I failed to cash with my $25 entry yesterday, and I also burned a $5 entry in the early games bringing my bankroll down to $1476.11. I set only three lineups tonight:
| Pos | $5 Rally | $ | $5 Rally | $ | $5 Rally | $ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | Cole | 10000 | de la Rosa | 7300 | Rodon | 8300 |
| C | Flowers | 2200 | Hedges | 2300 | Ramos | 2800 |
| 1B | Montero | 2200 | Abreu | 4200 | Zimmerman | 3400 |
| 2B | Rendon | 3500 | Rendon | 3500 | Rendon | 3500 |
| 3B | Longoria | 2500 | Longoria | 2500 | Longoria | 2500 |
| SS | Peralta | 2500 | Ramirez | 2800 | Peralta | 2500 |
| OF | McCutchen | 4900 | McCutchen | 4900 | McCutchen | 4900 |
| OF | Harper | 4900 | Harper | 4900 | Harper | 4900 |
| OF | Moss | 2200 | Buxton | 2600 | Moss | 2200 |
| Total | 34900 | Total | 35000 | Total | 35000 |
On the Sirius XM show, I picked out Rubby de la Rosa and a Nationals stack as my top choice for a lineup, but switched to Carlos Rodon because he's got such electric stuff and is on a nice roll. But when I went to write this up, I realized the Mariners are better against lefties thanks to Nelson Cruz and got cold feet. So I checked the Inside Edge and RotoWire Optimizers for suggestions, and they both had Gerrit Cole in their optimal lineups. The Inside Edge one especially hated Rodon, projecting him to get shelled.
So I set one lineup with Cole, and I had to scrap a few a lot of my players as a result. But then I thought: "What if my Rodon or de la Rosa would-be lineups go off, and I switched it because I relied on an algorithm over my own instincts?" So I set an alternative lineup with each, just in case.
Incidentally, all three lineups have the following four players: Bryce Harper, Andrew McCutchen, Anthony Rendon and Evan Longoria.