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3 Under-the-Radar MLB FanDuel Plays for 6/27/18

Kenyatta Storin  —  @KenyattaStorin Jun 27th, 2018
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Brandon Nimmo, OF, New York Mets

FanDuel Price: $3,100

Brandon Nimmo is back in the lineup, after missing a couple games with a finger injury, and it's a good opportunity to get him at lower ownership in a potentially underrated matchup against Ivan Nova.

Citi Field isn't an ideal hitting venue -- hence the New York Mets showing a modest 4.07 implied team total -- but Nova has routinely struggled against left-handed hitters his whole career. This season is no different, with Nova displaying a paltry 12.1% strikeout rate against lefties, while allowing a .382 expected weighted on-base average (xwOBA).

Meanwhile, Nimmo is tearing it up in 2018, and against right-handers he's producing a 40.2% hard-hit rate and 46.9% fly-ball rate on his way to a .446 wOBA and .333 isolated power (ISO). There may be better overall hitting spots on Wednesday night, but at this affordable price tag, we should gladly roster this kind of upside in tournaments.

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