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4 Under-the-Radar Daily Fantasy Baseball Plays for 5/24/17
Chris Young is heating up and faces Martin Perez, who has struggled a bit against righties. Who else makes for a quality sleeper play?

Nick Castellanos, 3B, Detroit Tigers

FanDuel Price: $2,800

Why He Will Go Overlooked:

While he doesn't get to slug in his home digs on Wednesday evening, there's a lot to like about Nolan Arenado. He'll face a pitch-to-contact hurler in Jeremy Hellickson -- who's racked up an 85.4% contact rate and only a 7.3% swinging-strike rate -- at homer-happy Citizens Bank Park, which ranks fifth in home run factor over the last three seasons.

An option who's struggled a bit more at third base is Nick Castellanos of the Detroit Tigers. With only a .220 batting average and a .295 wOBA, he's not likely to be a popular option.

Why You Should Use Him:

Castellanos' marks so far this season don't jump off the page, but there are some silver linings within them -- he's sporting the best hard-hit rate of his career at 48.8%, and his .162 ISO would also be one of the better marks of his career.

He'll get to face Charlie Morton, who's allowed a .375 wOBA and a .528 slugging percentage to right-handed bats so far this year.

Castellanos can give lineups some salary relief in a pretty nice matchup, allowing you to spend up at other positions.

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