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4 Daily Fantasy Baseball Players to Avoid on 4/19/17
Dallas Keuchel has gotten off to a nice start, but he has some things going against him in tonight's matchup with the Angels. Which other players should we avoid in MLB DFS?

Dallas Keuchel, SP, Houston Astros

FanDuel Price: $9,600

Dallas Keuchel had a down year in 2016, posting a mediocre 4.55 ERA, his worst since 2013.

This season he's off to a roaring start, with a squeaky clean 0.86 ERA and 2.98 SIERA through three starts. But you still shouldn't use him in daily fantasy tonight.

Keuchel is a perfect example of a player with more real life value than fantasy value. In most seasons, he's had a near league average strikeout rate, and so far 2017 hasn't been any different with a 19.7% clip. If you got fantasy points for ground balls, Keuchel would be amazing -- he's had a 59.2% ground-ball rate across his career.

His opponent doesn't help things either as the Los Angeles Angels had the lowest strikeout rate in the league last year (16.4%). They've had a higher strikeout rate so far this season (Danny Espinosa will do that), but that should still regress as time goes. Furthermore, they will likely have a predominantly right-handed lineup to oppose the left-handed Keuchel.

The Angels have a 3.69 implied team total, so Keuchel may be able to keep them in check, but at his price, you're better off taking the strikeout upside of Chris Archer for $300 less.

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