FREE MLB DFS Hitter Projections – DraftKings MLB & FanDuel MLB – Thursday Early & Main Slates – 5/9

MLB DFS Hitter Projections

The projections below are created from our custom MLB model for DraftKings and FanDuel. Projections will be updated for any injury/lineup change that breaks before lock as best as possible, lineups will be confirmed and updated as they are released.

Notes will be provided between updates as time allows. Bold text in the “Update Notes” line will be the most recent reporting, if the status line next to the time stamp is red and says “pending” the update to include the bold text news is in the works, while all of the non-bold news has been updated in the previous run; if it says “updated” in green, all of the news has been accounted for in the current projections. When in doubt or unavailable, we recommend @underdog_mlb for any breaking news.

Last updated: 9:33 pm ET – 5/9/24- updated

Update Notes: All lineups are now confirmed.

The projections table includes FanDuel and DraftKings hitter projections and a rating for each player in our custom HR model (Scale: 5-10 Average; 10-20 Good; 20-25 Very Good; 25+ Great). The “Status” column indicates whether a lineup is the projected (“P”) version or if it is the confirmed (“C”) game lineup for each team.

Early Slate

PlayerHandTeamGameFD POSFD$FDptsDK POSDK$DKptsHROrderStatus
TJ FriedlLCINCIN@MIAOF280011.85OF43009.468.451C
Matt McLainRCINCIN@MIASS/2B340013.312B520010.4411.302C
Elly De La CruzBCINCIN@MIASS400015.32SS580012.1111.613C
Austin HaysRCINCIN@MIAOF270010.05OF39008.048.304C
Gavin LuxLCINCIN@MIA2B/OF26009.512B/OF34007.635.965C
Spencer SteerRCINCIN@MIAOF/1B/2B250010.361B/3B32008.138.156C
Jake FraleyLCINCIN@MIAOF260010.07OF33008.046.517C
Noelvi MarteRCINCIN@MIA3B22008.303B29006.695.588C
Jose TrevinoRCINCIN@MIAC23007.31C37005.915.429C
Xavier EdwardsBMIACIN@MIASS33009.88SS45008.261.381C
Eric WagamanRMIACIN@MIA3B/OF24009.321B31007.525.132C
Connor NorbyRMIACIN@MIA2B/3B30009.623B31007.685.823C
Otto LopezRMIACIN@MIA2B30008.452B40007.042.264C
Dane MyersRMIACIN@MIAOF24008.29OF27006.714.395C
Agustin RamirezRMIACIN@MIAC20008.53006.774.996C
Jesus SanchezLMIACIN@MIAOF270010.01OF29007.916.727C
Javier SanojaRMIACIN@MIASS/2B/OF21006.242B/OF25005.271.268C
Ronny SimonBMIACIN@MIA2B20006.432B20005.252.199C
Fernando TatisRSDPSDP@DETOF430015.76OF600011.5917.171P
