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3 Daily Fantasy Baseball Players to Avoid on 8/7/17
Despite his 3.28 ERA and a complete-game gem against the Padres last week, Ervin Santana's poor peripherals keep him out of the DFS conversation tonight.

Trey Mancini, OF, Baltimore Orioles

FanDuel Price: $3,100

J.C. Ramirez isn't exactly the scariest of opponents considering his 4.53 SIERA and 18.2% strikeout rate, but pitching in run-suppressing Angel Stadium has its benefits, given the Baltimore Orioles have a fairly unexciting 4.33 implied team total. And Ramirez has done a pretty good job limiting damage against righties, with a 3.89 xFIP, 28.4% hard-hit rate, and 53.3% ground-ball rate.

In totality, that makes it hard to recommend Orioles righty bats like Trey Mancini. Although Mancini has a .403 wOBA against same-side pitchers this year, it's worth noting his expected weighted on-base average (xwOBA) is .351 -- still plenty good, but not otherworldly.

On the other hand, lefties have been teeing off on Ramirez with a 42.0% hard-hit rate, which makes Chris Davis a potentially intriguing play.

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