Welcome to Fantasy Alarm's MLB DFS picks and daily fantasy playbook for Monday, October 12th. Our MLB DFS projections combine advanced pitching metrics, platoon splits, strikeout prop data, and ownership positioning to identify the sharpest plays on every slate. Whether you are targeting DFS Projections, running lineups through our DFS Optimizer, tracking ownership trends, or checking confirmed lineups, Fantasy Alarm has the tools to sharpen your edge. 

This MLB DFS playbook covers every key position on DraftKings and FanDuel with our best MLB DFS picks for today.

Slate: 2-Game Main | Lock Time: 5:00 pm ET, Monday, October 12th, 2026

Vegas Totals: LAD/MIL (highest-projected game total) & CLE/TB (second-highest projected game total)

Highest K-Projections: Yoshinobu Yamamoto 6.5 O/U (-130), Drew Rasmussen 5.5 O/U (-115), Logan Henderson 5.5 O/U (+102)

MLB Weather Today, 10/12

No weather concerns today, both stadiums have roofs.

Top Options For Strikeouts

K-prop lines and value ratings are incorporated below for DFS and prop context. These are the arms building the highest strikeout ceilings on the 10-game slate.

Our model identifies these arms as the highest-ceiling plays for Alt-K lines today:

Logan Henderson: 29.6% K% (10.1 K/9)

Drew Rasmussen: 26% K% (9.1 K/9)

Yoshinobu Yamamoto: 25.7% K% (8.9 K/9)

Foster Griffin: 21.9% K% (8.2 K/9)

Best Odds For A Win

The following MLB DFS picks offer a combination of favorable win odds, sustainable ERA and xFIP metrics, and soft opponent matchups. Each carries K-prop lines worth noting alongside their DFS value at reduced ownership relative to the top tier.

Los Angeles Dodgers Breakdown

The one, and I mean one, thing on Logan Henderson's resume that you can point to as “not great” is just lefty power. They've posted a .182 ISO this year, but that's really it. He misses a boatload of bats and righties do absolutely nothing.

Here are the best Dodger lefty power hitters;

Milwaukee Brewers Breakdown

I'm not sure what you do to get to Yoshinobu Yamamoto but the Brewers are going to try as they did eventually get to Tarik Skubal. There are no good splits against Yamamoto, so we'll just go over the Brewers good against righty hurlers.

Cleveland Guardians Breakdown

Another really good pitcher facing a subpar lineup. How's Cleveland going to do it? Jose Ramirez is atop the list in who is going to break through and get to Rasmussen. Ramirez has homered in two straight games and has put up 18+ DKP in three straight games. Ramirez is waking up at the right time.

Outside of Ramirez, Steven Kwan, Chase DeLauter, Travis Bazzana, and Nathaniel Lowe stand out the most because they do have good numbers this year against righties.

Tampa Bay Rays Breakdown

The Rays have the second-highest implied total of the day and are arguably in the best spot on the board facing off against Foster Griffin. The Rays have some big boppers against left-handed pitching in Junior Caminero and Yandy Diaz, but they also have some lesser-known options that pop.

This season, Victor Mesa has a .150 ISO and .380 wOBA against lefties and took Max Fried deep in Game 3 of the ALDS, Ryan Vilade also took Fried deep in that game and had a .477 SLG%, .818 OPS, and .352 wOBA against lefties during the regular season. Jonny DeLuca will hit near the bottom of the lineup and is a stolen base threat, too.