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5 Daily Fantasy Baseball Value Plays for 4/20/18

Jason Schandl  —  @JasonSchandl Apr 20th, 2018
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Neil Walker, 1B, New York Yankees

Price: $2,500

The only team with a higher implied total than the Rockies, the New York Yankees boast a 5.14 total against Toronto Blue Jays righty Marco Estrada.

Estrada struggled to the tune of a career-worst 4.69 skill-interactive ERA (SIERA) in 2017 and has an even worse 4.74 mark through three starts in 2018. Since the start of that 2017 season, he has a weak 4.68 xFIP against left-handed bats, making this a strong spot for the switch-hitting Neil Walker.

Walker has had a very quiet start to the year, though poor production over 61 plate appearances isn't especially concerning when it's coming on an excellent 37.0% hard-hit rate. Walker has made significantly stronger contact against right-handed pitching over his career (34.1% hard-hit and 14.4% soft-hit, compared to 27.0% hard-hit and 18.8% soft-hit rates against southpaws), leaving him offering a ton of promise against a struggling righty like Estrada.

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