FanDuel MLB: Sunday Value Plays

FanDuel MLB: Sunday Value Plays

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Pitcher

Rich Hill, LAD vs. COL ($9,400): If you're hoping to save a little here, Hill seems to offer some appeal. He's struck out at least seven batters in four straight while having allowed more than two runs just once in his last 11 starts. The Rockies have a .168 ISO against lefties and a .154 ISO away from home while striking out 23.5 percent of the time.

Catcher

Evan Gattis, HOU vs. LAA ($3,000): Gattis is hitting just .235 in September, but has launched eight home runs in 20 games. He'll be an upside tournament gamble, sporting a .282 ISO at home against right-handers in a matchup with Daniel Wright, who has allowed 12 runs, including three long balls, over his last 14.2 innings.

First Base

Paul Goldschmidt, ARI at BAL ($3,900): Goldschmidt checks in at $700 less than the top-priced first sacker and is seventh in price at his position despite the fact he has nine hits, including three home runs, in his last six games. Orioles' starter Dylan Bundy has allowed 13 runs and five homers in his last five starts, spanning just 14 innings.

Second Base

Logan Forsythe, TB vs. BOS ($3,000): There are 16 second baseman carrying a higher salary than Forsythe on Sunday, and given his recent performance it's easy to see why. He still carries a .360 wOBA and 130 RC+ against left-handers into a matchup with the volatile Eduardo Rodriguez though, while still hitting in the leadoff spot for the Rays, putting Forsythe in prime position to snap out of his recent doldrums.

Third Base

Jose Reyes, NYM vs. PHI ($3,000): Reyes doesn't offer the kind of power you'd like from the hot corner, but his value comes from crossing the plate. Reyes has scored 16 runs in September, including five in his last four games despite going 4-for-18 in that span. Phillies starter Jake Thompson has allowed 19 hits and 11 walks in 23.1 September innings, giving Reyes a chance to set the table from the leadoff spot.

Shortstop

Adam Frazier, PIT vs. WAS ($2,100): Frazier looks likely to be a mainstay as a DFS value over the season's final week. Hitting atop a formidable offense for a bargain price is enough in and of itself, and while his left-handed bat has surprisingly played better against southpaws, Frazier's .339 wOBP against righties is nothing to scoff at in advance of a matchup against A.J. Cole, who has allowed nine runs over his last 14 innings.

Outfield

Yoenis Cespedes, NYM vs PHI ($3,800): Cespedes' price appears down due to a recent power drought, as he hasn't homered since September 11. But he's riding a four-game hit streak, doubling in three of those games and faces a very hittable pitcher in Thompson, who has allowed 31 runs and nine homers in 49.2 innings.. Cespedes checks in cheaper than nine other outfielders, and can at least equal their production given his .357 wOBP and .251 ISO against righties.

Mark Trumbo, BAL vs. ARI ($3,400): Trumbo is buried deep in the list of outfielders, and comes with plenty of risk given his .244 batting average. But he's launched 44 home runs, 34 of which have come off of righties while 24 have been at home. He'll face Braden Shipley, who has allowed 12 long balls in 11 appearances and has not made it past the fourth inning in any of his last three starts, allowing 10 runs in his last 11.2 innings.

Hunter Renfroe, SD vs. SF ($2,200): The Pacific Coast League MVP has gotten his big league career off to a solid start, hitting .333 with a homer in his first 12 at-bats and, perhaps more importantly, striking out only once. Renfroe faces a familiar foe Sunday though, as the Giants will give Ty Blach his first major league start in place of Johnny Cueto. That's good news for Renfroe, who's already homered twice in 12 Triple-A at-bats against Blach this year. The lack of big league track record for either player makes rostering the right-handed slugger something of a gamble, but at a bargain salary he makes for a great upside play that frees up cap room for you elsewhere.

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