MLB DFS Picks and Pivots: Aug. 19 - Some Bauer hour brews

MLB DFS Picks and Pivots: Aug. 19 – Some Bauer hour brews

WASHINGTON, DC - AUGUST 17: Eric Thames #7 of the Milwaukee Brewers celebrates with Ryan Braun #8 after hitting a two-run home run against the Washington Nationals during the fourteenth inning at Nationals Park on August 17, 2019 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Scott Taetsch/Getty Images) /

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BOSTON, MA – AUGUST 18: Rafael Devers #11 of the Boston Red Sox hugs Xander Bogaerts #2 after hitting a two run home run to record his 100th and 101st RBI of the season during the seventh inning of a game against the Baltimore Orioles on August 18, 2019 at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Billie Weiss/Boston Red Sox/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.

Sunday’s first MLB DFS slate back from vacation ended up strong for Picks and Pivots with a top 20 GPP finish built around two high-priced arms in Matthew Boyd/Jack Flaherty with a pricey Red Sox stack that worked due to punt value like Tomas Nido and Chris Owings. A late surge from the Nationals/Brewers bats, specifically Brian Dozier and Mike Moustakas who both homered twice, were the difference makers for those GPP winning lineups on Sunday.

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!