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3 Daily Fantasy Baseball Players to Avoid on Opening Day

Matt Kupferle  —  @MKupferle Mar 28th, 2019
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Michael Brantley, OF, Houston Astros

FanDuel Price: $3,400

Hitting machine Michael Brantley changed teams in the offseason, and most would argue he couldn't have landed in a better spot -- he should be manning the cleanup spot for the Houston Astros, who ranked sixth as a team in wOBA (.327).

But he may not get to showcase a splashy debut against the Tampa Bay Rays ace Blake Snell, who nabbed the AL Cy Young a season ago. Same-sided batters flailed in these opportunities, posting a .186 wOBA and 33.6% strikeout rate.

Brantley is projected by our team for a .290 batting average,14 homers, and 60-plus runs and RBIs this season, but he may find his first game as an Astro to be a challenging one.

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