Draftkings MLB Showdown Picks: Royals vs. Yankees 9/10/24

Major League Baseball presents a matchup between the New York Yankees and the Kansas City Royals. Let’s take a look at this MLB game from a Draftkings perspective.

Prior to discussing the New York Yankees vs. Kansas City Royals game let’s review the rules for the Draftkings 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 tonight’s New York Yankees vs. Kansas City Royals matchup.

Draftkings MLB Showdown Picks

Captain-Marcus Stroman, Starting Pitcher, New York Yankees $10,600

On Tuesday evening, Major League Baseball presents the second game of a three game American League series between the New York Yankees and the Kansas City Royals.

How are these two teams playing entering tomorrow’s MLB Game? The New York Yankees arrive at the first Game of this American League series with the Kansas City Royals playing quality baseball. The Yankees have won three of the team’s last four Games played in the 2024 MLB regular season, including a 3-0 shutout win over the Chicago Cubs four days ago.

Similar to the New York Yankees, the Kansas City Royals are playing rather good baseball entering this evening’s American League contest. Let me be more specific. The Royals have won four of the team’s last five games played this season, including a 4-1 victory over the Cleveland Guardians last week.

It should be noted that the New York Yankees defeated the Kansas City Royals 10-4 in last night’s first Game of this three Game American League series.

Now that we have determined how both of these American League teams are currently playing let’s shift our focus to this evening’s game. New York pitcher Marcus Stroman has certainly been a valuable member of the New York Yankees starting pitching rotation this season. Having stated that, how has Stroman been playing from a statistical standpoint in the 2024 MLB regular season? Let’s review Marcus Stroman’s recent game data to answer that question.

In the 27 Games that Marcus Stroman has pitched for the New York Yankees in the 2024 MLB regular season, Stroman has posted a respectable 4.02 ERA (Earned Run Average) and added 105 strikeouts while allowing 58 walks.

More recently, in the New York Yankees 6-3 win over the St. Louis Cardinals ten days ago, New York starting pitcher Marcus Stroman pitched at a high level. Let me be more specific. Stroman pitched seven quality innings striking out five St. Louis batters while scattering nine hits in the New York Yankees victory over the Cardinals. It has to be said, those are the type of DFS numbers I need to see from a player that I select for the captain position.

In conclusion, I am backing New York Yankees starting pitcher Marcus Stroman at the captain position for this one game MLB DFS slate.

Flex plays I like (Draftkings price noted): Seth Lugo, Starting Pitcher, (Kansas City Royals) $11,200: Juan Soto, Outfielder (New York Yankees) $9,400: Aaron Judge, Outfielder (New York Yankees) $10,000.