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3 Under-the-Radar MLB FanDuel Plays for 8/31/18
Matt Olson may not be knocking them out of the park at the same rate as last year, but he's still showing impressive peripherals in 2018. Who else should we consider in tournaments?

Juan Soto, OF, Washington Nationals

FanDuel Price: $3,800

Attacking Jhoulys Chacin is always pretty straightforward, because of his far worse splits versus left-handed hitters. Against them, he's posting just a 15.4% strikeout rate and 11.1% walk rate this year, while allowing a 39.1% hard-hit rate. Over the course of his career, he's given up a 4.82 FIP and .336 wOBA in the platoon split.

But with the Washington Nationals getting just a 4.59 implied team total, they're unlikely to see heavy ownership, so we can consider rostering wunderkind Juan Soto as a potential one-off in tournaments.

Soto needs little introduction these days, but over his first 375 plate appearances he's put up a stellar .392 wOBA and .373 expected weighted on-base average (xwOBA). Although his 35.2% hard-hit rate and 53.4% ground-ball rate don't move the needle much from a power perspective, it's not often you see a 19-year-old showing his plate discipline, with a 20.5% strikeout rate and 16.5% walk rate. On a night with plenty of high implied team totals to draw away attention, Soto makes for an intriguing contrarian option.

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