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3 MLB FanDuel Studs to Target on 9/25/17

Jason Schandl  —  @JasonSchandl Sep 25th, 2017
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Yu Darvish, P, Los Angeles Dodgers

Price: $9,600

Yu Darvish hasn't been as dominant this year as we've become accustomed to seeing -- his 3.77 SIERA is on pace to be the highest of his career, and it's a huge step down from the 3.08 mark he posted in 2016.

He has still been a very valuable fantasy pitcher, though. That SIERA isn't a bad mark by any stretch, and he is also boasting a strong 27.0% strikeout rate with a 12.2% swinging-strike rate.

In addition to that, he has really limited quality contact from opposing hitters recently, allowing the 40th-lowest average batted-ball distance and 26th-lowest average exit velocity among the 243 players who have thrown at least 150 pitches in September.

Let's not forget that the San Diego Padres are an excellent fantasy matchup, too. Their 86 wRC+ against right-handed pitching is among the bottom five and their 24.0% strikeout rate is the fifth-highest in the majors.

The Padres' 3.13 implied total is also the day's lowest by a big margin, and the Los Angeles Dodgers (-258 money line) are Monday's biggest favorites.

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