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

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 tomorrow night’s New York Yankees vs. Kansas City Royals matchup.

Draftkings MLB Showdown Picks

Captain-Carlos Rodon, Starting Pitcher, New York Yankees $11,400

On Monday evening, Major League Baseball presents the opening 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 below average baseball. The Yankees have lost three of the team’s last five Games played in the 2024 MLB regular season, including a 10-6 loss to the Texas Rangers four days ago.

In direct contrast to the New York Yankees, the Kansas City Royals are playing rather good baseball entering tomorrow night’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 an impressive 2-0 shutout victory over the Minnesota Twins earlier today.

Now that we have determined how both of these American League teams are currently playing let’s shift our focus to tomorrow evening’s contest. New York Yankees pitcher Carlos Rodon has quickly established himself as a valuable member of the Yankees starting pitching rotation this season. Having stated that, how has Rodon been playing from a statistical standpoint? Let’s review Carlos Rodon’s recent Game data to answer that question.

In the 28 games that Carlos Rodon has pitched for the New York Yankees in the 2024 MLB regular season, Rodon has posted a respectable 4.19 ERA (Earned Run Average), 1.22 WHIP (walks, hits, inning pitched) and added 172 strikeouts while allowing 49 walks.

More recently, in the Texas Rangers 6-3 win over the New York Yankees five days ago, New York starting pitcher Carlos Rodon certainly pitched at a high level. Rodon pitched six quality innings striking out a whopping 11 Texas batters while allowing only one hit in the New York Yankees loss to the Rangers. 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 Carlos Rodon at the captain position for this one game MLB DFS slate.

Flex Plays

Juan Soto, Outfielder, New York Yankees $9,400

New York outfielder Juan Soto continues to be an essential part of the New York Yankees lineup in 2024. In his last three games played for the New York Yankees this season, outfielder Juan Soto accumulated four hits (one home run), two RBIs (runs batted in), and three walks in 11 plate appearances.

Additional flex plays I like (Draftkings price noted): Aaron Judge, Outfielder, (New York Yankees) $10,000: Brady Singer, Starting Pitcher (Kansas City Royals) $11,000: Bobby Witt Jr., Shortstop (Kansas City Royals) $9,600.