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3 Daily Fantasy Baseball Players to Avoid on 4/24/19

Matt Kupferle  —  @MKupferle Apr 24th, 2019
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Javier Baez, SS, Chicago Cubs

FanDuel Price: $4,400

Javier Baez has been white-hot to start 2019, ripping his way to a .991 OPS and seven home runs to start the year.

His kryptonite could show up in the form of Los Angeles Dodgers starter Walker Buehler, who's been nasty against same-sided bats. Going back to 2018, Buehler put together a 3.37 xFIP, 27.0% strikeout rate, and allowed only a .292 slugging percentage in this split.

Last year also showed that Baez was better against southpaws (143 wRC+, .933 OPS) than righties (127 wRC+, .865 OPS), so spending up for the shortstop may not be the best play in this exact spot.


Matt Kupferle is not a FanDuel employee. In addition to providing DFS gameplay advice, Matt Kupferle also participates in DFS contests on FanDuel using his personal account, username MKupferle. While the strategies and player selections recommended in his articles are his personal views, he may deploy different strategies and player selections when entering contests with his personal account. The views expressed in his articles are the author's alone and do not necessarily reflect the views of FanDuel.

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