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5 Daily Fantasy Baseball Value Plays for 8/2/18

Jason Schandl  —  @JasonSchandl Aug 2nd, 2018
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Shin-Soo Choo, OF, Texas Rangers

Price: $2,900

The Texas Rangers' 5.63 implied total is Thursday's highest mark by a big margin as they host the Baltimore Orioles and right-hander Andrew Cashner.

Cashner has been terrible this season, and it's no surprise that the Rangers are expected to beat up on him. He has struggled to the tune of a 4.92 skill-interactive ERA (SIERA) over 20 starts, and he had a 5.52 SIERA in 2017 and 4.72 clip in 2016.

Shin-Soo Choo has made some outstanding contact against right-handed pitching this year, racking up a 48.3% hard-hit rate with only a 10.5% soft-hit rate. That contact has translated to a huge .403 wOBA with a .247 ISO -- not the kind of numbers you usually see for a guy priced in this range.

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