MLB DFS Picks and Pivots: July 23

MLB DFS Picks and Pivots: July 23 – Launch Pad-dack

SAN FRANCISCO, CA - JULY 21: Pete Alonso #20 of the New York Mets breaks his bat over his knee after striking out against the San Francisco Giants during the third inning at Oracle Park on July 21, 2019 in San Francisco, California. (Photo by Jason O. Watson/Getty Images) /

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SAN FRANCISCO, CA – JULY 21: Pete Alonso #20 of the New York Mets breaks his bat over his knee after striking out against the San Francisco Giants during the third inning at Oracle Park on July 21, 2019 in San Francisco, California. (Photo by Jason O. Watson/Getty Images) /

MLB DFS – Building Our Bats:

With a whole lot of salary to play with using guys like Archer/Davies, we can let our bats carry us today and there are two one-off plays I plan on getting heavy exposure to – one based off analytics and one based off nothing but gut feel.

Let’s start with the fun one – Pete Alonso versus Chris Paddack.

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The first time Paddack and Alonso faced there was some serious chirping on both sides and now back in New York with a Home Run Derby title around his belt and some recent tape-measure shots to his name, I cannot wait to see what Alonso does when Paddack challenges him tonight.

Now for the stats based one off – Christian Yelich versus Tanner Roark.

Roark is giving up a .235 ISO to LHB this season and Yelich has a massive .415 ISO mark against RHP this season with a 55.2% HC rate. Calling my shot with Yelich tonight.

Now with two home run bats as one-offs, where can we stack? Come on guys, this is Picks and Pivots – you know we are rocking some LA Dodgers love tonight!

Felix Pena is the PLR tonight for the Angels, a pitcher who is giving up a .262 ISO with 45% HC rate to LHB in 2019 and well, the Dodgers have many lefties who seem to hit baseballs well. In fact, the Dodgers projected line-up has a .228 ISO versus RHP this season with 6 hitters sporting a .191 ISO mark or higher.

So fire up the lefties – Cody Bellinger, Joc Pederson, Alex Verdugo, Max Muncy, Corey Seager – mix in the righties like Justin Turner and the red-hot A.J. Pollock and stack away. The Dodgers have the highest IRT on this slate for a reason and with so many focused on paying up for pitching, the pricey Dodger bats may be over-looked much like the Houston Astros were last night as full stacks.