Draftkings MLB DFS Picks: Yankees vs. Athletics 5/10/25
New York Mets vs. Athletics
May 10, 2025 4:05 pm EDT
Major League Baseball presents Draftkings baseball fans with an American League matchup featuring the New York Yankees and the Athletics. Let’s take a look at this MLB game from a DFS perspective.
Before we dive into the New York Yankees vs. Athletics 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 today’s Yankees vs. Athletics matchup.
Draftkings MLB Showdown Picks
Captain-Carlos Rodon, Starting Pitcher, New York Yankees $11,600
This Saturday afternoon, Major League Baseball presents the second game of a three-game American League series featuring the New York Yankees and the Athletics.
How are these two teams playing entering today’s MLB game? The New York Yankees arrive at the second game of this three-game series with the Athletics playing good baseball. The Yankees have won three of the team’s last four games played in the 2025 MLB regular season, including a dominant 12-3 victory over the San Diego Padres four days ago.
In direct contrast to the New York Yankees, the Athletics are not playing well entering the second game of this American League series. More specifically, the Athletics have lost four of the team’s last six games played in the 2025 MLB regular season, including a 9-6 loss to the Miami Marlins last week.
Now that we have determined 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.
Through seven starts made in 2025, New York Yankees starting pitcher Carlos Rodon has compiled a 4-3 (win-loss record), a 2.96 ERA (Earned Run Average) and a 0.92 WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched). It should also be mentioned that Rodon has tallied 57 strikeouts while allowing 20 walks in 48.2 innings pitched this season.
More recently, in the New York Yankees 15-3 win over the Baltimore Orioles last month, New York starting pitcher Carlos Rodon pitched rather well. Rodon pitched six quality innings while scattering two hits and only one walk in the Yankees victory over the Orioles.
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): JP Sears, Starting Pitcher (Athletics) $11,000: Cody Bellinger, Outfielder (New York Yankees) $7,400: Jacob Wilson, Shortstop (Athletics) $6,600.
