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4 Under-the-Radar Daily Fantasy Baseball Plays for 8/23/16

Matt Kupferle  —  @MKupferle Aug 23rd, 2016
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Patrick Kivlehan, OF, San Diego Padres

FanDuel Price: $2,300

Why He Will Go Overlooked:

Patrick Kivlehan, who has just six at-bats on the season, will likely get overshadowed as he faces Chicago Cubs' ace Jake Arrieta.

Why You Should Use Him:

Kivlehan was a two-sport star at Rutgers and has shown nice power numbers across all stops in the minors, peaking in High-A in 2014 with a .282 ISO.

Per at Baseball Prospectus, Petco is actually the 11th-best park for right-handers in terms of runs created in 2016. Typically a pitcher's park, it has not played that way so far this season.

Arrieta has struggled with the long ball of late, allowing 0.92 home runs per nine innings in the second half, which is nearly double his first-half clip of 0.55. Add all this up, and Kivlehan makes for an intriguing, cheap under-the-radar play.

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