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July 9, 2026 MLB DFS Picks — DraftKings

13 games · $50,000 cap · Updated Jul 9, 11:59 AM ET

The Almanac's Take

Full 13-game slate with no weather alerts and clean conditions across the board. Manaea at $6,300 is the sharpest pitcher on the value list — a 13.2 projection at that price is the best points-per-dollar ratio among starters, with Keller at $7,500 projecting 8.0 if you want the safer mid-range arm. Caminero and Witt Jr. both project 10.6 at $6,300 and $6,500 respectively, giving you two near-equivalent corner/shortstop options that leave salary to work with elsewhere. No stack data surfaced today, so single-game construction is the move — build around Manaea and pair one of those infielders at your preferred price point.

The Slate

13 games
ATL @ PIT
Atlanta Braves at Pittsburgh Pirates
O/U
ATL SP TBDvsMitch Keller RHP · $7,500
Stack lean PIT
ARI @ SD
Arizona Diamondbacks at San Diego Padres
O/U
ARI SP TBDvsSD SP TBD
Stack lean SD
CHC @ BAL
Chicago Cubs at Baltimore Orioles
O/U
CHC SP TBDvsBAL SP TBD
Stack lean BAL
LAA @ TEX
Los Angeles Angels at Texas Rangers
O/U
LAA SP TBDvsTEX SP TBD
Stack lean TEX
MIL @ STL
Milwaukee Brewers at St. Louis Cardinals
O/U
MIL SP TBDvsSTL SP TBD
Stack lean STL
PHI @ CIN
Philadelphia Phillies at Cincinnati Reds
O/U
PHI SP TBDvsCIN SP TBD
Stack lean CIN
NYY @ TB
New York Yankees at Tampa Bay Rays
O/U
NYY SP TBDvsTB SP TBD
Stack lean TB
ATH @ DET
ATH at Detroit Tigers
O/U
ATH SP TBDvsDET SP TBD
Stack lean DET
SEA @ MIA
Seattle Mariners at Miami Marlins
O/U
SEA SP TBDvsMIA SP TBD
Stack lean MIA
BOS @ CWS
Boston Red Sox at Chicago White Sox
O/U
BOS SP TBDvsCWS SP TBD
Stack lean CWS
CLE @ MIN
Cleveland Guardians at Minnesota Twins
O/U
CLE SP TBDvsMIN SP TBD
Stack lean MIN
KC @ NYM
Kansas City Royals at New York Mets
O/U
KC SP TBDvsSean Manaea LHP · $6,300
Stack lean NYM
COL @ SF
Colorado Rockies at San Francisco Giants
O/U
COL SP TBDvsSF SP TBD
Stack lean SF

Value Plays

P
Sean Manaea
$6,300 · 13.2 pt
3B
Junior Caminero
$6,300 · 10.6 pt
SS
Bobby Witt Jr.
$6,500 · 10.6 pt
Top projected DFS plays ranked by points per $1,000 of salary.
#PlayerPosMatchupSalaryProjPts/$1KValue
1
Sean Manaea
4.7 K · 5.1 IPL5 10.8
Pnull vs Kansas City Royals$6,30013.22.10Smash
2
Junior Caminero
0.43 HR · 1.08 HL5 5.6
3B #3Tampa Bay Rays vs NYY$6,30010.61.68Smash
3
Bobby Witt Jr.
0.28 HR · 1.23 HL5 8.2Platoon
SS #2vs Sean Manaea LHP$6,50010.61.63Smash
4
Mitch Keller
3.7 K · 3.9 IPL5 9.0
Pnull vs Atlanta Braves$7,5008.01.07Overpriced

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