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5 MLB FanDuel Value Plays for 4/2/18

Jason Schandl  —  @JasonSchandl Apr 2nd, 2018
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Curtis Granderson, OF, Toronto Blue Jays

Price: $2,100

Curtis Granderson has struggled to start the season, but like we said for Gonzalez, a couple poor games in a row is not a big enough sample to draw any meaningful conclusions. Granderson is priced only $100 above the minimum despite the Toronto offense being one of the more appealing units on the slate.

The Jays will be up against Chicago White Sox righty Reynaldo Lopez, and playing at home, they have the highest park factor on Monday's main slate. This gives them the day's second-highest implied total.

Granderson wasn't exactly a killer from the dish last year, and the 37-year-old's best years are certainly behind him. But he did post a very respectable .343 wOBA and .255 ISO against right-handed pitching -- marks that aren't too far off from his career averages against righties (.366 wOBA and .235 ISO).

A matchup with Lopez should go a long way toward boosting Granderson's value. Lopez has pitched 19 major-league games (11 in 2016 and 8 in 2017), and he's managed a 4.93 SIERA with an ugly 5.47 xFIP against left-handed hitters.

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