3 Under-the-Radar Daily Fantasy Baseball Plays for 6/15/17
Eric Sogard, 2B, Milwaukee Brewers
FanDuel Price: $3,200
Why He Will Go Overlooked:
The Milwaukee Brewers have been a solid offensive team this year, but they've been struggling lately -- their team .312 wOBA ranks just 25th in baseball over the past two weeks.
Eric Sogard has been hitting well at the top of the order since getting called up, but with other more familiar names -- like Daniel Murphy, Ian Kinsler, and Starlin Castro -- available, he probably won't be popular as a result.
Why You Should Use Him:
Ignore the super-utility man for the Brewers at your own peril, as he has been absolutely on fire. Through 97 plate appearances, Sogard's racked up a .443 wOBA, including a .203 ISO.
He will take on Michael Wacha of the St. Louis Cardinals, who's been seeing his numbers decline after a solid start. The right-hander allowed hard contact just 20.6% of the time in April, but it's increased to 28.2% in May and is now 32.4% in June.
Furthermore, lefty bats have been a problem, as they've produced a 34.5% fly-ball rate and 27.1% hard-hit rate en route to a .355 wOBA against him.
Sogard is crushing the ball regardless of which hand the pitcher throws with, but he's posted a 173 wRC+ so far in 2017 against right-handed pitching.
