Draftkings MLB Showdown Picks: Yankees vs. Blue Jays 7/2/25
New York Yankees vs. Toronto Blue Jays
July 2, 2025 7:07 pm EDT
Major League Baseball presents Draftkings baseball fans with an American League matchup featuring the New York Yankees and the Toronto Blue Jays. Let’s take a look at this MLB game from a DFS perspective.
Before we dive into the New York Yankees vs. Toronto Blue Jays 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 this evening’s Yankees vs. Blue Jays matchup.
Draftkings MLB DFS Showdown Picks
Captain-Will Warren, Starting Pitcher, New York Yankees $10,800
On Wednesday night, Major League Baseball presents the second game of a three-game American League series featuring the New York Yankees and the Toronto Blue Jays.
How are these two teams playing entering tomorrow’s MLB game? The New York Yankees arrive at the second game of this three-game series with the Toronto Blue Jays playing below average baseball. The Yankees have lost five of the team’s last eight games played in the 2025 MLB regular season, including a 5-4 loss to the Cincinnati Reds last week.
In direct contrast to the New York Yankees, the Toronto Blue Jays are playing good baseball entering this MLB game. More specifically, the Blue Jays have won five of the team’s last eight games played in the 2025 MLB regular season, including a 6-0 shutout loss to the Cleveland Guardians Cleveland Guardians five days ago.
Now that we have identified how both of these teams are currently playing let’s shift our attention to today’s contest. Starting pitcher Will Warren has been a standout performer for the New York Yankees this season. Having stated that, how has the talented pitcher performed from a statistical standpoint in 2025? Let’s review Warren’s relevant game data from the 2025 MLB regular season to answer that question.
Through 17 starts in 2025, New York Yankees starting pitcher Will Warren has compiled a 5-4 (win-loss record), a 4.37 ERA (Earned Run Average) and a 1.32 WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched). Additionally, Warren has compiled 103 strikeouts (16th in MLB) in 80.1 innings pitched this season.
Five days ago, in the New York Yankees 3-0 win over the Athletics, Yankees starting pitcher Will Warren pitched rather well. Warren pitched five quality innings while scattering two hits and four walk in the Yankees defeat of the Athletics. It should also be noted that Warren struck out seven Athletics batters in the Yankees victory over the Athletics.
In my view, Will Warren is the most likely player to post the most Draftkings points in this MLB game. With that said, I am rolling with New York Yankees starting pitcher Will Warren 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): Jose Berrios, Starting Pitcher (Toronto Blue Jays) $11,200: Aaron Judge, Outfielder (New York Yankees) $10,000: Vladimir Guerrero Jr., First Baseman (Toronto Blue Jays) $9,000.
