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4 Daily Fantasy Baseball Players to Avoid on 6/19/17
Jose Bautista has one of the best matchups of the night, but should his recent play scare you away? Who else should you avoid in MLB DFS on Monday?

Gerrit Cole, SP, Pittsburgh Pirates

FanDuel Price: $8,300

There's no denying that Gerrit Cole has had a disappointing year so far, but he did pitch seven innings of one-run ball against the Colorado Rockies his last time out. He also gets the Milwaukee Brewers tonight, whose active roster is generous in the whiff department against righties (23.6% rate).

Still, that most recent outing came with three strikeouts, three walks, and just a 6.0% swinging-strike rate, none of which sounds like he's miraculously turned things around.

Over his last five starts, he has an 8.20 ERA, 14.8% strikeout rate, and 37.0% hard-hit rate. Even taking into account an unlucky .370 BABIP, it's hard to see a silver lining in those numbers.

For a guy who holds so much promise, it's a bit of a head scratcher that Cole has struggled so much, and he should remain off-limits in DFS for now.

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