⚾ MLB Player Props Today: Best Bets & Prop Picks for Sunday, April 19

Just three games on Sunday’s 15-game Major League Baseball slate are between division rivals, but I couldn’t pass up an opportunity to get behind a batter prop in one of those matchups in what should be a slugfest at Coors Field between the Los Angeles Dodgers and Colorado Rockies.

My MLB player props today are balanced by two batter and two pitcher props across four categories. I expect Garrett Crochet’s second consecutive start against a former divisional opponent to go much better than what was the worst start of his career in his last outing, while backing AL MVP candidate Bobby Witt Jr. to do big things in the Royals-Yankees series finale.

⚾ MLB player props today: Best prop bet picks for April 19

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💰 Best MLB player prop bet today

Garrett Crochet Over 7.5 strikeouts (+118)

Garrett Crochet had a start to forget last time out, as a former AL Central rival, the Minnesota Twins, tagged him for 11 runs over 1.2 innings while the southpaw didn’t record a single strikeout.

This is a great buy-low spot with Crochet facing another former AL Central foe, especially since he dominated the Tigers to the tune of a 0.90 ERA and 12.6 K/9 rate in two starts last season.

Detroit is striking out at just the third-lowest rate against southpaws this season, but I expect Crochet’s best in a bounce-back outing.

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Bobby Witt Jr. Over 1.5 hits + runs + RBIs (-143)

Just like three-time MVP Mike Trout brought out his best this week when going head-to-head with reigning AL MVP Aaron Judge, I expect the same from Bobby Witt Jr. in this series finale.

With showers lingering around the time of first pitch and the weather likely to clear up in the afternoon, that could cause the start of this game to be delayed and mess with the starting pitchers’ routines. And Yankees southpaw Ryan Weathers is coming off a subpar outing where he allowed four home runs and issued multiple walks for the third time in four starts.

Even if Witt doesn’t homer off him like so many Angels hitters did on Tuesday, Weathers is allowing a .500 slugging percentage to right-handed batters. Witt is slashing .353/.450/.471 against southpaws, and I’m buying low after all of his runs scored this month came in the same game.

Junior Caminero Over 0.5 RBIs (+155)

Rays third baseman Junior Caminero entered this series having homered in back-to-back games, which matched his home run total from the previous 16. He then ran his RBI streak to four games yesterday, including driving in the team’s only run in the series opener against Pittsburgh.

Since the start of 2025, Caminero ranks sixth in home runs, eighth in RBIs, fifth in total bases, 12th in slugging, 11th in barrels, and seventh in hard-hit balls. He has the second-highest fast swing percentage since 2024 and the highest average bat speed this season (min. 50 swings), and gets a welcomed respite with Mitch Keller on the mound after facing Paul Skenes yesterday.

If you prefer your RBIs to come in the form of home runs, well, I have you covered there with my best home run predictions today.

Jeffrey Springs to record a win (+140)

Jeffrey Springs is coming off a year with a career-high 11 wins after earning more than five victories just once in his first seven seasons. He has already racked up three wins in four starts despite facing what many projected to be some of the AL’s best offenses (Blue Jays, Astros, Yankees, and Rangers).

Springs’ 1.46 ERA is aided by the fact that he has not allowed a home run this season. That shouldn’t be an issue anyway against the power-devoid White Sox, who also rank 23rd in BABIP while striking out at the third-highest rate against southpaws.

The Athletics rank just 26th in wRC+ against left-handed pitchers, but should still muster up enough run support for Springs against a White Sox team that was held to three or fewer runs eight times in 11 games while going 3-8 in that span entering the weekend.

🚀 Best MLB parlay picks today

Call this four-leg parlay an "optimistic" one with all involving Overs or Springs to record a win for another positive spin on a player. I wouldn't put anyone off scaling back a little by using Crochet's alternate strikeout line (-167 to record 7+ strikeouts) or Caminero just to record a hit (-186) to give more of a chance for this parlay to cash. 

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💡 How I'm betting MLB player props today (April 19)

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All four of my player prop bets today are backed with one unit of my bankroll, as I come in confident being much more profitable from player props than overall game picks on the season. These wagers are also a good balance of players who come in hot (Caminero and Springs) and those that I am buying low on (Crochet and Witt Jr.) after recent struggles or them underperforming relative to prior seasons, especially in Witt Jr.'s case.