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MLB DFS Picks and Pivots: July 22 – I wanna talk to Sampson!

By Brian Tulloch

ARLINGTON, TEXAS - JUNE 08: Adrian Sampson #52 of the Texas Rangers reacts after being doused with sports drink after pitching a complete game in the 3-1 win against the Oakland Athletics during game two of a doubleheader at Globe Life Park in Arlington on June 08, 2019 in Arlington, Texas. (Photo by Richard Rodriguez/Getty Images)
ARLINGTON, TEXAS - JUNE 08: Adrian Sampson #52 of the Texas Rangers reacts after being doused with sports drink after pitching a complete game in the 3-1 win against the Oakland Athletics during game two of a doubleheader at Globe Life Park in Arlington on June 08, 2019 in Arlington, Texas. (Photo by Richard Rodriguez/Getty Images) /
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BOSTON, MA – JUNE 09: Blake Snell #4 of the Tampa Bay Rays pitches in the first inning of a game against the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park on June 9, 2019 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Adam Glanzman/Getty Images) MLB DFS /

Welcome to the Monday edition of MLB DFS Picks and Pivots, a fantasy baseball column focused on helping you find the best core lineup for this slate of DFS action!

For those of you finding us for the first time, the concept behind MLB DFS Picks and Pivots is to give you a first look at the day’s MLB DFS slate, including our top picks, plays and pivots, using FantasyDraft pricing as a reference to help you build your best fantasy baseball line-up and win big.

Picks and Pivots is not a simple “best plays” column but rather it focuses on slate strategy and roster construction to help give you insight into how I will look to play this slate.

Raise your hand if you thought Asher Wojciechowski, facing the Red Sox with a 7+ IRT would be the highest-scoring fantasy player on Sunday’s MLB DFS slate? Put your hand down you lying liar and just sit back and laugh at the Glenn Sparkman like variance that was Sunday’s slate. While Blake Snell delivered with 30+ fantasy points at nearly 50% ownership in GPP’s, most of the chalk busted on Sunday with James Paxton and the Red Sox bats coming up empty at some of the largest ownership on the slate.

Picks and Pivots is not a simple “best plays” column but rather it focuses on slate strategy and roster construction to help give you insight into how I will look to play this slate. The goal of this article is to dig through the slate, highlight our top plays and help you identify the best slate strategy across your MLB DFS line-ups.

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Without further ado, let’s get into today’s slate!