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MLB Picks and Pivots – FanDuel Picks for April 9

Welcome to the Saturday edition of Picks & Pivots, a daily fantasy column focused on providing analysis for the upcoming MLB FanDuel slate. The purpose of this column is to first identify key building blocks that can be used for any roster construction and then identify pivot points to help differentiate your lineup in hopes of a big pay day!

Follow me on Twitter @2lockSports and feel free to pose questions each day as you work to construct your DFS roster on FanDuel!

Today’s games kick off at 1:07PM EST with 6 early games and the main slate kicking off at 7:05PM EST with an additional 8 games. Now on to the picks…