4 Daily Fantasy Baseball Players to Avoid on 5/8/17

Masahiro Tanaka, SP, New York Yankees

FanDuel Price: $9,300

Masahiro Tanaka is the third-most expensive pitcher on the slate, and despite a lackluster 17.0% strikeout rate, his 12.1% swinging-strike indicates that better days are ahead. He has two 46.0-point FanDuel games, so he's already shown some upside this season.

Still, at his high salary and with Carlos Martinez right next to him in price, he's a tough sell even as a contrarian play. His opponent, the Cincinnati Reds, don't provide a strikeout advantage for righties (20.3% rate), and are above average in wRC+ (104). The game is also being played in noted hitters haven, Great American "Small" Park.

A ceiling performance simply doesn't look likely for Tanaka given the situation.