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5 Daily Fantasy Baseball Value Plays for 8/6/18

Akash Bhatia  —  @AkashBhatia24 Aug 6th, 2018
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John Ryan Murphy, C, Arizona Diamondbacks

FanDuel Price: $2,000

It's rare to go after someone who has played as infrequently as J.R. Murphy has of late, but he has been so impressive when he has gotten a chance to hit, we should at least mention him, especially since he is at the minimum salary.

Among the 330 batters with at least 100 batted-ball events, Murphy ranks 50th in barrels per plate appearance. His rate is sandwiched between guys like Bryce Harper, Jose Ramirez, and Freddie Freeman.

How does he do it? With a ridiculous 50.4% fly-ball rate and 45.0% hard-hit rate, both of which are just obscenely high marks, especially for a catcher. Jake Arrieta and his 4.36 SIERA shouldn't scare you off Murphy, provided the Arizona Diamondbacks' catcher cracks the lineup.

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