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5 Daily Fantasy Baseball Value Plays for 7/11/18

Jason Schandl  —  @JasonSchandl Jul 11th, 2018
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Tyler Naquin, OF, Cleveland Indians

Price: $2,200

Tyler Naquin has struggled from the dish this season, and there's a reason that he's priced only $200 above the minimum today. But he still offers some very interesting upside, particularly when he's against a right-handed pitcher as he is tonight against Tyler Mahle and the Cincinnati Reds.

Naquin has a big 38.7% hard-hit rate with a 15.1% hard-hit rate against righties this season, and he has shown the ability to produce in matchups like this before, with a career .344 wOBA and .175 ISO against right-handed hurlers.

Mahle isn't an especially tough matchup either, with a career 4.48 SIERA over 22 Major League games in his first 2 seasons. Left-handed bats have clobbered him for a .396 wOBA and 5.10 xFIP on a 46.5% hard-hit rate in 2018, and he gives Naquin's value a big boost.

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