Welcome to the DFS MLB Optimal Lineups for Friday, May 25!

Again, and I can't stress this enough -- really read through the DFS Playbook from Ben Scherr. Don't just skim the names. Really read the write-ups because Ben does an outstanding job of not only taking you through the players highlighted, but also a number of pivots to similar players in favorable situations depending on what route you take. He covers you if you're paying up for pitching, paying down, getting Coors exposure, whatever. He takes you through a number of possibilities.

Once you've read every inch of the Playbook, go and read his Lineup Construction piece. See where he's leaning most tonight and see which players are in the core of all his lineups. When you're done with all of that, then come and take a look at these examples. Take a look at my thoughts after reading through everything and check out where I'm pivoting using Ben's base and then make some decisions of your own.

Good luck!