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

Jason Schandl  —  @JasonSchandl May 18th, 2018
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Aaron Hicks, OF, New York Yankees

Price: $2,900

The New York Yankees boast Friday's highest implied total (5.26 runs) in a matchup with Kansas City Royals' righty Jake Junis. That means you're going to want exposure to the Yankees today, and Aaron Hicks is a great way to get that without breaking the bank for the pricey studs.

Hicks is making very solid contact this season, with a 37.7% hard-hit and 15.6% soft-hit rate, but like Morales his production has been held back by a BABIP that is so low (.233) that it is probably unsustainable. And that's especially the case while he's making good contact.

In 2017, his BABIP sat at .290 over 361 plate appearances, and he produced well against righties, notching a .352 wOBA and .214 ISO. Junis doesn't make for an especially worrying matchup, and Hicks offers far more value here than his low production numbers appear to on the surface.

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