3 MLB FanDuel Studs to Target on 4/23/19
Christian Yelich, OF, Milwaukee Brewers
Price: $5,100
Christian Yelich has been posting absolutely absurd numbers this season, including a .495 wOBA over 107 plate appearances. That's not going to be sustainable, but considering he managed a .422 wOBA last year, we have good reason to expect him to continue producing at a league-leading level.
Over 77 plate appearances against right-handed pitching in 2019, Yelich has been especially good, turning in a .533 wOBA and .508 ISO on a massive 59.6% hard-hit rate and a 48.1% fly-ball rate. Again, even some inevitable regression isn't really a concern as he rocked righties for a .425 wOBA and .281 ISO on a 48.2% hard-hit rate in 2018.
He gets an intriguing matchup tonight, as well, as the St. Louis Cardinals will be giving Daniel Ponce de Leon his first start of 2019. Ponce de Leon pitched in 11 games in his first big league season in 2018, posting a middling 4.18 SIERA. That came after he managed just a 4.83 xFIP over 18 Triple-A starts in 2018, and so far through three starts at that level in 2019, he's managed a 6.04 xFIP.
He's not likely to give Yelich any trouble, and our models project Yelich for the highest fantasy score among today's hitters.
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