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MLB DFS picks and pivots September 3 – Angels in the outfield

By Brian Tulloch

ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA - AUGUST 16: Mike Trout #27 of the Los Angeles Angels shakes the hand of teammate Shohei Ohtani #17 at home plate after Trout hit a solo home run as catcher James McCann #33 of the Chicago White Sox looks on during the fifth inning of the MLB game at Angel Stadium of Anaheim on August 16, 2019 in Anaheim, California. The White Sox defeated the Angels 7-2. (Photo by Victor Decolongon/Getty Images)
ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA - AUGUST 16: Mike Trout #27 of the Los Angeles Angels shakes the hand of teammate Shohei Ohtani #17 at home plate after Trout hit a solo home run as catcher James McCann #33 of the Chicago White Sox looks on during the fifth inning of the MLB game at Angel Stadium of Anaheim on August 16, 2019 in Anaheim, California. The White Sox defeated the Angels 7-2. (Photo by Victor Decolongon/Getty Images) /
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ST. LOUIS, MO – SEPTEMBER 01: A young fan shows his support for the Cardinals during game two of today’s double header featuring the Cincinnati Reds at the St. Louis Cardinals on September 01, 2019 at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, MO. (Photo by Rick Ulreich/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) MLB DFS /

Welcome to the Tuesday 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.

Monday’s MLB DFS slate was a giant dud for Picks and Pivots as the Yankees stack, although single-digit owned, was dominated by Mike Minor and the Rangers bullpen which left us well below the cash line. However, the roster construction of Gerrit Cole and a 6 man New York stack was actually the key to winning on FantasyDraft, as the winner of the $25 Home Run GPP had a Cole roster with a 6 man Mets stack that allowed them to take it down on Labor Day!

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!