Draftkings MLB Showdown Picks: Blue Jays vs. Mets 4/5/25
Toronto Blue Jays vs. New York Mets
April 5, 2025 7:10 pm EDT
Major League Baseball presents Draftkings baseball fans with an interleague matchup featuring the Toronto Blue Jays and the New York Mets. Let’s take a look at this MLB game from a DFS perspective.
Before we dive into the Toronto Blue Jays vs. New York Mets 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 tonight’s Blue Jays vs. Mets matchup.
Draftkings MLB Showdown Picks
Captain-Chris Bassitt, Starting Pitcher, Toronto Blue Jays $11,800
On Saturday night, Major League Baseball presents the second game of a three-game interleague series featuring the Toronto Blue Jays and the New York Mets.
How are these two teams playing entering tonight’s MLB game? The Toronto Blue Jays arrive at the second game of this three-game series with the New York Mets playing exceptional baseball. Let me be more specific. The Toronto Blue have won five of the team’s last seven games played in the 2025 MLB regular season, including a 4-2 win over the Washington Nationals three days ago.
Similar to the Blue Jays, the New York Mets are playing good baseball entering tonight’s game. The Mets have won three of the team’s last four games played in the 2025 MLB regular season, including a 5-0 shutout victory over the Toronto Blue Jays in the first game of this interleague series last night.
Now that we have determined how these two teams are currently playing let’s shift our focus to this evening’s contest. Starting pitcher Chris Bassitt was a standout performer for the Toronto Blue Jays last season. Having stated that, how did the Blue Jays hurler perform from a statistical standpoint in 2024? Let’s review Bassitt’s relevant game data from the 2024 MLB regular season to answer that question.
Starting pitcher Chris Bassitt made 31 starts for the Toronto Blue Jays last season. In those 31 starts just mentioned, Bassitt posted a 10-13 record. Bassitt compiled a 4.16 ERA (Earned Run Average), and a 1.46 WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched). Additionally, Bassitt amassed 168 strikeouts in 2024.
More recently, in the Toronto Blue Jays 3-1 win over the Baltimore Orioles six days ago, Blue Jays starting pitcher Chris Bassitt certainly pitched at a high level. Bassitt pitched six quality innings, striking out seven Orioles batters while scattering eight hits and two walks in the Blue Jays win over the Orioles.
In my view, Chris Bassitt is the most likely player to post the most Draftkings points in tonight’s game. With that said, I am rolling with Toronto Blue Jays starting pitcher Chris Bassitt 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): Pete Alonso, First Baseman (New York Mets) $8,600: Francisco Lindor, Shortstop (New York Mets) $9,000: Vladimir Guerrero Jr., First Baseman (Toronto Blue Jays) $9,200.
