Stan Son gives his top studs and value plays for Monday’s seven-game fantasy baseball slate on DraftKings.

We’ve got a seven-game slate for Monday’s MLB action.

Let’s find some studs and values for your MLB DFS lineups on DraftKings. This article was written before lineups were announced.

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PITCHER

Stud

Joe Ryan, Minnesota Twins vs. Detroit Tigers, $8,200 — The 4.82 ERA through 9.1 innings looks bad. The five earned runs allowed in 4.0 innings during the last start is even worse. The matchup against the Tigers isn’t great either, as Detroit is ninth in wRC+ and eighth in wOBA. That said Detroit is 13th in strikeout rate and Ryan has a 25.6% strikeout rate, below the career-27.6% mark. It’s early in the season and Ryan has been extremely unlucky. The FIP is 2.01 while the BABIP is .385. In the start that he allowed five earned runs, the BABIP was .563! This game is at home for Ryan, where the strikeout rate has been higher, the FIP has been lower and fewer home runs have been served up.

Value

Jose Soriano, Los Angeles Angels vs. Atlanta Braves, $7,200 — Soriano has gotten off to a hot start, posting two wins, going six innings in each and allowing only four hits without an earned run. He has walked six batters, though, and Soriano has been fortunate with a .143 BABIP, but the FIP is still 2.85. The 98.3 mph fastball doesn’t miss a ton of bats and the strikeout rate is 24.4%, but he’s allowing a 0.1 degree launch angle and 3.6% barrel rate due to the splitter and sinker. Atlanta is one of the top offenses in the league, but Soriano is pitching very well right now and does an excellent job of limiting the long ball. The price is nice as well.

OUTFIELD

Stud

Yordan Alvarez, Houston Astros at Colorado Rockies, $6,500 — Prior to Sunday’s game, Alvarez was slashing .423/.590/.885 with a .462 ISO! L. O. L. The walk rate was 25.6% while the strikeout rate was only 10.3%. Then he hit another home run and drew another walk on Sunday. Now he gets to play in Coors Field. Humana humana. Ryan Feltner has a career 18.8% strikeout rate and 4.59 FIP against left-handed batters.

Value

Dylan Beavers, Baltimore Orioles at Chicago White Sox, $2,400 — Beavers has a three-game hitting streak with a home run. He’s been batting fifth or sixth in the order and is slashing .318/.318/.500 on the season with a .182 ISO. The average exit velocity is only 86.7 mph, though, with a 5.6% barrel rate. He does have a 96th percentile sprint speed, though, so there are multiple paths to providing fantasy goodies. Erick Fedde has a career 1.45 HR/9, 15.9% strikeout rate and 5.18 FIP against left-handed batters. Beavers seems too cheap.

INFIELD

Stud

Shohei Ohtani, Los Angeles Dodgers at Toronto Blue Jays, $6,400 — Selecting the best player in baseball. Shocking…Ohtani has gotten off to a slow start, but finally belted his first home run of the season two games ago. More are coming. A lot more. Max Scherzer is still a great pitcher at 41 years old, but he has been prone to the long ball over the last three seasons. Last season, the HR/9 was 2.01. He allowed one in the season opener.

Value

Hyeseong Kim, Los Angeles Dodgers at Toronto Blue Jays, $2,000 — With Mookie Betts injured, Kim was called up from Triple-A, where he was slashing .346/.438/.385 in 32 plate appearances. Kim doesn’t have much power but has speed and is an excellent defender. It’s likely that he starts. He’s priced at the minimum, so the risk/reward is favorable.