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5 Daily Fantasy Baseball Studs to Target on 5/16/16

Brian Jester  —  @BrianJesterFF May 16th, 2016
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​Kenta Maeda, P, Los Angeles Dodgers

FanDuel Price: $8,800

Kenta Maeda had a solid start to his MLB rookie season, allowing just one earned run in his first four starts. However, the long ball has doomed him recently, as he’s given up 10 earned runs over his last three starts.

He is averaging 7.95 K/9 now, which isn’t bad, but that number should begin to rise. He’s posted a 12.1 swinging strike percentage, so he’s causing quite a few swings and misses.

When opponents do get the bat on the ball, they typically haven’t been making good contact -- opponents have been held to a 16.4 percent line drive rate and 25.2 percent hard hit rate.

Tonight, he’s the highest favorite on the board at -180. He’ll face the Angels, who, at 26th in the league versus right-handed pitching with a .130 ISO, haven’t generated much power this season.

Having pitched six-plus innings in six of his seven starts this year, Maeda is a solid cash game option tonight.

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