4 Under-the-Radar Daily Fantasy Baseball Plays for 5/11/17
Melky Cabrera, OF, Chicago White Sox
FanDuel Price: $2,900
Why He Will Go Overlooked:
Not only is there a game at Coors this evening, but the San Diego Padres and Texas Rangers also sport a high run total currently set at a combined 9.5 runs. Nomar Mazara, who's posted back-to-back double-digit FanDuel points and hitting in the third spot for the Rangers, should see quite a bit of ownership.
Melky Cabrera's 2017 hasn't exactly gotten off to a great start -- his .266 wOBA and .064 ISO would be the lowest marks of his big league career if he finished the year at this level of production.
Why You Should Use Him:
The game was rained out on Wednesday, but the matchup is just as nice.
While Cabrera hasn't been great, he could get healthy in a hurry against Phil Hughes of the Minnesota Twins, who has struggled to a 4.79 SIERA and a 43.6% hard-hit rate against him to start the year.
Hughes did struggle with Thoracic Outlet Syndrome last year, but he had a tough time against left-handed bats -- they posted a .412 wOBA against Hughes, while righties were still successful, but much less so at .335.
Combined with a matchup in Guaranteed Rate Park -- which ranks ninth in home run factor over the last three years -- facing Hughes may be exactly what Cabrera needs to get his season on track.
