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3 Daily Fantasy Baseball Players to Avoid on 8/2/18
Even though he has thrived against lefties in his career, Ryan Braun has a tough task on tap with Clayton Kershaw on the mound. Who else should we look to avoid?

Brandon Crawford, SS, San Francisco Giants

FanDuel Price: $2,900

Brandon Crawford has exhibited some funky splits for his career, and he has often been a better hitter against same-sided arms. That's been the case in 2018. This season, he's hit lefties for a .341 wOBA, but he been a bit less strong with the platoon advantage, posting a .329 wOBA, including a .138 ISO.

Zack Greinke, the Arizona Diamondbacks' starter, has also been stronger against lefty bats in 2018. Over 239 plate appearances, he's limited lefties to a .275 wOBA, 24.3% strikeout rate, and 28.5% fly-ball rate.

Crawford often makes for a strong up-the-middle play, but tonight may not be the best day to roster him.


Matt Kupferle is not a FanDuel employee. In addition to providing DFS gameplay advice, Matt Kupferle also participates in DFS contests on FanDuel using his personal account, username MKupferle. 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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