Draftkings Best MLB Showdown Picks: Rays vs. Yankees 7/22/24
Draftkings picks and predictions for tomorrow afternoon's Rays vs. Yankees matchup.
Tampa Bay Rays vs. New York Yankees
July 22, 2024 1:05 pm EDT
Major League Baseball presents a matchup between the Tampa Bay Rays and the New York Yankees. Let’s take a look at this MLB game from a Draftkings perspective.
Before we dive into the Tampa Bay Rays vs. New York Yankees 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 tomorrow afternoon’s Tampa Bay Rays vs. New York Yankees matchup.
Draftkings MLB Showdown Picks
Captain-Carlos Rodon, Pitcher, New York Yankees $11,400
On Monday afternoon, Major League Baseball presents the final game of a four game American League series between the Tampa Bay Rays and the New York Yankees.
How are these two teams playing entering tomorrow afternoon’s MLB game? The Tampa Bay Rays have won eight of the team’s last 15 games played in the 2024 MLB regular season, including a dominating 2-0 shutout win over the Cleveland Guardians last week.
Conversely, the New York Yankees arrive at the final game of this American League series with the Tampa Bay Rays playing rather subpar baseball. More specifically, the Yankees have lost ten of the team’s last 15 games played this season, including a 6-5 loss to the Baltimore Orioles seven days ago.
Earlier today, the New York Yankees suffered a 6-4 defeat to the Tampa Bay Rays in the third game of this American League series.
Now that we have determined how both teams are currently playing let’s turn our attention to tomorrow afternoon’s contest. New York Yankees pitcher Carlos Rodon has quickly established himself as a valuable member of the Yankees starting pitching rotation this season. Having stated that, how has Rodon been playing from a statistical standpoint? Let’s review Carlos Rodon’s recent game data to answer that question.
In the 20 games that Carlos Rodon has pitched for the New York Yankees in the 2024 MLB regular season, Rodon has posted a respectable 4.63 ERA (Earned Run Average), 1.28 WHIP (walks, hits, inning pitched) and added 112 strikeouts while allowing 33 walks.
As I noted in the rules section above, selecting the correct captain is absolutely vital if you hope to win a large field GPP (guaranteed prize pool) contest. In summary, I am rolling with New York Yankees starting pitcher Carlos Rodon as my captain for this one game MLB DFS slate.
Flex Plays
Aaron Judge, Outfielder, New York Yankees $10,000
New York outfielder Aaron Judge continues to be an essential part of the New York Yankees lineup in 2024. In his last three games played for the New York Yankees this season, Yankees outfielder Aaron Judge accumulated four hits (one home run) in nine plate appearances.
Additional flex plays I like (Draftkings price noted): Juan Soto, Outfielder, (New York Yankees) $9,600: Ben Rice, First Baseman (New York Yankees) $8,000: Brandon Lowe, Second Baseman (Tampa Bay Rays) $9,200.
