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5 Daily Fantasy Baseball Value Plays for 4/12/18

Jason Schandl  —  @JasonSchandl Apr 12th, 2018
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Ryan Zimmerman, 1B, Washington Nationals

Price: $2,700

Continuing the trend, Ryan Zimmerman has had a rough start to 2018. That has his price-tag nice and low, though, down in a range that you really don't expect to see for a guy that turned in a .387 wOBA while cracking 36 homers and driving in over 100 runs in 2017.

Zimmerman has made some good contact this season (36.0% hard-hit rate), but his batting average on balls in play (BABIP) sits at a ridiculously low clip of .125. Over a small sample, that number is hugely prone to variance, and when you consider his .335 BABIP in 2017 and .310 career BABIP, his production should climb quickly if he keeps making hard contact.

Rockies righty Chad Bettis makes for an appealing matchup. He is allowing a hefty 43.8% hard-hit rate to start the season after struggling with a career-worst 4.74 SIERA over nine games in 2017.

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