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5 Daily Fantasy Baseball Value Plays for 8/1/18

Jason Schandl  —  @JasonSchandl Aug 1st, 2018
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Ian Happ, OF, Chicago Cubs

Price: $2,600

The Chicago Cubs only have a 4.16 implied total tonight, but their offense is in a better spot than that might have you believe.

Pittsburgh Pirates righty Nick Kingham has only managed a 4.16 SIERA over his first 11 Major League games, and left-handed bats have cracked him for a .377 wOBA and 5.34 xFIP over 125 plate appearances.

Ian Happ is a high-strikeout guy like Palka, but he has flexed a ton of power against right-handed pitching. He has a huge 45.0% hard-hit rate and a 39.4% fly-ball rate, and that has translated to a .370 wOBA and .209 ISO.

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