We have a crazy night of MLB DFS on tap. What started as a 13-game slate is now down to 10 games due to weather postponements, but there is still plenty of fantasy baseball to be played. So, check out our MLB weather report and stay on top of the MLB lineups before you set those MLB daily fantasy lineups. Plus, check out my DFS Alarm MLB DFS Playbook for all of the top plays on tonight's DraftKings, FanDuel, and Yahoo main slates. If you want to roster a player further down the daily fantasy baseball rankings, check out the MLB DFS Value Vault as well. Let's now take a look at the MLB DFS Core Plays for Friday, May 6.
FD | Position | Top Tier | Mid-Tier | Value-Tier |
|---|---|---|---|
| SP | Yu Darvish | Logan Gilbert | Josh Winder |
| 1B | Josh Bell | Rowdy Tellez | Jared Walsh |
| 2B | Ozzie Albies | Jose Altuve | Tyler Wade |
| 3B | Manny Machado | Rafael Devers | Jason Vosler |
| SS | Xander Bogaerts | Jeremy Peña | Gio Urshela |
| OF | Shohei Ohtani | Juan Soto | Daulton Varsho |
DK | Position | Top Tier | Mid-Tier | Value-Tier |
|---|---|---|---|
| SP | Yu Darvish | Logan Gilbert | Luis García |
| C | Sean Murphy | Gary Sánchez | Martín Maldonado |
| 1B | Shohei Ohtani | Rowdy Tellez | Jared Walsh |
| 2B | Jose Altuve | Ketel Marte | Jed Lowrie |
| 3B | Rafael Devers | Alex Bregman | Gio Urshela |
| SS | Xander Bogaerts | Jeremy Peña | Jorge Mateo |
| OF | Mike Trout | Cedric Mullins | Daulton Varsho |
Y!DFS | Position | Top Tier | Mid-Tier | Value-Tier |
|---|---|---|---|
| SP | Logan Gilbert | Yu Darvish | Alex Cobb |
| C | Sean Murphy | Gary Sánchez | Carson Kelly |
| 1B | Josh Bell | Rowdy Tellez | Bobby Dalbec |
| 2B | Jose Altuve | Ketel Marte | Brandon Lowe |
| 3B | Manny Machado | Rafael Devers | Jose Miranda |
| SS | Xander Bogaerts | Brandon Crawford | Tyler Wade |
| OF | Mike Trout | Shohei Ohtani | Christian Yelich |
Player News
Jordan Westburg (hamstring) will Play for Triple-A Norfolk on Wednesday and then “regroup” with the team to discuss “next steps.”
It sounds like Westburg could potentially return on Friday for this weekend’s series against the Athletics or on Tuesday against the Tigers. Regardless, his return seems imminent and he will likely take over the starting third base job from Ramon Urias. However, the Orioles could always decide to mess with Coby Mayo‘s playing time again and put Westburg at DH and Urias at third, so this will be a situation to monitor.
MassLive’s Sean McAdam reports that the Red Sox are “willing to discuss” potential trades for Jarren Duran.
McAdam also makes it clear that the Red Sox are not shopping Duran around and are “not eager” to deal their former All-Star. However, multiple teams have reached out, and Boston is open to seeing if there’s a fit. Duran is 28 years old and under team control through the 2028 season, but he is highly unlikely to receive a contract extension from the Red Sox given his age and the young talent behind him. The Red Sox may feel the future construction of their team doesn’t include Duran and so moving him for an impact starting pitcher, first baseman, or MLB-ready prospects could make some sense.
Alex Bregman (quad) said his recovery from injury is going “at warp speed.”
Bregman still didn’t give a timeline for his return, but he said the process has been “10 times better” than he hoped. The only timeline anybody has had for Bregman’s return has been using his recovery from a similar injury in 2021, so there’s really no good sense of just how long he might be sidelined. The injury itself didn’t look significant on the field, but Red Sox manager Alex Cora called it a significant strain in the days afterwards. Hopefully another few days will give us a better sense of when Bregman will be back but the Red Sox and fantasy managers need him, so it’s nice to hear his recovery is going well.
George Kirby told reporters he’s fine after being hit in the face by a line drive during Tuesday’s start against the Orioles.
It sounds like Kirby, who had a noticeable bruise on the right side of his upper lip while speaking to reporters, managed to avoid serious injury when he was struck by a 102.7-mph line drive during the fifth inning of Tuesday’s outing. He added that the ball deflected off his right hand before hitting him in the face, managing to avoid any major damage. The 27-year-old righty appears on track to make his next start on Sunday against the Angels.
Pablo López will undergo an MRI after exiting Tuesday’s start against the Athletics with right shoulder tightness.
It sounds like a virtual lock that López will require a trip to the injured list after suffering a potential lat strain while warming up for the sixth inning of Tuesday’s outing in Sacramento. The 29-year-old righty will undergo further testing and imaging on Wednesday to determine the severity of the strain and how much time he’s going to miss. Fantasy managers should prepare for a multi-week absence, even if it’s on the milder end of the spectrum. There should be an update on his status at some point this week. David Festa and Simeon Woods Richardson are the most likely candidates to fill his rotation spot.
Max Muncy went 2-for-4 with two homers and three RBI on Tuesday, powering the Dodgers to a 6-5 victory over the Mets.
Muncy has been on a tear at the plate as his home run barrage continued Tuesday. He took Tylor Megill deep for a two-run blast in the first inning, then later tied the game with a solo homer in the bottom of the ninth for his second round-tripper of the evening. The 34-year-old slugger is up to nine homers, five in his last seven games, while hitting .230/.350/.432 across 223 plate appearances.