Fantasy Baseball Value Picks Today: Top DraftKings MLB DFS Bargains for June 25

After three games on the early turbo schedule, Major League Baseball has a heavy 12-game main schedule for the DFS fantasy baseball contests this Tuesday night. The contests begin at 7:10 p.m. ET and feature 24 teams in the player pool. Of the 12 games, three are divisional showdowns and six are interleague matchups, including the latest edition of the Subway Series, where the Mets host the Yankees.

With so many teams in action on Tuesday, there are plenty of superstars to build around and different ways to fill out your lineup. Since you’ll need to carefully manage your salary cap space, it’s important to know the best bargain options as well. Below, I’ve highlighted my best cheap deals for this massive 12-game slate. These players have very low salaries, but still bring very high potential.

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Hendricks is extremely affordable as the second-cheapest likely starting pitcher entering Tuesday, but he brings a lot of potential into his second straight start against San Francisco. The 10-year veteran actually lost his spot in the rotation after going 0-4 with a 10.57 ERA in his first seven starts of the year, but since moving to the bullpen, he’s found a nice rhythm, going 1-0 with a 2.70 ERA and 3.15 FIP in his last six games. He’s allowed just one run in 14 games. ¹⁄₃ innings in his last four games, and he returned to the starting lineup last Wednesday when he faced the Giants in the same matchup. He held the Giants to just one run on two hits in 5 ²⁄₃ innings with eight strikeouts en route to a dominant 29 DKFP performance. Hendricks was also at home at Wrigley Field for that matchup and will be in a more pitcher-friendly environment for this start at Oracle Park by the Bay. The Giants won the first game of this series on Monday to end a five-game losing streak, but they are still struggling at the plate, averaging 4.0 runs per game with a team batting average of .214 and 25.3% K% over the last six games. Hendricks will look to continue his struggles and build on his success from last week as he continues to turn his season around.

Against right-handed starting pitchers, Tellez typically lines up in the middle third of the Pirates’ batting order, and he’s been coming on lately, making him a good value play with power potential this Tuesday. Tellez has just a .222 batting average this season, but in his 16 games in June, he has a .340 batting average (17-of-50) with five doubles, one home run, 10 RBI and a wOBA of .387. The 29-year-old left-hander already has four barrels in June after hitting just three barrels in all of April and May. Tellez and the Pirates face off Hunter Greene ($8,600) in the second game of their stop in Cincinnati, and Tellez has gone 4-for-13 (.308) against Greene in their previous meetings.

The Padres made several roster moves on Monday, including placing Fernando Tatis Jr. (quad) on the IL and calling up Johnson from Triple-A for his first MLB appearance of the season. Johnson went 0-for-2 in his season debut before being used as a pinch hitter. David Peralta ($2,500) after left-hander Patrick Corbin left the game. With another left-hander in MacKenzie Gore ($8,800) Johnson will start Tuesday in San Diego and is likely back in the starting lineup. Johnson signed with the Padres after spending the past two seasons with the Giants. The 28-year-old batted .301 in 61 games for the El Paso Chihuahuas in Triple-A, adding three home runs and 18 stolen bases for a .406 wOBA and a 130 wRC+. Johnson brings a lot of potential for a minimum-salary player and is a good choice if you need to pay up to the limit on a roster spot to accommodate the stars you want elsewhere.

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