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3 Under-the-Radar MLB FanDuel Plays for 5/22/18

Kenyatta Storin  —  @KenyattaStorin May 22nd, 2018
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Gleyber Torres, 2B, New York Yankees

FanDuel Price: $3,500

Gleyber Torres slugged two bombs on Monday night, leading to a ridiculous 43.9-point performance on FanDuel. And yet, he was owned in just 3.59% of lineups, no doubt because he's buried in this Bronx Bombers lineup as the number-nine hitter.

But even if he continues to bat low in the order, he shouldn't be overlooked as part of any Yankees stack against Cole Hamels, who's allowing a 43.7% hard-hit rate. Obviously, Torres hitting higher in the lineup would be ideal, but his lower spot should continue to keep ownership down, and if this potent offense goes nuts, you know he'll get plenty of fantasy-rich opportunities anyway.

Torres is up to a .406 wOBA and .250 ISO over 96 plate appearances, and he fills a second base position that's typically short on options. While we shouldn't necessarily expect him to keep up this pace, he did mash in the minors, and we have plenty of recent examples of young players proving themselves right away at the MLB level.

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