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FanDuel daily picks: Fantasy baseball lineup – April 2, 2018

By Adam Strangis

PHOENIX, AZ - OCTOBER 09: Paul Goldschmidt
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TORONTO, ON – MARCH 29: Giancarlo Stanton #27 of the New York Yankees hits a two-run home run in the first inning on Opening Day during MLB game action against the Toronto Blue Jays at Rogers Centre on March 29, 2018 in Toronto, Canada. (Photo by Tom Szczerbowski/Getty Images)
TORONTO, ON – MARCH 29: Giancarlo Stanton #27 of the New York Yankees hits a two-run home run in the first inning on Opening Day during MLB game action against the Toronto Blue Jays at Rogers Centre on March 29, 2018 in Toronto, Canada. (Photo by Tom Szczerbowski/Getty Images) /

Early Slate Sample Lineup

P – Jameson Taillon

C/1B – Manny Pina

2B – Josh Harrison

3B – Matt Carpenter

SS – Jedd Gyorko

OF – Aaron Judge, Giancarlo Stanton, and Marcell Ozuna

Utility – Gary Sanchez

For this slate, I’m willing to punt the C/1B spot so I can jam in as many quality bats as possible. Taillon will likely be the highest owned pitcher on the slate, and Stanton will surely be up there as well. Hopefully players like Gyorko and Harrison can give this lineup enough difference to make some money. The Yankees coming home should wake up the bats of Judge and Sanchez. If all three go off, you should be in pretty solid shape. If you’re a GPP style player, the Brewers and Tigers make strong stacking options as well.

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Main Slate Sample Lineup

P- Charlie Morton

C/1B – Paul Goldschmidt

2B – Jason Kipnis

3B – Anthony Rendon

SS – Tim Anderson

OF – Stephen Piscotty, Andrew Benintendi, Khris Davis

Utility – Jose Abreu

Some people have been upset that FanDuel changed the format to C/1b but it’s pretty cool for slates like these. Last year, you would have had to choose between Goldy and Abreu who are both in ridiculously good spots. Now, with a couple key value plays, you can play both big bats and attack the slate with a couple of A’s and White Sox.

Stacks to consider – Red Sox(at Miami), White Sox(at Toronto), Athletics(vs. Texas), and Diamondbacks(vs. Los Angeles)

As always, may fortune be on your side and make sure to follow me on Twitter @bucn4life as MLB allows late swap. If there’s a late scratch and/or lineup cards aren’t put in for the late games, this article will always be updated on Twitter ASAP.