5 Daily Fantasy Baseball Value Plays for 4/18/19

Kole Calhoun, OF, Los Angeles Angels

Price: $3,000

If you've been reading this piece often this season, you'll know that the inclusion of Kole Calhoun is nothing new. A leadoff hitter with the platoon advantage in a high-powered offense is nearly always going to be offering serious value when they're priced down this low. Calhoun's price-tag is starting to climb, and it shouldn't be long before he's worked his way out of value territory, but for now, we can keep taking advantage.

A hideously low .186 batting average on balls in play (BABIP) has kept Calhoun nice and cheap despite his three homers, 8 runs and 7 RBI through 17 games. For context, a typical BABIP is usually around .300 and Calhoun's career-average sits at .291. A discrepancy that big is loaded with variance and bad luck, and means we can expect his real average to climb significantly.

That low BABIP has come on some pretty terrific contact too, as his 45.7% hard-hit and 10.9% soft-hit rates are both on pace to be career-bests.

The Los Angeles Angels boast a respectable 4.85-run implied total against former king Felix Hernandez tonight. The right-handed Fernandez hasn't finished a season with a SIERA better than 4.19, and last year's 4.63 matched a career-worst.