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5 MLB FanDuel Value Plays for Opening Day
Jon Jay is priced at the minimum while likely batting leadoff in a great matchup on Thursday. What other cost-effective bats should be on your radar on Opening Day?

Curtis Granderson, OF, Toronto Blue Jays

Price: $2,200

Priced only $200 above the minimum, Curtis Granderson is batting leadoff for the Toronto Blue Jays and makes for an interesting value option even though he has easily the worst matchup among the five hitters we're looking at for Opening Day.

New York Yankees ace Luis Severino looked great in 2017, posting a career-best 3.25 SIERA, but with the way he hit against right-handed pitching last year, Granderson is underpriced to the extent that we can afford to stomach the tough matchup.

Over 410 plate appearances against righties, Granderson managed a 14.6% walk rate, .343 wOBA and .255 isolated slugging, while notching a 50.2% fly-ball rate and 35.0% hard-hit rate. As a leadoff hitter, he stands to see plenty of plate appearances in this one, and numberFire's models project him as Thursday's top point-per-dollar value.

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