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Daily Fantasy Baseball: Positive Batted-Ball Regression Candidates for Week 4
Whit Merrifield's bat has been light on extra-base pop, but advanced statistics show him making major contact gains. What other hitters could be on the verge of breaking out for daily fantasy players in Week 4?

Kole Calhoun, OF, Los Angeles Angels

Kole Calhoun has tallied 19 combined runs and RBIs while hitting out of the five hole in the prolific Los Angeles Angels' lineup, yet his FanDuel price remains depressed in the high $2,000s thanks to his streaky contact (.183 batting average) and lack of extra-base pop (.061 isolated slugging).

But the advanced metrics peg Calhoun as a potential bounce-back candidate, with his .233 batting average on balls in play (BABIP) notably below his career mark of .300, while his 41% hard-hit rate and 41% pull rate indicate that he's clubbing the ball with authority. The Angels have some daunting matchups this week, but you won't need to break the bank on Calhoun, who makes for an interesting contrarian dart throw while he's hitting in the middle of one of baseball's most productive offenses.

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