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3 Under-the-Radar MLB FanDuel Plays for 5/8/18

Kenyatta Storin  —  @KenyattaStorin May 8th, 2018
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Nick Castellanos, OF, Detroit Tigers

FanDuel Price: $3,500

The Detroit Tigers got some attention playing in hitter-friendly Arlington last night, but with 14 games going tonight, they'll be long forgotten by the time lock rolls around.

With temperatures possibly getting to 90 degrees, it's dinger-hitting weather in Texas, and the Tigers are in a solid spot against the Rangers' Mike Minor. Minor has put up solid if unspectacular numbers as a starter this season, but he's given up a 40.0% hard-hit rate and 48.2% fly-ball rate to righties, leading to a .364 wOBA against. The sample size is small, but Minor also posted modest numbers against right-handers in his last season as a starter back in 2014.

Detroit has a forgettable offense, so a full stack probably isn't wise, but Nick Castellanos could do damage as a one-off. Castellanos has produced a stellar .404 expected weighted on-base average (xwOBA) in 2018, and and he's done plenty of damage against lefties over the past three seasons, with a .361 wOBA and .248 ISO.

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