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4 MLB FanDuel Studs to Target on 4/21/17

Jason Schandl  —  @JasonSchandl Apr 21st, 2017
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Corey Kluber, P, Cleveland Indians

Price: $9,900

On a slate pretty loaded with high-priced pitching options, Corey Kluber is my top arm for Friday's slate.

The Cleveland Indians are the day's second-biggest favorites (-158 moneyline), while the Chicago White Sox -- who rank only 28th in wRC+ against righties -- have the second-lowest implied total on the slate (3.36)

Kluber's not especially hot this season, but he's only made three starts, and two of those came against teams that rank above-average in wRC+ against righties.

The last two seasons have seen him post SIERAs of 3.50 and 2.98 and -- maybe more importantly for fantasy purposes -- strikeout rates of 26.4% and 27.7%. Bringing that into a matchup with a White Sox team that owns the sixth-highest strikeout rate in the Majors against right-handed pitchers puts Kluber in a terrific spot here.

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