3 Under-the-Radar Daily Fantasy Baseball Plays for 8/17/17
Leury Garcia, OF, Chicago White Sox
FanDuel Price: $3,200
Why He Will Go Overlooked:
Facing a struggling Adam Wainwright, who's allowed 2.55 home runs per nine innings pitched to right-handed batters this year, Andrew McCutchen is likely to be a chalky outfield play.
Batting all over the Chicago White Sox lineup and sporting a middling .339 wOBA, Leury Garcia is probably not going to see high ownership.
Why You Should Use Him:
Facing Tyson Ross of the Texas Rangers, the White Sox make for an intriguing option, given how much Ross has struggled since returning from injury.
In 38.0 innings pitched, Ross has recorded a 5.86 SIERA and is walking 14.4% of hitters faced.
Same-sided righties are crushing Ross. He's allowed a .414 wOBA, a 35.6% hard-hit rate, and a 40.7% fly-ball rate this season.
Garcia, meanwhile, is posting some nice marks as a left-handed hitter versus righties. In 2017, he's recorded a 119 wRC+, showing some nice pop with a .216 ISO.
