Draftkings MLB Showdown Picks: Arizona vs. Miami 4/17/25
Arizona Diamondbacks vs. Miami Marlins
April 17, 2025 12:10 pm EDT
Major League Baseball presents Draftkings baseball fans with a National League matchup featuring the Arizona Diamondbacks and the Miami Marlins. Let’s take a look at this MLB game from a DFS perspective.
Before we dive into the Arizona Diamondbacks vs. Miami Marlins game let’s review the rules for the Draftkings MLB single game showdown contest.
Draftkings Single Game Showdown Contest Rules
You have $50,000 to utilize on five players from either team. However, one of those players will be designated as your team captain. The captain accumulates 1.5 times the standard fantasy points. Additionally, the captain is 1.5 times the standard cost of the flex position.
The remaining four players in your lineup will receive the standard fantasy points. Having stated that, it is highly important for you to identify the correct player for your captain position if you hope to win a large field DFS GPP (guaranteed prize pool) showdown contest.
If you have additional questions regarding the rules for the single game showdown contest, I recommend that you check out the Draftkings website for more details.
*I recommend that all readers review the starting lineups for both teams prior to setting your DFS lineup for this one game slate.
Here are my Draftkings picks for tomorrow afternoon’s Diamondbacks vs. Marlins matchup.
Draftkings MLB Showdown Picks
Captain-Eduardo Rodriguez, Starting Pitcher, Arizona Diamondbacks $11,400
On Thursday afternoon, Major League Baseball presents the second game of a three-game National League series featuring the Miami Marlins and the Arizona Diamondbacks.
How are these two teams playing entering tonight’s MLB game? The Arizona Diamondbacks arrive at the second game of this three-game series with the Miami Marlins playing rather good baseball. The Arizona Diamondbacks have won four of the team’s last five games played in the 2025 MLB regular season, including a 9-0 win over the Houston Astros four days ago.
Similar to the Arizona Diamondbacks, the Miami Marlins are playing well entering this MLB game. More specifically, the Miami Marlins have lost won three of the team’s last four games played in the 2025 MLB regular season, including a 7-6 victory over the Washington Nationals last week.
Now that we have determined how both of these teams are currently playing let’s shift our attention to tomorrow’s contest. Starting pitcher Eduardo Rodriguez has been a standout performer for the Arizona Diamondbacks this season. Having stated that, how has the Rodriguez performed from a statistical perspective in 2025? Let’s review Rodriguez’s relevant game data from the 2025 MLB regular season to answer that question.
Through three starts in 2025, Arizona Diamondbacks starting pitcher Eduardo Rodriguez has compiled a 4.86 ERA (Earned Run Average) and a 1.20 WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched). Additionally, Rodriguez has amassed 20 strikeouts while allowing six walks in 16.2 innings pitched this season.
More recently, in the Washington Nationals 4-3 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks earlier this month, Arizona starting pitcher Eduardo Rodriguez pitched rather well. Let me be more specific. Rodriquez pitched five quality innings while scattering five hits while allowing one walk in the Nationals victory over the Diamondbacks.
In my opinion, Eduardo Rodriguez is the most likely player to post the most Draftkings points in tomorrow afternoon’s MLB regular season game. With that said, I am backing Arizona Diamondbacks starting pitcher Eduardo Rodriguez at the captain position for this one game MLB DFS slate.
Flex plays I like to play well in this MLB regular season contest (Draftkings price noted): Edward Cabrera, Starting Pitcher (Miami Marlins) $10,600: Geraldo Perdomo, Shortstop (Arizona Diamondbacks) $8,600: Otto Lopez, Second Baseman (Miami Marlins) $7,600.
