, he still has the highest xFIP of any pitcher on the board tonight over the past month. With a 40% flyball rate and an 82% contact rate, he’s putting way too many balls in the air right now and against a team like the Yankees, that’s a recipe for disaster.
At $6.3k on DK tonight, Aaron Judge is going to eat up a large chunk of your salary cap. I’m ok with that because the man is just the best hitter in the game. With every swing of the bat, he has the chance to put it over the fence. Against a flyball pitcher like Archer, that just enhances the odds. He’s a lock in my Yankees stack as I won’t overthink this one.
Next up will be DJ LeMahieu. LeMahieu more than likely won’t get you a homer tonight, but he’ll get on base in front of Judge and will score when he homers. LeMahieu is in a nice stretch of baseball right now where he’s hit safely in 6 of 8, including a 3-hit game last night. In a matchup with Archer tonight, his good hitting should continue.
My next important piece here will be Anthony Rizzo. With his homer last night, he’s now up to 14 on the season. He’s homered in 3 of his last 4 games and has scored at least 12 DK in points in four straight. This is a great spot for him. Other guys I like here are going to be Giancarlo Stanton, Kiner-Falefa, and Higashioka.
Chicago Cubs vs. Jordan Lyles
The old reliable Jordan Lyles appears to be returning to form. That is the form that made stacking against him so much fun. He now has 3 straight games giving up multiple barrels, and he has allowed at least 3 runs to score in each of those games. If we look at his splits over the past month, we can see that he’s had a lot more success against lefties than righties. His K rate is higher, he’s giving up less hard contact to them, and fewer fly balls. The problem for him though is this, he’s only going to face 3 lefties tonight. This lineup packed with righties tonight can give him fits.
I”m starting this stack off with leadoff hitter Christopher Morel. Morel led off last night’s game with a homer and very well could do it again tonight. Over the past month, he has a .377 wOBA vs. righties. He’s also coming into this matchup with hits in 17 of his last 18 games. He’s dialed in and should smash tonight.
Next up will be Patrick Wisdom. Wisdom is a little bit more boom or bust than Morel, but he’s also been really good against righties. Over the last month, he has a .268 ISO against them. He’s always a homer threat, especially against a pitcher that is susceptible to the home run ball.
Other bats I like here will be Wilson Contrares, Frank Schwindel, and Ian Happ.
MLB DFS Summary
Other places for bats i like tonight will be the Red Sox vs. Reid Detmers, Rangers vs. Konnor Pilkington, and Giants vs. Antonio Senzatela.
Good luck and hope to see you in the green.
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