3 Under-the-Radar Daily Fantasy Baseball Plays for 9/21/17
Yoan Moncada, 2B, Chicago White Sox
FanDuel Price: $3,200
Why He Will Go Overlooked:
After missing a few games, Daniel Murphy returned to the lineup with a bang, posting a 15.2-FanDuel point effort last night, and he will look to do it again tonight against R.A. Dickey. At only $3,500, he should be heavily owned.
Facing one of the higher-priced arms on the slate tonight in Dallas Keuchel, Yoan Moncada could fly under the radar a bit.
Why You Should Use Him:
Keuchel has been a beast lately. Over 19 2/3 innings this month, Keuchel has recorded a 3.26 ERA while generating soft-contact 20.0% of the time and recording a single-game swinging-strike rate of at last 10.0% in two of those starts.
But in looking at a slightly broader sample, over Keuchel's last five starts, he has struggled a touch with his command. Against right-handed batters specifically, Keuchel has allowed a .322 wOBA and 10.9% walk rate.
That walk rate is key, as Moncada and his 20 steals could be a real asset if he gets on base. Evan Gattis, who caught for Houston last night, ranks 81st in caught-stealing rate (10.8%) among the 87 qualified catchers.
Check out Moncada as a sneaky play up the middle.