Draftkings MLB Showdown Picks: Yankees vs. Rangers 9/3/24

Major League Baseball presents a matchup between the Texas Rangers and the New York Yankees. Let’s take a look at this MLB Game from a Draftkings perspective.

Prior to discussing the Texas Rangers vs. New York Yankees 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. Texas Rangers matchup.

Draftkings MLB Showdown Picks

Captain-Carlos Rodon, Pitcher, New York Yankees $11,600

On Tuesday night, Major League Baseball presents the second game of a three game American League series between the New York Yankees and the Texas Rangers.

How are these two teams playing entering tonight’s MLB game? The New York Yankees arrive at this evening’s game with the Texas Rangers playing below average baseball. More specifically, the Yankees have lost four of the team’s last six games played in the 2024 MLB regular season, including a 5-2 loss to the Washington Nationals last week.

In direct contrast to the New York Yankees, the Texas Rangers are playing rather good baseball entering tonight’s American League contest. The Rangers have won five of the team’s last seven games played this season, including an impressive 9-2 victory over the Oakland Athletics five days ago.

It should be noted that the New York Yankees defeated the Texas Rangers 8-4 in last night’s opening Game of this three Game American League series.

Now that we have determined how both teams are currently playing let’s turn our attention to tonight’s Game. New York pitcher Carlos Rodon has established himself as a valuable member of the New York 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 27 games that Carlos Rodon has played for the New York Yankees in the 2024 MLB regular season, Carlos Rodon has posted a 4.31 ERA (Earned Run Average) and added 161 strikeouts while allowing 47 walks.

More recently, in the New York Yankees 3-0 shutout win over the Colorado Rockies ten days ago, New York starting pitcher Carlos Rodon pitched exceptionally well. Let me be more specific. Rodon pitched six quality innings striking out five Colorado batters while scattering five hits and only one walk in the Yankees victory over the Colorado Rockies. 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 I like (Draftkings price noted): Andrew Heaney, Starting Pitcher, (Texas Rangers) $10,600: Juan Soto, Outfielder (New York Yankees) $9,600: Aaron Judge, Outfielder (New York Yankees) $10,000.