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4 Daily Fantasy Baseball Players to Avoid on 6/7/17
Yu Darvish has continually shown his upside this year, but he's better off being avoided on Wednesday. Who else should you leave off your MLB DFS rosters?

Yu Darvish, SP, Texas Rangers

FanDuel Price: $9,800

This is one I hope I don't end up regretting, but DFS is nothing if not making hard choices, right?

We know what Yu Darvish is capable of doing. He has four 50-plus point FanDuel games, including one over 60. The guy has GPP-winning upside.

But overall, he hasn't been quite as dominant in 2017. His 4.02 SIERA and 25.9% strikeout rate aren't up to his usual standards, and he has a 38.3% hard-hit rate over his last three starts. Walks have also been an issue this season (10.0% rate).

Furthermore, the New York Mets come in with a deceptively difficult 105 wRC+ and 19.0% strikeout rate against righties, and good hitting weather is expected in Texas. They have a 4.29 implied team total.

Sure, Darvish could still pull off a gem tonight. But with Greinke and Keuchel both in better form and better matchups, he's unlikely to outperform either of them, and has a far riskier floor.

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