May 21, 2026 MLB DFS Picks — DraftKings
7 games · $50,000 cap · Updated Jun 4, 8:16 PM ET
The Almanac's Take
Seven games on the board, no weather concerns, and the stack model came back empty — so this slate lives or dies on pitching value. Joey Cantillo at $7,500 is the one play the model surfaces, projecting 15.5 points, which is a reasonable ceiling for that price if he goes deep into a game. No value multiplier attached to his line, so take that projection at face value rather than as a sharp edge. With 500 players in the pool and no differentiated stacks, roster construction is pretty open — build around Cantillo and work backward from there.
The Slate
7 gamesValue Plays
Ranked by points per $1K| # | Player | Pos | Matchup | Salary | Proj | Pts/$1K | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joey Cantillo 6.1 K · 5.6 IP | P | Cleveland Guardians vs Detroit Tigers | $7,500 | 15.5 | 2.07 | Smash |
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