MLB
3 Daily Fantasy Baseball Players to Avoid on 3/31/18
Ian Kennedy is usually a decent source of strikeouts, but his batted-ball profile is frightening. Which other players should you shy away from on tonight's main slate?

Ian Kennedy, SP, Kansas City Royals

FanDuel Price: $6,000

With the third day of the season upon us, most aces have already pitched, so it may be tempting to use a familiar name such as Ian Kennedy. With a respectable 20.0% strikeout rate in 2017, his eighth straight year with a strikeout rate of at least 20.0%, Kennedy may seem like an appealing dart throw.

But Kennedy's batted-ball profile indicates that it may be a better idea to stack the Chicago White Sox against him rather than actually use Kennedy in your pitcher slot.

Kennedy surrendered a 47.7% fly-ball rate and 41.2% hard-hit rate last season, when the league-average marks were a 35.5% fly-ball rate and 31.8% hard-hit rate. That makes him prone to blow-up outings, and it takes him off the table in cash games.

Prev

Related News

FanDuel Daily Fantasy Baseball Helper: Saturday 3/31/18

Austan Kas  --  Mar 31st, 2018

Daily Fantasy Baseball Podcast: Why Stacking Is Essential in MLB DFS

Jim Sannes  --  Mar 31st, 2018

Yesterday's Perfect MLB DFS Lineups: Friday 3/30/18

Austan Kas  --  Mar 31st, 2018