Stephen advised staying away from Pete Alonso props on Friday, noting that the Mets slugger is just 3‑for‑18 with four strikeouts against Miles Mikolas. Mikolas’ pitch‑to‑contact style has consistently neutralized Alonso’s power, and Stephen prefers pivoting to other first‑base options in DFS and avoiding Alonso’s RBI or home‑run markets.

Stephen pointed out that Dansby Swanson destroys Corbin Burnes, going 11‑for‑18 with three extra‑base hits and two homers lifetime. Burnes has not looked like himself, surrendering 2‑4‑3 earned runs in his first three outings while issuing nine walks. With the wind forecast to blow out at Wrigley, Stephen expects Burnes’ command issues to catch up to him and labeled Swanson a prime DFS tournament play and plus‑money total bases target.

Stephen said Bryce Harper should be near the top of Friday DFS pools because he owns Sandy Alcantara. Harper is 12‑for‑39 (.308) with five extra‑base hits and a homer off the former Cy Young winner. Alcantara is still piling up grounders (65.1 % ground‑ball rate) but the swing‑and‑miss has vanished, giving him just league‑average strikeout numbers in 2024. With Alcantara allowing steady hard contact and the heart of the Phillies order behind him, Stephen expects Harper to see multiple RBI chances and likes sprinkling a home‑run prop as well.