Saturday's DraftKings slate is a single-game MLB showdown, TB @ MIL, and it locks Sat 10/24 at 8:00 p.m. ET (5:00 p.m. PT). The captain slot scores 1.5x points at 1.5x salary under a $50,000 cap. Several players carry DraftKings status tags: Shane McClanahan (TB) is OUT, and Ryan Pepiot, Edwin Uceta, Jon Heasley and Gavin Lux (TB) are IL, as are Quinn Priester, Angel Zerpa and Brian Fitzpatrick (MIL).
The two starters sit atop our model's ranking. Drew Rasmussen (TB) costs $11,800 with a ceiling of 35.1 and a DraftKings average of 20.8. Logan Henderson (MIL) is right behind at $11,000, with a ceiling of 33.3 and an average of 20.0. Among hitters, Junior Caminero (TB) leads at $9,400 with a 29.6 ceiling, well above his 8.8 average. Yandy Diaz (TB) follows at $8,400 with a 26.7 ceiling.
For value, Liam Hicks (TB) is the cheapest name in our model's top group at $7,400, carrying a 22.4 ceiling against a 7.0 average. Jonathan Aranda (TB) offers a 25.1 ceiling at $8,000. On the MIL side, Jackson Chourio ($9,000, 21.7 ceiling) and Brice Turang ($8,600, 21.1 ceiling) post the highest DraftKings averages among the listed bats at 9.6 and 9.1.
Our model's top lineup uses the full $50,000. Cedric Mullins is at captain for $7,800. The UTIL spots go to Drew Rasmussen at $11,800, Junior Caminero at $9,400, Richie Palacios at $5,000, Brice Turang at $8,600 and Liam Hicks at $7,400. The build pairs the top-ranked arm with Caminero's ceiling and fits Turang and Hicks in using Palacios's low salary.
Lineups lock Sat 10/24 at 8:00 p.m. ET.
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