McClure's MLB DFS picks Tuesday: Langford, Simpson top list
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- Jordan Walker owns the majors' longest active hit streak at 10 games but is recommended to fade, as the Cardinals face Cristopher Sanchez, an NL Cy Young contender who has held Walker to 1-for-8 (.125) in their career matchups.
- Wyatt Langford (Rangers OF, $4,500 on DraftKings, $3,200 on FanDuel) is a top McClure pick, facing Angels SP Ryan Johnson, whose 7.11 ERA ranks 228th of 229 pitchers with 50+ innings this season, with LA also carrying the AL's fourth-worst bullpen ERA.
- Chandler Simpson (Rays OF, $4,400 DK, $2,800 FD) leads the AL in stolen bases (33) and triples (6) and is hitting .425 over his last 21 games since the All-Star break, setting up a matchup against A's SP Mason Barnett, who has a 9.16 ERA over his last 18.2 innings.
- Mike McClure, a DFS professional with over $2 million in career winnings and a predictive data engineer at SportsLine, built his recommendations using a model that simulates every minute of every game 10,000 times, factoring in matchups, statistical trends, and injuries.
- All 30 MLB teams are in action on Tuesday's slate, giving DFS players a deep pool to choose from across both DraftKings and FanDuel contests.
- McClure is also targeting one additional player with an optimal matchup who he says could post massive numbers, though that specific pick is gated behind SportsLine's paywall.
Why it matters: McClure's model is funneling tournament value toward two of the day's most beatable pitchers — Ryan Johnson (7.11 ERA) and Mason Barnett (9.16 ERA over his last 18.2 innings) — making cheap outfielders like Langford ($4,500 DK) and Simpson ($4,400 DK) potentially high-upside salary-cap plays on a slate where all 30 teams are active and ownership concentration will be high on bigger names.
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