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4 MLB FanDuel Studs to Target on 5/24/17

Jason Schandl  —  @JasonSchandl May 24th, 2017
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Bryce Harper, OF, Washington Nationals

Price: $4,800

Bryce Harper has quickly erased any question marks that his injury-plagued 2016 season may have caused by opening 2017 with a huge .467 wOBA and .340 isolated slugging -- both impressive marks even by Harper's lofty standards. He has been hitting the ball especially well against right-handed pitching, with a 37.9% hard-hit rate and 44.2% fly-ball rate.

He draws a matchup today with rookie right-hander Sam Gaviglio, who has only played in two major league games, not giving us much of a sample-size to work with. He did, however, post a shaky 4.22 xFIP through five Triple-A starts in 2017 and a 3.98 through 10 games (nine starts) in 2016.

The Washington Nationals' 5.16 implied total is the second-highest mark of the day (and the highest on the main slate), and Harper should have no trouble taking advantage of this matchup.

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