Andrew Erickson 
The 10/19 DFS picks for MLB at Win Daily Sports are ready, as the Yankees forced a Game 6 in the ALCS and hopped the first flight back to Houston
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10/19 DFS MLB: DK Showdown(8:08 p.m. EST)
10/19 DFSSP Strategy and Picks
The only pitcher I’ll have more than 10 percent exposure to herewill be Jose Urquidy, who ha a shot at pitching 2-3 innings of high-strikeout actionagainst a Yankees team that can pile up Ks and just had to fly back to Houston.Urquidy has 4 Ks in 1.2 IP of postseason action and finished the regular seasonwith a 24% K rate. He’s an option, I don’t like the Yankees options facing anAstros team that’s going to have great ABs.
Let’s move on to the hitters. That’s what we’re doing on FanDuelanyway – where our first sample lineup from 10/18 performed quite well.
10/19 DFS Hitters
The top hitter picks for the 10/19 DFS Showdown are going to bepretty balanced, leaning toward the Astros, especially without much worry aboutforcing in pitchers. Unfortunately, all the pricing for hitters is up and verytight – since we have no aces on the mound.
10/19 DFS New York Yankeesbats
Gleyber Torres (DK $14,400/$9,600)
Just one hit (a double) last night, but he’s got an excellent plate approach with the requisite kind of discipline that leads to production in key spots. None of the Yankees have faced Urquidy before, so I trust approach as much as anything here. I’m going right back to the well even though the price is up a tad.
DJ LeMahieu (DK $15,600/$10,400)
The ownership will be higher, but so is the price (higher than JoseAltuve!) – so I’m going to build a few lineups with Torres, LeMahieu and avalue Yankees bat, with a balanced group of Astros I like. Yesterday’s leadoffbomb may have been a Yankee Stadium special, but LeMahieu is aggressive at theplate and has excellent protection in the lineup, which coming back around sometimesprovides him ample baserunners to knock in a few (107 RBI in 2019). I might belower owned than last night, but he’s still part of my core build.
Gary Sanchez (DK $10,800/$7,200)
The price shot upbecause of the lag from Game 4’s HR, but I’m not off Gary. Hitters like thisneed to bust through their bad stints, and this certainly is a park where hehas an advantage, as the HR Park Factor for away RHBs was 156 for Minute Maidin 2019. If he’s in the lineup, I’m using him.
Aaron Hicks (DK $9,900/$6,600) and Aaron Judge ($13,800/$9,200)
The Aarons will be popular, and while I like them both in this matchup, the prices are also much higher. I’ll be around 20-40 percent ownership for both of them but they’re not core builds because of ownership (Hicks) and the price jump (Judge).
Otheroptions: Didi Gregorius (DK $8,100/$5400), Brett Gardner (DK $11,100/$7,400)
10/19 DFS Houston Astrosbats
Alex Bregman (DK $16,200/$10,800)
You can only avoid Bregman’sbat for so long, and he hit some balls on the screws last night that were rightat guys. He’s going to avoid high ownership because of the price, and he’s probablygoing to get a couple ABs against J.A. Happ tonight. The entire Houston lineupbrutalizes Happ, and I want the ringleaders (Bregman, Altuve and Yordan Alvarez)in as many lineups as they’ll fit.
George Springer (DK $15,900/$10,600) andCarlos Correa ($12,600/$8,400)
My outlook on both of these guys is similar – I’m going to beusing them together in stacks with Bregman and Altuve when possible, but mostlygrabbing one or the other. Springer makes more sense as a cash game play thanCorrea, who I like better for GPPs, even with Correa’s price staying the same.
JoseAltuve (DK $15,300/$10,200)
Altuve is itching for another breakout like he in Game 3, and he’sa much better hitter at home (.306/.372/.608 slash this season at home). I’llhave more shares than last night in GPPs, especially since the salary didn’tjump much.
Other10/18 DFS options: Martin Maldonado ($5,400/$3,600) Michael Brantley (DK $11,400/$7,600),Yordan Alvarez ($14,100/$9,400)
Sample DK Showdown Lineup (Yankees heavy):
Captain (1.5x) – G. Sanchez (10,800)
UTIL – A. Hicks ($6,600)
UTIL – Brantley ($7,600)
UTIL – Torres ($9,600)
UTIL – Gregorius ($6,200)
UTIL – Judge ($9,200)
SampleDK Showdown Lineup (Astros heavy)
Captain (1.5x) – Jose Altuve ($15,300)
UTIL – Correa ($8,400)
UTIL – Hicks ($6,600)
UTIL – J. Urquidy ($8,200)
UTIL – Brantley ($7,600)
UTIL – Maldonado ($3,600)
SampleDK Showdown Lineup (Balanced w/just bats for both teams):
Captain (1.5x) – Torres ($14,400)
UTIL – Correa ($8,400)
UTIL – Brantley ($7,600)
UTIL – Hicks ($6,600)
UTIL – Judge ($9,200)
UTIL – Maldonado ($3,600)
10/19 DFS Hitters for FDSingle-game
The prices haven’t changed much so we can tackle this similarly tolast night, though I’ll be using more Astros. I was very Yankees-heavy lastnight and it worked out.
SampleFD lineup (Yankees heavy, $500 left):
MVP (2x) – Torres ($6,500)
All-Star (1.5x) – Judge ($7,500)
UTIL – Altuve ($9,000)
UTIL – Hicks ($4,500)
UTIL – LeMahieu ($7,000)
SampleFD lineup (Astros heavy — $0 left):
MVP (2x) – Bregman ($8,500)
All-Star (1.5x) – Correa ($8,000)
UTIL – Hicks ($4,500)
UTIL – Alvarez ($7,000)
UTIL – LeMahieu ($7,000)
SampleFD lineup (Balanced – $500 left):
MVP (2x) – Judge ($7,500)
All-Star (1.5x) – Bregman ($8,500)
UTIL – Sanchez ($6,000)
UTIL – Correa ($8,000)
UTIL – Hicks ($4,500)
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Aaron Judge (+0.5), Jose Altuve (+0.5) and Gleyber Torres (+0.5)
I prefer Judge because he’s just as much of a threat to score as Springer and benfits from more RBI chances because of the Yankees 9 and 1 hitters.
Altuve is my pick because Yankee pitchers have been less careful with him than Bregman, who they’ve been staying away from. I really like the +0.5 here too,
I can’t rely at all on Stanton, and Torres is my guy. Let’s take it down!!!
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