Manny MachadoRSDPSDP@DET3B380012.813B520010.1113.782P
Gavin SheetsLSDPSDP@DET1B/OF27009.38OF34007.477.733P
Xander BogaertsRSDPSDP@DETSS/2B28009.88SS40007.987.154P
Jose IglesiasRSDPSDP@DETSS/2B/3B/OF26007.332B29006.173.495P
Tirso OrnelasLSDPSDP@DETOF20007.77OF20006.275.486P
Yuli GurrielRSDPSDP@DET1B25007.241B22005.894.427P
Tyler WadeLSDPSDP@DET2B/3B/SS23006.682B/OF22005.501.478P
Elias DiazRSDPSDP@DETC24006.79C24005.475.299P
Gleyber TorresRDETSDP@DET2B32009.832B46007.886.011C
Zach McKinstryLDETSDP@DETSS/3B/2B28008.913B/OF39007.233.802C
Riley GreeneLDETSDP@DETOF290010.94OF43008.677.873C
Spencer TorkelsonRDETSDP@DET1B35009.301B45007.227.184C
Colt KeithLDETSDP@DET1B/2B24008.702B31007.025.695C
Jace JungLDETSDP@DET3B20007.90#N/A#N/A6.185.136C
Javier BaezRDETSDP@DET2B/SS/3B24007.683B/SS37006.205.217C
Trey SweeneyLDETSDP@DETSS25007.26SS34005.804.218C
Tomas NidoRDETSDP@DETC21005.28C23004.392.239C
Bryson StottLPHIPHI@NYM2B/SS280010.382B43008.425.001P
Trea TurnerRPHIPHI@NYMSS310011.29SS53009.147.742P
Bryce HarperLPHIPHI@NYM1B400012.801B54009.9310.593P
Kyle SchwarberLPHIPHI@NYMOF430011.48OF59009.1913.714P
Nick CastellanosRPHIPHI@NYMOF31009.31OF48007.457.265P
Max KeplerLPHIPHI@NYMOF27008.51OF36006.746.706P
J.T. RealmutoRPHIPHI@NYMC28008.95C40007.116.507P
Alec BohmRPHIPHI@NYM3B/1B25007.913B35006.425.058P
Johan RojasRPHIPHI@NYMOF23007.48OF27006.202.589P
Francisco LindorBNYMPHI@NYMSS320012.52SS52009.869.001P
Juan SotoLNYMPHI@NYMOF380014.61OF570011.1311.252P
Pete AlonsoRNYMPHI@NYM1B420012.451B56009.5411.413P
Brandon NimmoLNYMPHI@NYMOF27009.72OF42007.656.054P
Jesse WinkerLNYMPHI@NYMOF25008.86OF33006.934.765P
Luis TorrensRNYMPHI@NYMC25007.73C32006.174.706P
Brett BatyLNYMPHI@NYM3B/2B23007.952B/3B25006.275.557P
Luisangel AcunaRNYMPHI@NYMSS/2B25007.502B35006.192.858P
Tyrone TaylorRNYMPHI@NYMOF24007.78OF25006.214.929P
Lars NootbaarLSTLSTL@ATLOF340011.58OF47009.066.411C
Willson ContrerasRSTLSTL@ATLC/1B260011.761B33009.127.512C
Brendan DonovanLSTLSTL@ATL3B/2B/OF30009.102B/SS44007.373.643C
Nolan ArenadoRSTLSTL@ATL3B32009.053B43007.265.434C
Alec BurlesonLSTLSTL@ATLOF/1B25009.171B30007.415.345C
Jordan WalkerRSTLSTL@ATLOF27009.17OF33007.344.876C
Nolan GormanLSTLSTL@ATL2B27009.622B36007.467.147C
Pedro PagesRSTLSTL@ATLC27006.92C36005.543.328C
Victor ScottLSTLSTL@ATLOF29007.25OF35005.951.859C
