MLB DFS Projections — Best Daily Fantasy Baseball Plays — Friday, June 12, 2026
Top fantasy points spot: Taylor Ward
Taylor Ward (BAL) tops the board at 92, facing RHP Griffin Canning. The righty is piling up fantasy points at — fantasy/PA against righties this year, a solid bat worth about 1.63 fantasy points a trip. And Griffin Canning has been thin against righties lately. The bullpen behind him is roughly average to that side. He's hitting in a spot worth about 4.7 trips, so the volume's there. No real history against Griffin Canning. It all sets up in a neutral park, weather helping.
The rest of the top of the board
- Fernando Tatis Jr. (SD) (92) vs RHP Shane Baz: a solid bat at 1.630 into an arm with little track record against the same side.
- Willi Castro (COL) (92) vs LHP Gage Jump: a solid bat at 1.630 into an arm with little track record against the same side.
- Shea Langeliers (ATH) (92) vs LHP Sean Sullivan: a solid bat at 1.630 into an arm with little track record against the same side, hot bat.
- Jackson Merrill (SD) (91) vs RHP Shane Baz: a solid bat at 1.630 into an arm with little track record against the same side.
- Gunnar Henderson (BAL) (91) vs RHP Griffin Canning: a solid bat at 1.630 into an arm with little track record against the same side.
- Nick Kurtz (ATH) (91) vs LHP Sean Sullivan: a solid bat at 1.630 into an arm with little track record against the same side.
- Luis Arraez (SF) (88) vs RHP Javier Assad: a solid bat at 1.630 into an arm with little track record against the same side, hot bat.
Arms giving up fantasy points today
- RHP Griffin Canning has been giving up points to righties — 1.600 fantasy points per batter faced. Bats to target: Taylor Ward (BAL), Gunnar Henderson (BAL), and Adley Rutschman (BAL).
- RHP Shane Baz has been giving up points to righties — 1.600 fantasy points per batter faced. Bats to target: Fernando Tatis Jr. (SD), Jackson Merrill (SD), and Manny Machado (SD).
- LHP Gage Jump has been giving up points to lefties — 1.600 fantasy points per batter faced. Bats to target: Willi Castro (COL), Kyle Karros (COL), and TJ Rumfield (COL).
- LHP Sean Sullivan has been giving up points to lefties — 1.600 fantasy points per batter faced. Bats to target: Shea Langeliers (ATH), Nick Kurtz (ATH), and Colby Thomas (ATH).
How it played out
9 of the top 10 fantasy points matchups landed at least one fantasy point. Top play Taylor Ward finished with 7 fantasy points. We post the result next to every projection so you can grade the board yourself — and so the model gets re-tuned against what actually happened.
How to read these fantasy points matchups
Each score (0–100) starts with the hitter's fantasy points per plate appearance against the hand he's facing — weighted toward the last two weeks, then the season, then a two-year baseline. Then it layers in the bullpen, his spot in the order, and park and weather. Higher means more of it points his way. It's context, not a lock — a great spot still goes 0-for-4 sometimes, and a tough one runs into one. The edge is in stacking the odds, and since we grade every board, you can see how often the top of the list delivers.