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DFS Amateur Hour - Friday Lineups

I have 12 lineups - two $25 Grand Slams, one of which was an entry I won on Wednesday, nine $5 Rallys and one $10 Happy Hour. I'm also in Vegas, and I placed bets on the Padres to win (+105), the Pirates to win (+135), over 9 in the Blue Jays/Orioles (even) and +130 on the Tigers over the Indians. Just to keep my interest in the games. Here are the lineups:

Pos$25 GS$$25 GS$$10 H H$$5 Rally$
PdeGrom11800Bolsinger6300Kelly6600Severino7300
CGomes2600Posey4400Posey4400Martinez2200
1BVotto5000Cron2300Cron2300Morneau3500
2BSchoop2500Gennett2200Rendon3200Schoop2500
3BFrazier2300Frazier2300Frazier2300Arenado5000
SSPeralta2400Bogaerts3200Peralta2400Peralta2400
OFBruce2400Trout4300Harper4600Gonzalez5200
OFMoss2800Gonzalez5200Braun4500Blackmon4800
OFGomez2900Blackmon4800Trout4300Pearce2200
Total34700Total35000Total34600Total35100
Pos$5 Rally$$5 Rally$$5 Rally$$5 Rally$
PMcHugh9000Brooks5900Brooks5900Medlen7300
CLucroy3500Gomes2600Wieters2300Gomes2600
1BVotto5000Encarnacion5000Encarnacion5000Zimmerman4200
2BSchoop2500Gennett2200Schoop2500Rendon3200
3BFrazier2300Donaldson6100Donaldson6100Arenado5000
SSSegura2700Tulowitzki3700Tulowitzki3700Peralta2400
OFBraun4500Robinson2200Robinson2200Harper4600
OFBruce2400Bautista5100Bautista5100Gomez2900
OFColabello3000Craig2200Craig2200Bruce2400
Total34900Total35000Total35000Total34600
Pos$5 Rally$$5 Rally$$5 Rally$5 Rally$
PBrooks5900deGrom11800Martinez9900Kelly6600
CPosey4400Gomes2600Gomes2600Gomes2600
1BBelt4500Ortiz4300Cron2300Cabrera4800
2BKipnis3400Schoop2500Gennett2200Schoop2500
3BDuffy3000Frazier2300Frazier2300Carpenter3400
SSCorrea3900Bogaerts3200Peralta2400Escobar2200
OFGonzalez5200Betts3600Trout4300Martinez3400
OFRobinson2200Craig2200Cain3800Trout4300
OFBruce2400Bruce2400Gonzalez5200Gonzalez5200
Total34900Total34900Total35000Total35000

This was a wild slate with lots of cheap and mid-priced pitching possibilities and no real ace besides Jacob deGrom. It also had tons of hitting bargains and potential stacks. With 12 lineups I haven't even scratched the surface of the playable angles. Here's who I like most:

Yan Gomes (6), Jonathan Schoop (6), Todd Frazier (6), Carlos Gonzalez (5), Jhonny Peralta (5), Jay Bruce (5), Buster Posey (3), Aaron Brooks (3), C.J. Cron (3), Mike Trout (3), Allen Craig (3) and Clint Robinson (3).

Incidentally I fielded two lineups last night for a cost of $15 and took back $12.50, bringing my bankroll down to $1438.11.