Alex VerdugoLATLSTL@ATLOF24009.26OF33007.524.831C
Austin RileyRATLSTL@ATL3B330012.723B50009.9610.792C
Marcell OzunaRATLSTL@ATLOF380012.19OF47009.4910.823C
Matt OlsonLATLSTL@ATL1B290011.861B48009.1210.344C
Ozzie AlbiesBATLSTL@ATL2B32009.852B49007.886.565C
Michael HarrisLATLSTL@ATLOF270010.62OF44008.557.056C
Sean MurphyRATLSTL@ATLC33009.26C46007.176.697C
Jarred KelenicLATLSTL@ATLOF24008.41OF23006.655.568C
Nick AllenRATLSTL@ATLSS22006.16SS26005.081.659C
Bo BichetteRTORTOR@HOUSS290010.94SS43008.906.341P
Vladimir GuerreroRTORTOR@HOU1B300013.541B500010.629.892P
Anthony SantanderBTORTOR@HOUOF280011.65OF42009.039.383P
Andres GimenezLTORTOR@HOU2B30009.712B47007.913.774P
George SpringerRTORTOR@HOUOF31009.64OF46007.625.945P
Addison BargerLTORTOR@HOU3B/OF20008.943B/OF22007.025.566P
Alejandro KirkRTORTOR@HOUC25007.94C30006.383.697P
Will WagnerLTORTOR@HOU1B/2B/3B22006.941B/3B23005.622.358P
Alan RodenLTORTOR@HOUOF21007.11OF24005.722.549P
Jose AltuveRHOUTOR@HOU2B/OF330011.162B/OF50008.955.081P
Isaac ParedesRHOUTOR@HOU3B300010.503B41008.165.482P
Yordan AlvarezLHOUTOR@HOUOF330014.76OF510011.409.033P
Jeremy PenaRHOUTOR@HOUSS30009.31SS39007.583.774P
Christian WalkerRHOUTOR@HOU1B260010.651B40008.246.585P
Yainer DiazRHOUTOR@HOUC25008.96C33007.274.696P
Brendan RodgersRHOUTOR@HOU2B25007.212B27005.833.147P
Jake MeyersRHOUTOR@HOUOF27007.57OF30006.073.078P
Cam SmithRHOUTOR@HOU3B/OF26007.09OF27005.633.699P
Brice TurangLMILMIL@SFG2B340010.812B51008.834.351P
Jackson ChourioRMILMIL@SFGOF380012.96OF550010.3611.182P
Christian YelichLMILMIL@SFGOF350011.79OF49009.338.343P
William ContrerasRMILMIL@SFGC320011.66C45009.199.804P
Rhys HoskinsRMILMIL@SFG1B260010.761B39008.2811.275P
Sal FrelickLMILMIL@SFGOF31007.66OF40006.342.306P
Joey OrtizRMILMIL@SFG3B/2B/SS26008.64SS28006.945.097P
Isaac CollinsBMILMIL@SFGOF21007.88OF25006.253.698P
Caleb DurbinRMILMIL@SFG2B20007.912B/SS20006.382.989P
Mike YastrzemskiLSFGMIL@SFGOF320010.42OF42008.178.511P
Willy AdamesRSFGMIL@SFGSS280011.78SS41009.2210.262P
Jung Hoo LeeLSFGMIL@SFGOF37009.36OF48007.675.393P
Matt ChapmanRSFGMIL@SFG3B310011.063B45008.609.684P
Heliot RamosRSFGMIL@SFGOF33009.87OF39007.838.825P
LaMonte WadeLSFGMIL@SFG1B/OF25008.691B29006.796.596P
Wilmer FloresRSFGMIL@SFG1B/3B32008.081B/3B38006.406.647P
Patrick BaileyBSFGMIL@SFGC26006.81C35005.474.338P
Tyler FitzgeraldRSFGMIL@SFGSS/2B/OF29008.142B32006.496.029P

