We have a monster 14-game MLB DFS slate on Friday, July 8th, with a lot of fun and interesting spots to attack. On the mound, the chalky option looks as if it's going to be Lucas Giolito against the Detroit Tigers. Some other options we may be looking at is Charlie Morton and Zack Wheeler. When it comes to MLB DFS top stacks, the New York Yankees look like the team most people will flock to. Outside of the Yankees, I like the Kansas City Royals, Toronto Blue Jays, and the Los Angeles Dodgers. Check back with our MLB Weather Center for more details surrounding the weather as we approach roster lock. To get all the confirmed lineups across baseball, check out the MLB Lineups page. To get projections and to generate one or multiple lineups, take a look at our MLB DFS Projections and MLB DFS Lineup Generator. Let's check out the rest of my favorite MLB DFS top picks!
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FD | Position | Top Tier | Mid-Tier | Value-Tier |
|---|---|---|---|
| SP | Zack Wheeler | Lucas Giolito | Zac Gallen |
| 1B | Vladimir Guerrero | Matt Carpenter | Hunter Dozier |
| 2B | Jose Altuve | Whit Merrifield | Gleyber Torres |
| 3B | José RamÃrez | Justin Turner | Josh Donaldson |
| SS | Bo Bichette | Bobby Witt | Jorge Mateo |
| OF | Aaron Judge | Lourdes Gurriel | Aaron Hicks |
DK | Position | Top Tier | Mid-Tier | Value-Tier |
|---|---|---|---|
| SP | Zack Wheeler | Zac Gallen | Lucas Giolito |
| C | Alejandro Kirk | MJ Melendez | Cal Raleigh |
| 1B | Vladimir Guerrero | Ryan Mountcastle | Hunter Dozier |
| 2B | Jose Altuve | Gleyber Torres | Santiago Espinal |
| 3B | José RamÃrez | Justin Turner | Josh Donaldson |
| SS | Bo Bichette | Bobby Witt | Aledmys DÃaz |
| OF | Aaron Judge | Mookie Betts | Aaron Hicks |
Y!DFS | Position | Top Tier | Mid-Tier | Value-Tier |
|---|---|---|---|
| SP | Zack Wheeler | Lucas Giolito | Blake Snell |
| C | Alejandro Kirk | MJ Melendez | William Contreras |
| 1B | Vladimir Guerrero | Matt Carpenter | Vinnie Pasquantino |
| 2B | Jose Altuve | Gleyber Torres | Trevor Story |
| 3B | José RamÃrez | Justin Turner | Josh Donaldson |
| SS | Bobby Witt | Bo Bichette | Tim Anderson |
| OF | Aaron Judge | Lourdes Gurriel | AJ Pollock |
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Camilo Doval struck out the side Friday in a scoreless inning of relief against Atlanta on Friday.
Doval doesn’t get a win, save or even a hold since he worked in a tie ballgame, which is disappointing. Three strikeouts and a scoreless frame to lower the ole ERA is a nice consolation prize. Doval has been fantastic in 2025, and there’s no reason to think that he’s giving up this closing gig to anyone in the San Francisco bullpen anytime soon, if ever.
Mason Miller was able to pick up a save by working 1 2/3 scoreless innings against the Orioles on Friday.
You don’t see a ton of five-out saves anymore, but Miller was able to do just that for the series-opening win against the Orioles. The hard-throwing right-hander struck out three, and he issued just a walk while not allowing any hits. Miller’s stuff is electric and few closers are better when he’s at his best, and after his struggles for the majority of May, it appears he’s turned things around for the better.
Dean Kremer was charged for five runs in 5 1/3 innings while picking up a loss to the Athletics on Friday.
Kremer was coming off an excellent start against the White Sox on Saturday, but he was nowhere close to as effective in his follow-up start. He struck out just two while allowing eight hits; giving fantasy managers an idea of how little he fooled the A’s lineup during Friday’s affair. Kremer looked good for most of June, but this was a reminder of what can go wrong when you don’t have quality swing-and-miss stuff. He’s a volatile option at best against the Tigers on Thursday.
Tyler Fitzgerald scored the game-winning run to give the Giants a 5-4 extra-inning win over Atlanta on Friday.
Matt Olson hit a two-run homer in an extra-inning loss to the Giants on Friday.
Hayden Birdsong went 4 1/3 innings with five strikeouts while allowing two runs in his start against Atlanta on Friday and not factoring into the decision.