Draftkings Best MLB DFS Picks: Guardians vs. Yankees 6/3/25
Cleveland Guardians vs. New York Yankees
June 3, 2025 7:05 pm EDT
Major League Baseball presents Draftkings baseball fans with an American League matchup featuring the Cleveland Guardians and the New York Yankees. Let’s take a look at this MLB game from a DFS perspective.
Before we dive into the Cleveland Guardians vs. New York Yankees 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 Guardians vs. Yankees matchup.
Draftkings MLB Showdown Picks
Captain-Carlos Rodon, Starting Pitcher, New York Yankees $12,400
On Tuesday night, Major League Baseball presents the opening game of a three-game American League series featuring the Cleveland Guardians and the New York Yankees.
How are these two teams playing entering this American League game? The New York Yankees are playing good baseball entering this evening’s matchup with the Cleveland Guardians. More specifically, the Yankees have won ten of the team’s last 13 games played in the 2025 MLB regular season, including a thrilling 1-0 shutout win over the Los Angeles Angels last week.
Conversely, the Cleveland Guardians are playing below average baseball entering this evening’s MLB game. The Guardians have lost four of the team’s last seven games played this season, including a 4-1 loss to the Los Angeles Angels four days ago.
Now that we have identified how both of these teams are currently playing let’s shift our focus to tonight’s contest. Starting pitcher Carlos Rodon has certainly been an essential part of the New York Yankees starting pitching rotation this season. With that said, how has Rodon performed from a statistical standpoint in 2025? Let’s examine Rodon’s player data from the 2025 MLB regular season to answer that question.
In 12 starts made in 2025, New York Yankees starting pitcher Carlos Rodon has compiled a 7-3 (win-loss record), a 2.61 ERA (Earned Run Average) and a 0.94 WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched). It should also be mentioned that Rodon has tallied 90 strikeouts (fifth in MLB) while allowing 26 walks in 72.2 innings pitched this season.
More recently, in the New York Yankees 3-2 win over the Los Angeles Angels seven days ago, New York starting pitcher Carlos Rodon pitched rather well. Rodon pitched seven quality innings while scattering five hits and zero walks in the Yankees victory over the Angels. Additionally, Rodon struck out ten Angels batters in the Yankees defeat of Los Angeles.
In my view, Carlos Rodon is the most likely player to post the most Draftkings points in today’s MLB regular season game. Having stated that, I am backing New York Yankees starting pitcher Carlos Rodon at the captain position for this one game MLB DFS slate.
Flex plays I like to play well in this MLB regular season game (Draftkings price noted): Tanner Bibee, Starting Pitcher (Cleveland Guardians) $10,400: Aaron Judge, Outfielder (New York Yankees) $10,000: Steven Kwan, Outfielder (Cleveland Guardians) $8,000.