Main Slate

PlayerHandTeamGameFD POSFD$FDptsDK POSDK$DKptsHROrderStatus
Michael BuschLCHCCHC@CIN1B300012.541B49009.818.441C
Nico HoernerRCHCCHC@CIN2B/SS30009.272B40007.772.042C
Ian HappBCHCCHC@CINOF360010.10OF41007.917.173C
Moises BallesterosLCHCCHC@CINC27006.57C24005.383.114C
Seiya SuzukiRCHCCHC@CINOF330012.02OF47009.3610.595C
Carson KellyRCHCCHC@CINC29009.40C37007.356.006C
Pete Crow-ArmstrongLCHCCHC@CINOF340011.90OF48009.448.477C
Dansby SwansonRCHCCHC@CINSS31008.48SS39006.755.968C
Matt ShawRCHCCHC@CIN3B28007.443B32005.982.659C
TJ FriedlLCINCHC@CINOF290011.24OF41009.036.051C
Gavin LuxLCINCHC@CIN2B/OF27009.412B/OF33007.623.572C
Austin HaysRCINCHC@CINOF310011.95OF45009.568.783C
Sal StewartRCINCHC@CIN3B28009.471B29007.615.184C
Will BensonLCINCHC@CINOF260010.59OF36008.237.215C
Spencer SteerRCINCHC@CINOF/1B/2B28009.241B34007.385.936C
Elly De La CruzBCINCHC@CINSS370012.67SS550010.009.147C
Tyler StephensonRCINCHC@CINC30008.14C35006.395.578C
Matt McLainRCINCHC@CINSS/2B28008.432B39006.635.519C
Paul GoldschmidtRNYYNYY@BAL1B270011.041B32008.896.171C
Aaron JudgeRNYYNYY@BALOF480017.37OF660014.0816.542C
Cody BellingerLNYYNYY@BALOF/1B350011.62OF50009.267.463C
Giancarlo StantonRNYYNYY@BALOF350011.22OF51008.699.494C
Amed RosarioRNYYNYY@BAL2B/3B/OF26009.002B/3B31007.394.255C
Trent GrishamLNYYNYY@BALOF330010.87OF46008.378.206C
Anthony VolpeRNYYNYY@BALSS28009.38SS36007.424.557C
Jose CaballeroRNYYNYY@BALSS/2B/3B/OF290010.06SS41008.091.608C
Austin WellsLNYYNYY@BALC29008.84C34006.885.899C
Ryan MountcastleRBALNYY@BAL1B28008.061B28006.602.311C
Jordan WestburgRBALNYY@BAL3B/2B300010.263B43008.104.592C
Gunnar HendersonLBALNYY@BALSS330011.12SS46008.834.043C
Tyler O'NeillRBALNYY@BALOF29009.54OF40007.414.064C
Jeremiah JacksonRBALNYY@BALSS29007.393B/OF37005.962.725C
Coby MayoRBALNYY@BAL3B/1B24007.211B26005.742.156C
Samuel BasalloLBALNYY@BALC24007.84C31006.173.257C
Jorge MateoRBALNYY@BALSS/2B/OF22009.86SS/OF27007.950.958C
Luis VazquezRBALNYY@BALSS/3B20005.933B/SS23004.802.569C
Chris TaylorRLAALAA@MILOF/3B/2B24008.332B/OF26006.692.131C
Mike TroutRLAALAA@MILOF310012.73OF40009.7411.692C
Taylor WardRLAALAA@MILOF320011.33OF38008.7210.263C
Jo AdellRLAALAA@MILOF300012.11OF39009.3510.734C
Luis RengifoBLAALAA@MIL2B/3B/SS25007.172B28005.923.335C
Oswald PerazaRLAALAA@MILSS/2B/3B23007.201B/3B24005.673.576C
Christian MooreRLAALAA@MIL2B25007.822B29006.195.267C
Sebastian RiveroRLAALAA@MILC23003.88C21003.131.968C
Denzer GuzmanRLAALAA@MILSS26005.43SS22004.412.379C
Jackson ChourioRMILLAA@MILOF360013.18OF490010.618.241C
Brice TurangLMILLAA@MIL2B340010.872B48008.923.142C
William ContrerasRMILLAA@MILC310010.49C47008.285.093C
Christian YelichLMILLAA@MILOF370012.30OF53009.707.924C
Andrew VaughnRMILLAA@MIL1B290010.131B31008.156.735C
Isaac CollinsBMILLAA@MILOF/2B28008.17OF40006.482.946C
Caleb DurbinRMILLAA@MIL2B/3B28008.373B33006.772.677C
Blake PerkinsBMILLAA@MILOF28008.95OF37007.133.718C
Joey OrtizRMILLAA@MIL3B/2B/SS26007.14SS28005.792.769C
Heliot RamosRSFGSFG@LADOF290010.75OF38008.545.061C
Rafael DeversLSFGSFG@LAD3B/1B380011.601B54008.936.072C
Willy AdamesRSFGSFG@LADSS35009.02SS40007.084.163C
Matt ChapmanRSFGSFG@LAD3B320010.783B42008.335.174C
Bryce EldridgeLSFGSFG@LADOF25008.421B25006.486.995C
Casey SchmittRSFGSFG@LAD3B/SS/2B/1B26008.032B32006.413.296C
Jung Hoo LeeLSFGSFG@LADOF29007.47OF36006.072.037C
Patrick BaileyBSFGSFG@LADC26005.38C27004.361.128C
Drew GilbertLSFGSFG@LADOF27006.27OF35004.972.439C
Shohei OhtaniLLADSFG@LADOF470017.511B/OF650012.647.551C
Mookie BettsRLADSFG@LAD2B/SS/OF37009.93SS52007.883.072C
Freddie FreemanLLADSFG@LAD1B360010.401B45008.273.003C
Max MuncyLLADSFG@LAD3B330010.613B44008.113.574C
Teoscar HernandezRLADSFG@LADOF360010.20OF43008.073.985C
Michael ConfortoLLADSFG@LADOF26007.22OF30005.552.076C
Andy PagesRLADSFG@LADOF31009.31OF40007.423.387C
Miguel RojasRLADSFG@LADSS/2B/3B26006.182B/3B26005.081.128C
Ben RortvedtLLADSFG@LADC22002.83C22002.190.329C

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