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5 Daily Fantasy Baseball Studs to Target on 8/3/16

Austan Kas  —  @AustanKas Aug 3rd, 2016
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David Ortiz, 1B, Boston Red Sox

FanDuel Price: $4,300

David Ortiz owns a massive .454 wOBA this year against righties, and he gets a matchup against right-hander Hisashi Iwakuma, who is surrendering a .344 wOBA to left-handed hitters.

If this game was in Boston, Ortiz would be highly owned (and probably even more expensive), but it's at Safeco Field, which ranks 26th in park factor.

Despite the friendly environment, Iwakuma has allowed a .334 wOBA and .493 slugging percentage this season in his home outings. Ortiz, our top-ranked bat, has been better at Fenway Park, but he's still put up a .stout 355 wOBA on the road.

Iwakuma has been a quality pitcher for a while, sporting a 3.53 SIERA for his career, but he's turning in a career-worst campaign. His 4.46 SIERA, 17.5% strikeout rate, and 31.9% hard-hit rate are career-high clips. A strikeout rate that low coupled with a hard-hit rate that high means Boston should be able to put up some crooked numbers.

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