3 Under-the-Radar Daily Fantasy Baseball Plays for 4/13/17
Jesus Aguilar, 1B, Milwaukee Brewers
FanDuel Price: $2,300
Why He Will Go Overlooked:
With Chris Davis socking yet another homer last night and Joey Votto taking aim at Jimmy Nelson (career .352 wOBA to lefties), there's plenty of expensive first baseman set to see a lot of ownership.
Jesus Aguilar is a bit of a lesser known commodity and will oppose Bronson Arroyo and the Cincinnati Reds. While his season debut was a bit treacherous, Arroyo historically has handled right-handed bats pretty well -- they've logged only a .295 wOBA against him over his career.
Why You Should Use Him:
Arroyo's return to the major leagues did not go so well last Saturday. Making his first start in the bigs since 2014, he gave up a 57.1% fly-ball rate and only logged a swinging-strike rate of 8% in a 10-4 loss to the St. Louis Cardinals.
Despite the historical norms, right-handed bats were the ones that did the damage in that start -- they actually logged all of the hard hits, including two homers to Aledmys Diaz.
All of this could lead to a big day for Aguilar, who posted a .225 ISO in Triple-A last season and has started 2017 with a .955 OPS. It's not a lock he'll be a starter tonight, but Milwaukee has been trying to find ways to get Aguilar's bat in the lineup.
