7 Underpriced Players on FanDuel's Opening Daily Fantasy Baseball Slate
Logan Forsythe, $2,800
Solid spot in the order? Check. Awesome offense? Check. Individual talent? You bet. And a dope matchup? Absolutely. Logan Forsythe got it all, yo.
In his trade to the Los Angeles Dodgers, Forsythe moves to a talent-filled squad whose lineup he will sit atop. There's value in that from a volume perspective, but having guys like Corey Seager and Justin Turner behind him means he's going to have chances to score some runs. His allure, though, goes beyond just a great situation.
Last year, Forsythe finally figured out how to hit right-handed pitching. He went from a 27.5% hard-hit rate versus righties in 2015 up to 35.0% in 2016 while also boosting his fly-ball rate. This allowed him to bop 16 home runs against them in 443 plate appearances, up from 7 in 422 trips the previous year.
The opposing San Diego Padres haven't announced their starter for opening day yet, but it doesn't matter. Their projected rotation and bullpen are both full-blown train wrecks that will allow plenty of stacks against them this year. That starts with the Dodgers on Monday, and Forsythe will be a big part of our lineup building.