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Daily Fantasy Baseball: Positive Batted-Ball Regression Candidates for Week 14
Jurickson Profar has finally shown some solid production at the dish, and his advanced metrics say he could get even better. Which other hitters are knocking on the door to improved results?

Ian Happ, OF, Chicago Cubs

Ian Happ has certainly put his rough 2018 start behind him, rehabilitating his overall triple-slash line to a respectable if not exactly spectacular .241/.336/.432 after starting the season with a 45.5% strikeout rate in his first 99 plate appearances.

The month of June saw Happ's, ahem, "best" strikeout rate trends of the season, punching out at "only" a 34.5% clip while posting an excellent 19.0% walk rate. Yet he's hit a major cold snap in terms of power production, limping to a .074 isolated slugging (ISO) with just 3 hits for extra bases in 84 June plate appearances.

This seems like a major stroke of bad luck for Happ, who showed excellent skills metrics in terms of quality contact on the month, including 48.7% hard-hit rate and 25.6% line-drive rate. Happ's poor results may correct this week with the Cubs lining up against a very soft pitching schedule, including the likes of Mike Fiers, Tyler Mahle, and Matt Harvey. With Happ's FanDuel salary wallowing below $3,000, the sophomore slugger profiles as an excellent value play.

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