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4 Daily Fantasy Baseball Players to Avoid on 5/9/17

Kenyatta Storin  —  @KenyattaStorin May 9th, 2017
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Justin Turner, 3B, Los Angeles Dodgers

FanDuel Price: $3,700

The Los Angeles Dodgers have a reasonable 4.28 implied team total against Ivan Nova, but it could be tough sledding for the right-handed Justin Turner.

It's well-known that Nova has made extraordinary strides since being traded to the Pittsburgh Pirates. This season he has a 3.48 SIERA on the back of a 50.4% ground-ball rate and unbelievably low 0.6% walk rate.

Much of this success has come from his ability to stymie right-handed bats. Since joining the Pirates last year, he has surrendered a 24.3% strikeout rate, 63.1% ground-ball rate, and 27.1% hard-hit rate versus righties.

However, against southpaws in that same span, Nova has a mere 11.1% strikeout rate, 38.7% ground-ball rate, and 36.7% hard-hit rate.

Turner hits righties well, but the Dodgers should roll out a predominantly lefty lineup, giving you better options if you want to go to this game.

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