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5 Daily Fantasy Baseball Value Plays for 8/31/18

Jason Schandl  —  @JasonSchandl Aug 31st, 2018
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Anthony Rendon, 3B, Washington Nationals

Price: $3,000

The Washington Nationals don't have the same gaudy implied total that the Twins and Rangers have, but they do draw a solid matchup against the Milwaukee Brewers and righty Jhoulys Chacin.

Chacin has a career-average SIERA of 4.37, and while his ERA is out-pacing that by a big margin this year (3.61), he's actually far behind that mark with a 4.57 SIERA. That's also right in line with his 4.63 clip from last year.

His 37.0% hard-hit rate is within 2% of his career-high and comes with a 34.8% fly-ball rate.

Anthony Rendon is producing at a very strong level for a guy in this price range, with a .366 wOBA and .210 ISO on the year. Same-handed matchups have been no problem for him, with a .364 wOBA and .201 ISO on a 36.4% hard-hit and 39.8% fly-ball rate in the split, and he should have no issues with Chacin tonight.

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