I put in two $2 tournament lineups, but instead of going for the biggest, I went for the one that was least full as of 40 minutes before game time. We'll see if I can get any kind of overlay or reduced price by the time the games start.
Here are the lineups:
| Pos | Lineup 1 | Cost | Lineup 2 | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | Matt Harvey | $9,900 | Daniel Norris | $6,600 |
| C | Robinson Chirinos | $2,200 | Mike Zunino | $2,500 |
| 1B | Prince Fielder | $3,800 | Pedro Alvarez | $3,600 |
| 2B | Rougned Odor | $3,000 | Neil Walker | $3,700 |
| 3B | Manny Machado | $2,800 | Josh Harrison | $3,300 |
| SS | Everth Cabrera | $2,400 | Jose Reyes | $3,900 |
| OF | Adam Jones | $4,700 | Andrew McCutchen | $4,900 |
| OF | Steve Pearce | $3,900 | Nelson Cruz | $3,800 |
| OF | Carlos Peguero | $2,200 | Austin Jackson | $2,700 |
For Lineup 1, I stacked right-handed Orioles against C.C. Sabathia who struggled in April even back when he was good, and his velocity in his first start was even lower than it was last year. As much as I hate Adam Jones in fantasy, he will hack when strikes are thrown, and Sabathia throws too many strikes with his diminished stuff. I threw in a Rangers stack at home against a rookie pitcher too. This might be too obvious a lineup, so it'll likely have to go nearly perfectly for me to cash.
Lineup 2 (in the same contest) is the oddball. Daniel Norris has the stuff to dominate a weak Rays lineup, and I stacked Pirates against a trendy Shane Greene. Maybe Greene is the sleeper everyone says he would be, but no one knows yet, and I don't imagine people will stack against him after a strong first start. I also stacked Mariners righties against lefty David Huff, even though I hate Cruz and Jackson. I'm not concerned with what's likely to happen, but what *could* happen and getting proper odds for it.