3 MLB FanDuel Studs to Target on 5/9/18

Patrick Corbin, P, Arizona Diamondbacks

Price: $10,000

For his first few starts, there was some room to write off Patrick Corbin's ridiculous numbers as variance over a small sample. But he has now made seven starts in 2018, and it's time to take him seriously as a DFS ace.

Corbin's 2.42 skill-interactive ERA (SIERA) ranks third among qualifying starters, while his 34.7% strikeout rate and 15.7% swinging-strike rate both rank fourth. He has topped 55 FanDuel points in three of his last six starts, and his season-high 67.9 came earlier this year against theLos Angeles Dodgers, who he's up against again tonight.

The Dodgers have had a really tough time with left-handed pitching in 2018, ranking a lowly 25th with a WRC+ of 87. They also have MLB's 11th-highest soft-hit rate and 11th-lowest hard-hit rate against southpaws.

Corbin is still not priced up in that true stud range, and with his stellar numbers and a plus matchup, that makes him easy to like on a fairly short slate.