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Daily Fantasy Baseball: Positive Batted-Ball Regression Candidates for Week 4

Tom Whalen  —  @tomcwhalen Apr 22nd, 2019
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​Kendrys Morales, 1B, Oakland Athletics

Early returns would have us believe that Kendrys Morales has finally aged out of his usefulness, with the veteran slugger limping to a .179/.277/.250 triple slash over his first 65 plate appearances with the Oakland Athletics.

But however paltry the results, Morales is making a ton of quality contact, with a 94.4 mph average exit velocity mark that would be a five-year high. Indeed, the 35-year-old's expected slugging percentage (xSLG) of .484 dwarfs his actual mark of .250, while his 55.8% hard contact rate is a top-10 mark in the American League.

With a FanDuel salary in the mid-$2,000s, Morales could go from roster filler to difference maker in a hurry against tough but hittable starters for the Rangers and Blue Jays in Week 4.

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