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5 Daily Fantasy Baseball Value Plays for 4/10/19

Jason Schandl  —  @JasonSchandl Apr 10th, 2019
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Brandon Nimmo, OF, New York Mets

Price: $2,600

Another projected lead-off hitter with a low salary tonight, Brandon Nimmo has also had an inefficient opening to the season. His .278 wOBA and 46.3% stirkeout rate are both ugly, but they're also not too concerning over just 41 plate appearances. He's got a 40.0% hard-hit and 6.7% soft-hit rate, so when we consider his career-average .363 wOBA and .184 ISO on 35.8% hard-hit and 17.0% soft-hit rates, we can expect a serious uptick in production.

His high strikeout rate is a concern because it comes with an egregious 18.4% swinging-strike rate, but with his previous career-worst being only 9.5%, even if he sets a new high in that category, it's not likely to stay anywhere near 18%.

He's hitting in a New York Mets lineup that has a reasonable 4.26 implied total, and he should benefit from a matchup with Minnesota Twins righty Jake Odorizzi, who has posted a SIERA worse than 4.50 in each of his last two season.

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