Major League Baseball presents Draftkings baseball fans with a playoff matchup between the New York Mets and the Philadelphia Phillies. Let’s take a look at this MLB game from a DFS perspective.
Before we dive into the New York Mets vs. Philadelphia Phillies game let’s review the rules for the Draftkings 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 this afternoon’s New York Mets vs. Philadelphia Phillies matchup.
Draftkings MLB Showdown Picks
Captain-Jose Quintana, Starting Pitcher, New York Mets $10,600
On Wednesday afternoon, Major League Baseball presents the fourth game of a National League Division playoff series featuring the New York Mets and the Philadelphia Phillies.
How are these two teams playing entering this afternoon’s MLB playoff game? The Philadelphia Phillies arrive at the fourth game of this National League Division series with the New York Mets playing subpar baseball. More specifically, the Phillies have lost seven of the team’s last 11 games played this season, including a 9-1 loss to the Washington Nationals last week.
In direct contrast to the Philadelphia Phillies, the New York Mets have been playing good baseball recently. More specifically, the New York Mets have won seven of the team’s last nine games played this season, including a 4-2 win over the Milwaukee Brewers six days ago.
It should be noted that the New York Mets won last night’s third game of this National League Division playoff series defeating the Philadelphia Phillies 7-2.
Now that we have determined how both of these Major League Baseball teams are currently playing let’s shift our focus to this evening’s National League Division series contest.
New York pitcher Jose Quintana has certainly established himself as a valuable member of the New York Mets starting pitching rotation this season. Having stated that, how has Quintana been playing from a statistical standpoint in 2024? Let’s review Jose Quintana’s game data from the 2024 MLB season to answer that question.
In the 31 games that Jose Quintana pitched for the New York Mets in the 2024 MLB regular season, Quintana posted a respectable 3.75 ERA (Earned Run Average), 1.25 WHIP (walks, hits, inning pitched) and added 135 strikeouts while allowing 63 walks. It has to be said, those are the type of DFS numbers I need to see from a player that I select for the captain position for a Draftkings MLB showdown contest.
More recently, in the New York Mets 4-2 playoff victory over the Milwaukee Brewers six days ago, Jose Quintana pitched rather well. More specifically, Quintana pitched six quality innings striking out five Milwaukee batters and scattering four hits and one walk in the Mets win over the Brewers.
In my opinion, Jose Quintana is the most likely player to post the most fantasy points in tonight’s MLB regular season game. For that specific reason, I am backing New York Mets starting pitcher Jose Quintana at the captain position for this Draftkings MLB Showdown contest.
Flex plays I like to play well this evening (Draftkings price noted): Bryce Harper, First Baseman (Philadelphia Phillies) $9,000: Ranger Suarez, Starting Pitcher (Philadelphia Phillies) $11,600: Trea Turner, Shortstop (Philadelphia Phillies) $9,200: Francesco Lindor, Shortstop (New York Mets) $9,400.