3 Daily Fantasy Baseball Players to Avoid on 5/9/18

David Peralta, OF, Arizona Diamondbacks

FanDuel Price: $3,100

David Peralta has gotten off to a hot start to the season, batting .288 as he boasts a hard-hit rate of 44.2%. However, he has largely been a platoon hitter in his career. Against right-handers, he possesses a 128 wRC+ thanks to a 36.1% hard-hit rate and just a 17.7% strikeout rate. Against southpaws, though, those numbers fall to a 75 wRC+, 24.9% hard-hit rate and 23.2% strikeout rate.

If you're wondering whether Peralta's platoon splits are simply a byproduct of early-season struggles, that is simply not the case. Even so far in 2018, he has done almost all of his damage against right-handed pitching, posting a 173 wRC+ against them, compared to a mark of 97 against southpaws.

Tonight's opposing starter, Alex Wood, had a breakthrough season in 2017, but he has been a very effective pitcher throughout his career -- he has merely struggled with injuries. When on the field, he has been dynamite against left-handed hitters, holding them to a .275 wOBA in his career. This includes a 22.0% fly-ball rate and a 23.3% hard-hit rate.

As a career platoon hitter facing a tough left-hander, Peralta isn't worth rostering at any price above $3,000, even with his impressive start to the year.

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