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

By Brian Tulloch

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)
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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LOS ANGELES, CA – JULY 20: Joc Pederson #31 is congratulated by third base coach Dino Ebel #12 of the Los Angeles Dodgers as he rounds the bases after hitting a solo home run in the first inning of the game against the Miami Marlins at Dodger Stadium on July 20, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Jayne Kamin-Oncea/Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CA – JULY 20: Joc Pederson #31 is congratulated by third base coach Dino Ebel #12 of the Los Angeles Dodgers as he rounds the bases after hitting a solo home run in the first inning of the game against the Miami Marlins at Dodger Stadium on July 20, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Jayne Kamin-Oncea/Getty Images) /

MLB DFS – Sample Lineup and Slate Overview:

Please note – this sample lineup is meant to be illustrative only and should not be used as a plug and play build. 

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SP: Chris Archer

SP: Zach Davies

IF: Pete Alonso

IF: Max Muncy

IF: Justin Turner

OF: Cody Bellinger

OF: Joc Pederson

OF: Alex Verdugo

UTIL: A.J. Pollock

UTIL: Christian Yelich

Slate Overview: With more reasonable price points tonight on the higher end SP1’s, I could see them being more popular building blocks but even on Monday’s slate where the high-end arms were pricey, guys like Cole and Ray at 40% in GPP play – maybe on FantasyDraft, the chalk will always lend itself to the high-priced arms.

So, today on a 15 game slate can we pay down for lower owned arms and let the bats carry us?

I think Archer has SP1 upside at an SP2 price point and if Davies gets a right-handed heavy Reds team, I think a 15-20 fantasy point SP2 outing could give you leverage over what I expect will be some serious Covey chalk. By going this route it becomes an all-bats build centered around the Dodgers and with the salary savings you have, you can build around elite power one-offs like Yelich and Alonso.

Good luck tonight all!

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