3 Daily Fantasy Baseball Players to Avoid on 8/9/17

Starling Marte, OF, Pittsburgh Pirates

FanDuel Price: $2,900

Although Starling Marte remains an affordable leadoff man, outside of a handful of games, he's done sparingly little since his return from suspension -- across 92 plate appearances, he has just a 23.2% hard-hit rate and .284 wOBA. Even factoring in his six stolen bases over that span, it's hard to get excited about those marks.

Additionally, opposing pitcher Justin Verlander has shown signs of life lately, sporting a 3.52 SIERA and 29.0% strikeout rate over his last five starts. Even in a down season, Verlander may still have something left in the tank. The Pirates have a middle-of-the-road 4.29 implied team total.