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3 Under-the-Radar MLB FanDuel Plays for 8/23/18

Kenyatta Storin  —  @KenyattaStorin Aug 23rd, 2018
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C.J. Cron, 1B, Tampa Bay Rays

FanDuel Price: $3,300

With just four games at our disposal, it's going to be very difficult to be sneaky in tournaments, but there's a good chance the Tampa Bay Rays still go lower-owned in spite of a good spot against Danny Duffy. Between pitching pricing being down across the board -- including a low-priced Tyler Glasnow -- people won't need to scrounge up as much value on this slate, allowing them to flock to the studs on offenses like the Oakland Athletics, Chicago Cubs, and Atlanta Braves.

But Duffy is just coming off the disable list, and it wasn't like he was doing so hot beforehand, allowing a 39.0% hard-hit rate, 45.0% fly-ball rate, and .361 expected weighted on-base average (xwOBA) to righties.

Meanwhile, C.J. Cron remains modestly priced, and against southpaws, he's putting up a 38.3% hard-hit rate, 43.2% fly-ball rate, and .360 wOBA. Tropicana Field may not be the ideal home run venue, but Cron and the Rays could surprise in this spot tonight.

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