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3 Daily Fantasy Baseball Players to Avoid on 9/23/19

Gabriel Billig Sep 23rd, 2019
Here's a look at three players you should avoid in tonight's five-game MLB slate.

While we have plenty of pieces geared towards guys you should target in your DFS contests, it's also important to narrow down your shortlist of plays and avoid the suboptimal ones who are overpriced and/or in tough spots.

Let's check out three guys to consider fading on tonight's FanDuel main slate.

Adam Wainwright, P, St. Louis Cardinals

FanDuel Price: $9,200

Adam Wainwright and the St. Louis Cardinals are coming off a four game sweep of the Chicago Cubs which essentially locked them into first place of the NL Central. The Cardinals will now travel west to play the Arizona Diamondbacks. Although Arizona has been average offensively, Wainwright is an avoid due to his lack of upside. The D-backs strike out at a 21.4 percent rate which is the seventh lowest mark in the majors. On the same note, Wainwright only strikes out 20.7% of batters faced. On a short slate, it makes sense to chase a higher upside play like Caleb Smith ($7,700).

Vladimir Guerrero Jr., 3B, Toronto Blue Jays

FanDuel Price: $3,200

Despite having only five games on tonight's slate, there are plenty of high-quality options at 3B. While Vladimir Guerrero Jr. does not find himself in a bad spot, the alternatives at the position are worth the extra salary. Vladito has had an unspectacular rookie year, raking up .7 WAR through 119 games with only 12 home runs. Despite all of the minor league hype, he clearly still needs to fine-tune his skills before being considered one of the game's elite. With Anthony Rendon ($4,200) and Eduardo Escobar ($3,600) available, Guerrero Jr. is best left untouched.

Marcell Ozuna, OF, St. Louis Cardinals

Fanduel Price: $3,300

Marcell Ozuna has featured reverse splits all season, hitting a mere .187 against lefties and striking out nearly 9 percent more often than against righties. Tonight, he will be taking on Alex Young, a rookie southpaw who has a mediocre 4.48 FIP. In addition to the poor splits, Ozuna will also be hitting the ball into the second-best defense according to Defensive Runs Saved as Arizona trails only the Los Angeles Dodgers with 113 runs saved. With plenty more viable OF options, consider Adam Eaton ($3,200) in place of Ozuna.

Gabriel Billig is not a FanDuel employee. In addition to providing DFS gameplay advice, Gabriel Billig also participates in DFS contests on FanDuel using his personal account, username gpbbsb. While the strategies and player selections recommended in his articles are his/her personal views, he/she may deploy different strategies and player selections when entering contests with his/her personal account. The views expressed in his/her articles are the author’s alone and do not necessarily reflect the views of FanDuel.