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4 Daily Fantasy Baseball Studs to Target on 6/16/16

Austan Kas  —  @AustanKas Jun 16th, 2016
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Daniel Murphy, 2B, Washington Nationals

FanDuel Price: $3,800

Daniel Murphy caught fire in last year’s playoffs, posting a 1.115 OPS in 64 postseason plate appearances and nearly leading the New York Mets to a World Series title. While a stretch that hot was a little fluky, Murphy has kept on mashing this season, his first with the Nationals.

Through 266 plate appearances, Murphy is sporting a .418 wOBA with a .233 ISO, both of which are career-best clips. Sure, his .370 BABIP is likely due for some regression, but Murphy’s also owns a superb 39.9% hard-hit rate, another career high.

A left-handed hitter, Murphy has punked right-handed pitching this year, slugging his way to a monster .445 wOBA versus righties. He’s our top-ranked bat for his matchup with San Diego Padres’ righty Erik Johnson, who has pitched to a 4.89 SIERA this year, which is a touch worse than his 4.87 career mark. Despite playing at spacious Petco Park, we give Murphy the second-best odds (0.28) of going deep today.

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