It’s been a hectic couple of weeks in the household. We’ve been moving and for anyone that knows, that’s not something that gets completely done over a weekend. We’ll probably still have unopened boxes for the next couple of months. The game of baseball marches on until the all-star break. Then, everyone can take a collective deep breath.

July also happens to be the month where trade talks run wild. For every Ricky Nolasco that gets dealt, there are dozens of players rumored to get dealt. I moved half-way across town and had so much stress to deal with. Imagine how much each of these players have to deal with when they could possibly get traded across the country. It makes you respect them that much more and understand why July can be such a hectic month.

Today, I’m playing in a Double Up! contest. They range anywhere from a dollar to ten dollars, but each works the same way. If you finish in the top half you get almost twice as much as you put in. Naturally, DraftKings gets their cut because they have to pay their employees, the light bill, and make a little for their trouble. That being said, they are very generous to those that start playing as they will give you a deposit bonus you can access here.

When I looked at the pitching matchups I noticed only four pitchers we could pick on. Aaron Harang, Kevin Correia, Wade Davis, and John Hellweg look like starters we can pick on. Unfortunately, some positions are not manned by reliable players against those particular pitchers. So, the choices can be rather thin at some positions.

Since it has been awhile since you have seen my lineups, I’ll remind everyone of how it works. I choose one lineup to play based on those pitching matchups I talked about previously. That lineup will hit the cap right on the nose. The second lineup offers reasonable alternatives at each position. Since I am focusing position by position, the lineup itself will not necessarily add up to the 50,000 dollar cap. So, adjust accordingly.

My Lineup

A Reasonable Alternative