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4 Under-the-Radar Daily Fantasy Baseball Plays for 5/1/17
With a bunch of expensive aces set to deal, Luis Severino makes for a great under-the-radar play. Who else could get overlooked on Monday's MLB DFS slate?

Xander Bogaerts, SS, Boston Red Sox

FanDuel Price: $3,200

Why He Will Go Overlooked:

Francisco Lindor continues to show how talented of a player he can be, hitting his third homer over the past week on Sunday. It'll also help that the Cleveland Indians currently sport a healthy implied team total of 4.71 runs against the Detroit Tigers.

Xander Bogaerts has experienced a modest start to 2017 -- as have the rest of his teammates. Despite one of the most prolific offenses baseball has seen in recent history in 2016, the Sox currently rank 17th in team wOBA (.313). Bogaerts, individually, has slightly outperformed his buddies with a .327 wOBA, but his isolated slugging (ISO) has dipped down to only .041.

Why You Should Use Him:

The Boston Red Sox are currently slated with one of the highest implied team totals of the day, matching up at home against Dylan Bundy. Over the last three seasons, Fenway Park has also ranked second in park factor.

After the injury to teammate Dustin Pedroia, Bogaerts has also slotted in nicely as Boston's leadoff man. Coincidentally, the shortstop has posted a modest four-game hitting streak at this lineup position.

Combine a healthy home matchup at the top of an offense projected to score a decent clip of runs with Bogaerts' cheap price point and he becomes an attractive play.

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