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Early DraftKings MLB Picks July 6: The day of Max’s

By Mike Marteny

WASHINGTON, DC - JULY 22: Starting pitcher Max Scherzer #31 of the Washington Nationals throws to an Atlanta Braves batter in the fourth inning at Nationals Park on July 22, 2018 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Rob Carr/Getty Images)
WASHINGTON, DC - JULY 22: Starting pitcher Max Scherzer #31 of the Washington Nationals throws to an Atlanta Braves batter in the fourth inning at Nationals Park on July 22, 2018 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Rob Carr/Getty Images) /
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This pitching slate is a mess. I mean, Andrew Cashner is a staggering $9,200. That tells us all we need to know. None of these four pitchers really go deep into games, so I really don’t want to pay much for any of them. However, Cashner has not allowed more than two earned runs in a game since May 31st.

Michael Pineda will be one of my pitchers by default. He has by far the most upside. If we use both Pineda and Cashner, that gives us $4,000 left per hitter. Can we build a Twins-Orioles stack with that?

First, we need to prioritize which hitters we want. Polanco, Max Kepler, and Nelson Cruz are the Twins that I really want. Cruz definitely since he has four career homers against Jesse Chavez. However, we need to keep an eye on his status since he left the game in the fourth inning last night. It’s easy enough to put in Miguel Sano instead, but that will require further tinkering if we still want Alberto.

On the Orioles side, I’m prioritizing righties. Renato Nunez and Anthony Santander are the two I want for sure. I also like Hanser Alberto if he leads off.

However, that leaves us just $2,950 to fill catcher and 3B. That means no Sano or Mitch Garver. It also leaves out Jason Castro and the Orioles catchers because they are more expensive. So I think I’m going to punt catcher with Luke Maile.

That would leave us $3,700 to fill the third base position. That means we can get anyone but Sano of Vlad Jr. This is not a deep position though. The other option is to move down to Clayton Richard. He has been awful this year, but has some upside playing the Orioles.

That said, the Orioles have been much better against left handed pitching. If you go with Richard, you can use any bats you want. You just have to decide if it’s worth it. I think I’m going to attack this slate both ways.