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5 Daily Fantasy Baseball Value Plays for 8/31/18

Jason Schandl  —  @JasonSchandl Aug 31st, 2018
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Tyler Austin, 1B, Minnesota Twins

Price: $2,900

That Hutchison matchup puts the entire Minnesota Twins offense in a good spot, and that is reflected by their 5.23 implied total -- Friday's second-highest mark.

Hutchison has actually allowed the strongest contact to right-handed bats this year, with a 37.5% hard-hit rate, 15.3% soft-hit rate and 37.1% fly-ball rate.

Tyler Austin doesn't have a great floor in a righty-versus-righty matchup, but he does offer huge upside. His .303 wOBA in the split is underwhelming, but it comes with a .245 ISO on a 38.3% hard-hit and 13.3% soft-hit rate. The hitter-friendly environment (95-degree temps) in Texas gives him a great shot to turn that contact into big production tonight.

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