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4 Under-the-Radar Daily Fantasy Baseball Plays for 8/25/17
Steve Pearce gets a juicy home matchup with Bartolo Colon tonight. Who else makes for a strong sleeper play?

J.A. Happ, SP, Toronto Blue Jays

FanDuel Price: $7,900

Why He Will Go Overlooked:

There are three stud pitchers who should dominate the pitching landscape this evening, those being Jacob deGrom, Zack Greinke, and Justin Verlander, all of whom are priced north of $9,500, and should be heavily owned.

J.A. Happ is going to be a bit less popular, having struggled over the second half with a 4.43 ERA in 40 2/3 innings pitched.

Why You Should Use Him:

While Happ's ERA isn't the greatest, some advanced metrics show he's been a competent pitcher. Over 101 2/3 innings pitched, Happ's logged a strong 4.11 SIERA and a 22.8% strikeout rate.

Happ's done a nice job of limiting hard contact this season, as evidence by his soft-contact rate of 20.3%, which would rank him 21st among qualified starters.

Happ also gets the added benefit of facing a Minnesota Twins team that hasn't been great against lefties. This year, they rank only 18th in team wOBA (.312).

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