May 7, 2016; San Diego, CA, USA; New York Mets starting pitcher Bartolo Colon (40) is congratulated by catcher Kevin Plawecki (26) after hitting a two run home run during the second inning against the San Diego Padres at Petco Park. Mandatory Credit: Jake Roth-USA TODAY Sports

MLB Picks and Pivots – FanDuel Baseball Picks May 8

Welcome to the Sunday 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!

Listen – before we get started today. I just have to say first, Happy Mother’s Day to all the amazing Mom’s out there. Celebrate today, you earned it!

Secondly, I am trying to write this article while just witnessing BARTOLO COLON HIT A HOMERUN. I am not sure I am capable of putting together coherent sentences after witnessing quite possibly the greatest athletic moment in the history of the world but I will try.

FanSided and FantasyCPR have you covered – For additional FanDuel MLB analysis, take a look at Matt Rogers FanDuel Economics column or Mike Marteny who provides Draft Kings MLB Picks analysis giving you the most in depth DFS coverage for tonight’s baseball slate.

The Sunday main slate gets us started at 1:07PM EST with a full day of action, including the Sunday night game between the Yankees and Red Sox.

I will continue to track winning GPP lineups and compare trends over 5 day periods to help us understand what it takes to remain profitable. I HIGHLY recommend each of you do this each morning to look back on the previous night and understand how the winning lineups are constructed in the games you participate in.

The view below tracks GPP entries over various time periods, breaking out key metrics to understand the trends and compositions of GPP winning rosters:

I highly recommend gamers track their game performance across the various types of games they play – GPP’s, Cash, Multipliers etc – as this simple exercise will help teach you more about profitable roster construction than you can imagine.

Now on to the picks…