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5 Daily Fantasy Baseball Value Plays for 5/22/18

Jason Schandl  —  @JasonSchandl May 22nd, 2018
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Pedro Alvarez, 3B, Baltimore Orioles

Price: $2,700

Over the last two seasons, James Shields has an egregious 5.71 xFIP against left-handed bats, while also giving up a .350 wOBA in the split. He'll be taking the mound for the Chicago White Sox, giving Baltimore's left-handed hitters a big boost in fantasy value.

Pedro Alvarez has done solid work against righties over his career, turning a 38.0% hard-hit rate into a .342 wOBA and .233 isolated slugging (ISO).

A small 125-plate-appearance sample over the last two seasons has seen him notch only a .320 wOBA, but that comes on a .236 batting average on balls in play (BABIP), which sits well below his career average of .289. He also has a solid .216 ISO in the split in that time, giving him no shortage of upside against Shields.

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