3 Under-the-Radar MLB FanDuel Plays for 6/6/18
Mitch Moreland, 1B, Boston Red Sox
FanDuel Price: $3,300
The Red Sox check in with one of the highest implied team totals of the slate against Blaine Hardy (5.25), a guy with an unremarkable 4.61 SIERA and 19.1% strikeout rate, along with a rather ordinary track record as a relief pitcher for most of his career. But with Hardy being left-handed, Boston is a little trickier to stack outside of J.D. Martinez and Xander Bogaerts.
Don't let the lack pf platoon advantage keep you from using Mitch Moreland. You're probably well aware that Moreland is having a strong season, but it might surprise you just how good he's been. Moreland has put together an eye-popping .419 wOBA, .317 ISO and 39.8% hard-hit rate, and it's all come with a noticeable bump in average exit velocity. It's no wonder the Red Sox decided to cut ties with Hanley Ramirez!
Although Moreland has historically shown inconsistent marks against lefties, he hasn't missed a beat in 2018, posting a 42.9% hard-hit rate and .219 ISO against them. At this affordable price, we shouldn't be afraid to use Moreland when he's mashing like this, and he ought to see lower ownership due to the lefty-lefty spot.
