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Daily Fantasy Baseball: Positive Batted-Ball Regression Candidates for Week 6
Despite his lack of production, Justin Smoak has cut way down on soft contact and swinging strikes. Which other hitters might be on the verge of breaking through this week?

​Ryan Zimmerman, 1B, Washington Nationals

No one would blame you for thinking Ryan Zimmerman's 36-homer campaign last season was a mirage amid an otherwise steep decline, especially with the veteran Washington Nationals' slugger toting a gaunt .194 batting average through 117 plate appearances in 2018.

That said, the underlying stats don't exactly show Zimmerman tapping out to father time, with a robust 44% hard-hit rate indicating there's still some juice left in his stick.

Zimmerman has been a steady hand against lefties over the past three seasons, stroking an eye-popping .298 ISO with just a 16.6% strikeout rate in the split. With his FanDuel price wallowing below $3,000 and southpaws Clayton Richard and Joey Lucchesi on the docket for Week 6, Zimmerman makes for a worthy roster filler.

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