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 1: Brendan McKay #49 of the Tampa Bay Rays pitches in the first inning against the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park on August 1, 2019 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Kathryn Riley/Getty Images) /

Sample Lineup and Slate Overview:

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

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SP: Trevor Bauer

SP: Brendan McKay

IF: Yasmani Grandal

IF: Mike Moustakas

IF: Keston Hiura

OF: Christian Yelich

OF: Eric Thames

OF: Trent Grisham

UTIL: $7K per batter (one-off)

Slate Overview: As a base build here today I think that locking in McKay as your SP2 will give you the salary flexibility to pay up for your SP1 – whether that be Bauer at an inflated $23K or a more reasonable Kyle Gibson at $19.6K.

While we have a ton of pricey bats today – 9 of which are $10K or higher, I think a team like the Brewers offers you massive upside for prices that outside of Yelich, feel far too cheap.

What this leaves you with is around $7K per batter for your last two one-offs – giving you a tandem like Matt Carpenter/Brian Dozer as an example to fill our your roster or you can wait for line-ups, find that punt play #FreeSquare like Tomas Nido yesterday and your last one-off can be one of those $10K bats we mentioned.

With no weather issues awaiting us and a manageable 9 game slate on tap, this is one I am really looking forward to. Enjoy all!

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