Player props have become one of baseball’s most entertaining ways to bet, offering value well beyond the moneyline, run line, or game total. Each day, this column highlights the best opportunities on the board — from strikeouts and hits to total bases and pitcher outs recorded — using matchup data, recent form, and betting trends to identify edges. Keep reading for the top MLB player prop picks for June 16. Also, make sure you check out our live VSiN programming for more. Our hosts and analysts will be all over the MLB, which is why it pays to be a VSiN Pro subscriber.

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Tuesday Player Prop Best Bets

Below you’ll find my official plays on the player prop market for Tuesday. These are the ones that make the VSiN Pro Picks page and count towards my season-long record. I’ll write three up per day, but I’ll add additional ones in an “Additional Best Bets” section. I go lighter on baseball than I do other sports. My MLB units are 50% of what my normal units are.

Gerrit Cole Over 5.5 Strikeouts (-116 – 1.5 units) & Alt Strikeouts 7+ (+170 – 0.5 units) vs. White Sox

White Sox at Yankees – 7:05 pm ET

We haven’t had much success riding with Cole to rack up strikeouts this year, but I think we’ll see a pretty big night in the K column against Chicago. While the White Sox have been one of the best stories of the MLB season, they do struggle with strikeouts. This season, Chicago has the third-highest strikeout rate (23.8%) in baseball, and the team also has the highest whiff percentage (27.9%). That said, even with Cole not performing at his very best level, he should be able to take advantage of this matchup.

Juan Soto Over 1.5 Total Bases (-110) vs. Reds

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Mets at Reds – 7:10 pm ET

Brady Singer will be on the mound for the Reds tonight, and he brings a 5.61 ERA into this one. Singer hasn’t looked very good for Cincinnati, and he’ll be pitching in a hitter-friendly ball park this evening. Well, that makes things interesting with Soto tonight. This year, Soto is averaging 1.9 total bases per game when facing right-handed starters, and this feels like a great spot for him to do some damage at the plate. Soto is actually 4 for 10 with a double against Singer in his career, so he has had some success against him. But let’s see if he can make him pay with some bigger cuts.

Logan Gilbert Over 6.5 Strikeouts (-125 – 1.5 units) & Alt Strikeouts 8+ (+160 – 0.5 units) vs. Orioles

Orioles at Mariners – 9:40 pm ET

On the surface, this total seems a little high for Gilbert, who is averaging 5.9 strikeouts per game. However, the righty did have eight strikeouts against the Mets two starts ago, and he has had some big performances already this season. That’s why tonight’s matchup with the Orioles is a buy spot. Baltimore has one of the highest strikeout rates (23.5%) in baseball this year, and the team was able to limit the Ks to only five in a meeting with Gilbert on June 9. Well, I don’t see the Orioles being as fortunate this time around. Gilbert should be able to find a way to miss a ton of bats this evening.

Additional Picks

Jesus Luzardo Over 6.5 Strikeouts (-113) vs. Marlins

Foster Griffin Under 17.5 Outs (+104) vs. Royals

Grant Holmes Over 4.5 Strikeouts (+110) vs. Giants

Adrian Houser Over 3.5 Strikeouts (+109) vs. Braves

Rhys Hoskins Over 1.5 Hits + Runs + RBIs (+115) vs. Brewers

Kumar Rocker Over 4.5 Strikeouts (+134) vs. Twins

Willi Castro Over 1.5 Hits + Runs + RBIs (-102) vs. Cubs

Jeff McNeil Over 1.5 Hits + Runs + RBIs (+106) vs. Pirates

Nolan Schanuel Over 1.5 Hits + Runs + RBIs (-115) vs. Diamondbacks

Noteworthy OptaAI Player Prop Edges

Check out the BRAND NEW OptaAI Player Props MLB pages for more of these! VSiN Pro subscribers can find 50+ player prop ideas on a daily basis! We’ll list the top edges in some of the biggest markets below, but there will always be a lot more to uncover on the pages themselves.

David Hamilton Over 0.5 Hits + Runs + RBIs (-149) vs. Guardians

Our OptaAI player prop projections have him going for 1.81 hits, runs, and RBIs, suggesting these odds should be -509 — a +23.7% edge to the Over.

James Outman Over 0.5 Hits + Runs + RBIs (-103) vs. Astros

Our OptaAI player prop projections have him finishing with 1.37 hits, runs, and RBIs, suggesting these odds should be -292 — a +23.7% edge to the Over.

Colton Cowser Over 0.5 Hits + Runs + RBIs (-115) vs. Mariners

Our OptaAI player prop projections have him projected for 1.46 hits, runs, and RBIs, suggesting these odds should be -330 — a +23.3% edge to the Over.

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