MLB DFS picks and pivots 9/6: First round Plut-KO

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS - AUGUST 28: Ehire Adrianza #13, Eddie Rosario #20, and Jonathan Schoop #16 of the Minnesota Twins celebrate after the three run home run in the second inning against the Chicago White Sox at Guaranteed Rate Field on August 28, 2019 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Quinn Harris/Getty Images) /

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BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS – SEPTEMBER 05: Rafael Devers #11 of the Boston Red Sox reacts in the dugout after the Minnesota Twins defeat the Boston Red Sox 2-1 at Fenway Park on September 05, 2019 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images) MLB DFS /

Welcome to the Friday 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.

Thursday’s MLB DFS slate was a big-time flop for me as I went all-in on a Red Sox lineup that was held to only one run on a Mookie Betts solo blast. This is always the risk with going full stack with any single offense but it is a proven strategy as the winner of last night’s $25 GPP on FantasyDraft had a 5 man Cubs stack with Betts and Austin Meadows as one-off plays who combined for over 50 fantasy points on a night where bats were the key.

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!