4 Under-the-Radar Daily Fantasy Baseball Plays for 5/5/17
Eddie Rosario, OF, Minnesota Twins
FanDuel Price: $2,600
Why He Will Go Overlooked:
Two Boston Red Sox outfielders will likely see healthy ownership in addition to outfielders from the Coors matchup being targeted heavily. Both Andrew Benintendi and Mookie Betts have been hot as of late, and they will get to mash against Phil Hughes, who has posted a 4.79 SIERA this season.
Staying in the same game, the Minnesota Twins will face lefty Eduardo Rodriguez. The Boston lefty been strong to start the year, striking out 32.6% of hitters and allowing a .185 batting average against. When you combine that with the fact it's a lefty-lefty clash for Rosario, it's highly unlikely he sees much ownership tonight.
Why You Should Use Him:
That lefty-lefty matchup isn't as bad as it seems, though. Rodriguez has actually fared worse against same-sided bats. For his career, he has allowed a .338 wOBA to lefties, compared to a .301 wOBA to righties. That mark is exacerbated in 2017 -- lefties are up to a .363 wOBA, with righties only posting a mark of .293.
Rosario does prefer right-handed pitchers, but the split isn't too bad. For his career, he's put up a .300 wOBA versus southpaws and a .316 wOBA against righties.
The park will do Rosario some favors, as well. Target Field has played as a strong run-scoring park over the last three seasons, ranking seventh overall in park factor.
Rosario has posted 12.5 and 24.9 FanDuel points in his last two starts. Given his recent strong run of play, a positive park, and a not-so-bad platoon matchup, Rosario makes for a very sneaky play.
