MLB

4 Daily Fantasy Baseball Players to Avoid on 5/2/17

Kenyatta Storin  —  @KenyattaStorin May 2nd, 2017
Use your ← → (arrow) keys to browse the slideshow

Kyle Schwarber, OF, Chicago Cubs

FanDuel Price: $3,300

The Kyle Schwarber hype train has certainly slowed down following a disappointing April.

The Chicago Cubs leadoff hitter has an alarming 30.4% strikeout rate, which leaves him at 29.0% for his career. That might be more palatable with the requisite power we've come to expect, but he's slashing .196/.322/.330 with 3 home runs while his Isolated Power (ISO) sits at .134 and his hard-hit rate is at 29.0%.

It hasn't gotten any better recently, either -- he has a 37.0% strikeout rate, 20.0% hard-hit rate, and a 77.4 mph average exit velocity over the past seven days.

The Cubs have a cushy matchup with Jeremy Hellickson and his 5.34 SIERA, but it's probably best to avoid Schwarber for now, and at the very least, he shouldn't be in your cash lineups.

Prev