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5 Daily Fantasy Baseball Value Plays for 7/5/18

Jason Schandl  —  @JasonSchandl Jul 5th, 2018
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Joe Mauer, 1B, Minnesota Twins

Price: $2,500

The Minnesota Twins are in a great spot tonight, taking on Baltimore Orioles righty Andrew Cashner. Cashner's 4.86 SIERA puts him on pace for his third consecutive year with a SIERA worse than 4.70, and over those three seasons, he has allowed a .345 wOBA and an ugly 5.24 xFIP to left-handed bats.

That makes this a particularly good spot for lefty Joe Mauer.

Mauer hasn't been anything special from the dish this year, but the last two seasons have seen him fare quite well against right-handed pitching. In 627 plate appearances against righties in that stretch, he has converted a 40.4% hard-hit rate and 12.3% soft-hit rate into a .339 wOBA.

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