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3 Under-the-Radar MLB FanDuel Plays for 8/7/18

Kenyatta Storin  —  @KenyattaStorin Aug 7th, 2018
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Randal Grichuk, OF, Toronto Blue Jays

FanDuel Price: $3,100

We aren't exactly lacking in high-upside hitting spots on Tuesday, with six teams drawing an implied team total over five runs tonight. With both Coors Field and Globe Life Park on the menu, the brunt of ownership should percolate in those particular locales.

But the Toronto Blue Jays are also in a nice spot against a struggling Drew Pomeranz (4.74 implied team total), and they're cheap enough that it shouldn't be too difficult to stack them with tonight's pricey pitchers like Max Scherzer and Carlos Carrasco. Pomeranz has struggled with injury and reduced velocity all year, and his two most recent starts off the DL show little improvement. The end result has been a paltry 5.07 SIERA, 19.6% strikeout rate, 12.3% walk rate, and 38.1% hard-hit rate.

Randal Grichuk ought to occupy the leadoff spot against the southpaw, and following a slow start to the year, he's now posted a .367 wOBA and .268 isolated power (ISO) since the beginning of June. Pomeranz is allowing 1.74 home runs per nine innings, and Grichuk is no slouch in the power department, ranking among the league leaders in barrels per plate appearance.

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