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4 Daily Fantasy Baseball Players to Avoid on 7/17/17

Kenyatta Storin  —  @KenyattaStorin Jul 17th, 2017
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Ian Desmond, OF, Colorado Rockies

FanDuel Price: $3,400

With the Colorado Rockies getting a slate-high 6.13 implied team total, you can bet they're going to be popular tonight, and rightfully so.

But before you stack half the Rockies' order into your lineup, keep in mind that Luis Perdomo has stifled righties this season, striking them out at a 25.4% clip, while keeping the ball on the ground 72.1% of the time.

While this shouldn't deter your from using someone like Nolan Arenado, it should be enough to give you pause in using a lesser righty like Ian Desmond. He may have an appealing price for a Coors bat, but with an underwhelming 63.0% ground-ball rate and 25.4% strikeout rate, he looks unlikely to do much damage against Perdomo. He has just a .309 wOBA against right-handed pitching in 2017.

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