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3 Daily Fantasy Baseball Players to Avoid on 5/23/18

Akash Bhatia  —  @AkashBhatia24 May 23rd, 2018
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Jake Arrieta, SP, Philadelphia Phillies

FanDuel Price: $7,800

One of the biggest reasons for the Philadelphia Phillies' resurgence this season has been Jake Arrieta. With 3 victories and a 2.82 ERA to his name, he has had excellent results so far in 2018. However, his peripherals leave much to be desired, as he has generated just a 6.0% swinging-strike rate on the season. His SIERA is 4.57, indicating that much like the aforementioned Lester, he has benefited from good luck this season.

He also has the misfortune of facing one of the hottest teams in baseball right now. Thanks to a 9.4% walk rate and 20.1% strikeout rate, the Atlanta Braves rank fourth in walk to strikeout ratio against right-handed pitching this season.

Without much upside in the strikeout department -- especially in a matchup with Atlanta -- you should look elsewhere for your pitcher spot on Wednesday.


Akash Bhatia is not a FanDuel employee. In addition to providing DFS gameplay advice, Akash Bhatia also participates in DFS contests on FanDuel using his personal account, username tenswimrun1. While the strategies and player selections recommended in his articles are his personal views, he may deploy different strategies and player selections when entering contests with his personal account. The views expressed in his articles are the author's alone and do not necessarily reflect the views of FanDuel.

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