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5 Daily Fantasy Baseball Value Plays for 8/20/18

Matt Kupferle  —  @MKupferle Aug 20th, 2018
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Yuli Gurriel, 1B, Houston Astros

Price: $2,700

Officially locked into a pennant race, the Houston Astros will hope Yulieski Gurriel can continue his hot play at the plate. Facing struggling hurler Felix Hernandez, he could be in a great spot to do so.

This year has been a tough one for King Felix owners, as his 17.5% strikeout rate would be the worst of his career. Pairing that with a 39.5% hard-hit rate, also the worst of his career, and an 8.3% walk rate, the third-worst, and Hernandez's 4.69 SIERA starts to make sense.

With the 'Stros nearly back to full strength and toting a solid implied team total, getting some exposure to this lineup is a good idea, and Gurriel is a cheap way to do that.

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