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3 Daily Fantasy Baseball Players to Avoid on 7/6/18

Akash Bhatia  —  @AkashBhatia24 Jul 6th, 2018
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Mike Foltynewicz, SP, Atlanta Braves

FanDuel Price: $8,800

Mike Foltynewicz has been a big part of the Atlanta Braves' quick turnaround. He has earned six victories on the season while pitching to the tune of a 2.02 ERA. However, a closer examination of his peripherals indicate he is more lucky than good.

Foltynewicz carries an elevated 11.0% walk rate. He is fairly average at forcing ground-balls (43.9%) and limiting hard-contact (32.4%) as well. Even his calling card, his strikeout potential, appears overrated as his 10.2% swinging-strike rate is below the league average mark of 10.7% this year. This all adds up to a 3.67 SIERA that shows how Foltynewicz has been lucky to put together such a low ERA.

Adding to the lack of appeal tonight, the Milwaukee Brewers are no slouch against right-handed pitching. They are top-10 in hard-hit rate against right-handed pitching with a 37.7% mark, and with regression headed toward Foltynewicz, he could get knocked around against a tough lineup in a tough park to pitch in.

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