MLB DFS picks and pivots September 17: Aces and Snakes!

PHOENIX, ARIZONA - SEPTEMBER 16: Jake Lamb #22 of the Arizona Diamondbacks (R) gets a pie in his face from teammate Adam Jones following a 7-5 victory against the Miami Marlins during the MLB game at Chase Field on September 16, 2019 in Phoenix, Arizona. Lamb had a 3-RBI double in the seventh in the Diamondbacks win. (Photo by Ralph Freso/Getty Images) /

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DENVER, COLORADO – SEPTEMBER 16: Trevor Story #27 of the Colorado Rockies is congratulated by Drew Butera #25 and Antonio Senzatela #49 after hitting a three RBI home run in the fourth inning against the New York Mets at Coors Field on September 16, 2019 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Matthew Stockman/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 had some unique trends at the top as the winning lineup in the $25 Home Run by “yisman” went with pitchers from the same game (Ray/Lopez) and picked power one-offs like Schwarber, Story and Desmond in a non-stacking, diverse lineup build.

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!