4 Under-the-Radar Daily Fantasy Baseball Plays for 6/21/17
Ben Gamel, OF, Seattle Mariners
FanDuel Price: $3,100
Why He Will Go Overlooked:
Up to a .377 wOBA for the season, and having racked up 18.0-plus FanDuel points in five of his last nine contests, David Peralta playing in Coors Field is sure to be a popular play.
Don't look now, but Ben Gamel's teammate, Nelson Cruz, leads the American League with 55 runs batted in. What with Cruz's large shadow looming -- combined with the fact that he'll be facing a high-priced ace like Justin Verlander -- Gamel will probably be a quiet play.
Why You Should Use Him:
If you're expecting Gamel to slow down for the Seattle Mariners, keep waiting. He's absolutely crushing in 2017, compiling a .385 wOBA.
Against right-handed pitching, he's shown a particularly keen batting eye, walking 11.4% of the time, while putting together an .893 OPS and .387 wOBA.
Enter Justin Verlander, who's struggling with his command. He's walked 12.8% of lefties, and when they have made contact, they've delivered a 35.8% hard-hit rate and a 45.8% fly-ball rate.
Facing an ace like Verlander may seem like a scary proposition, but Gamel could be in line for a massive night.
