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3 Under-the-Radar Daily Fantasy Baseball Plays for 8/24/17
Facing AL Cy Young candidate Chris Sale, Yan Gomes has a tough matchup, but the numbers feel he could still make for a sneaky option. Who else profiles as a strong sleeper play?

Trevor Bauer, SP, Cleveland Indians

FanDuel Price: $8,600

Why He Will Go Overlooked:

There are a number of awesome pitching options on today's six-game slate, including Chris Sale, Jake Arrieta, Jose Berrios, Carlos Martinez, Dallas Keuchel, and Stephen Strasburg, all of whom are priced over $9,000 and should see the majority of ownership.

One overlooked option could be Trevor Bauer of the Cleveland Indians, who's recorded a 4.50 ERA over 134.0 innings pitched this season, and has a brutal matchup against the Boston Red Sox.

Why You Should Use Him:

A traditional metric like earned run average is particularly misleading for a pitcher like Bauer, who's pitched far better than his ERA would suggest.

Taking a look at SIERA, Bauer's recorded a very strong mark of 3.87, all while wiping out 25.8% of batters over those innings pitched via the strikeout.

In the month of August, Bauer has been absolutely brilliant -- he's recorded a 3.16 xFIP and he's upped that strikeout to rate 27.8%.

He'll have a tough order in a strong Boston lineup (27th in strikeout rate against righties with 19.4%), but Bauer presents some nice mid-range value.

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