MLB DFS picks and pivots September 26: The King says goodbye

SEATTLE, WA - SEPTEMBER 14: A fan waves "K" signs as Felix Hernandez #34 of the Seattle Mariners walks off the field after pitching in the second inning against the Chicago White Sox at T-Mobile Park on September 14, 2019 in Seattle, Washington. (Photo by Lindsey Wasson/Getty Images) /

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PITTSBURGH, PA – SEPTEMBER 25: Jon Lester #34 of the Chicago Cubs reacts after giving up a single to Steven Baron #61 of the Pittsburgh Pirates in the fourth inning during the game at PNC Park on September 25, 2019 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Justin Berl/Getty Images) MLB DFS /

Welcome to the Thursday 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.

Well as pretty much every Jon Lester night goes, it was tilting (Bryan Reynolds leaving with an injury in the first inning), he gave up hits and runs but just limited the damage enough to keep me below the cash line. Rinse and repeat Roadrunner – rinse and repeat!

The winning lineups on Wednesday went double aces again, this time with a combination of Jacob deGrom and Zack Greinke and really pitching was the story of the night as 4 of the top 6 raw point scorers were starting pitchers.

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!