Daily Fantasy Baseball: Positive Batted-Ball Regression Candidates for Week 13
Kyle Seager, 3B, Seattle Mariners
Shrewd season-long players know that Kyle Seager is the kind of unassuming veteran who rarely distinguishes himself yet always winds up with a solid fantasy line at the end of the season. Daily players might be a little less convinced of his utility, though, with Seager struggling to a .252 on-base percentage over the past month, with just 10 total extra-base hits against 31 strikeouts.
With Seager's FanDuel salary in a tailspin, now might be the time to zig while others zag. Seager's 32.9% hard-contact rate across the last month isn't exactly eye-popping, but there's just 5.3% soft contact in that sample, so Seager isn't exactly flailing away at the dish.
The schedule in Week 13 is extremely kind to the Seattle Mariners' lefty: Seager carries a stout .801 career OPS against right-handed pitching, and the Mariners line up against a bevy of low-rent righties, including Andrew Cashner, Alex Cobb, and Ian Kennedy.