FanDuel MLB: Wednesday Value Plays

FanDuel MLB: Wednesday Value Plays

This article is part of our FanDuel MLB series.

Pitcher

Tyler Chatwood, COL at PHI ($7,100): Chatwood's home/road splits are eye-opening, as he has a 6.09 ERA at home compared to a 3.91 ERA away from Coors Field. Despite a lineup littered with switch-hitters, the Phillies own just a .312 wOBA against righties. Chatwood isn't a great strikeout guy, keeping his potential down, but his win potential remains high with a big-hitting offense behind him, and he's completed at least five innings in all of his road starts. That should give him a chance at 30 points at a discount.

Catcher

Evan Gattis, HOU vs. DET ($3,100): Gattis should see regular at bats with Brian McCann on the 7-day concussion DL, and seems even more of a lock to start Wednesday after sitting out Tuesday. He's mired in a bit of a power slump, having gone deep just once in May but still has a .371 wOBA and .278 ISO against lefties entering a matchup with Daniel Norris and his .354 wOBA allowed.

First Base

Matt Adams, ATL vs. PIT ($2,400): Adams is a feast-or-famine play, but given his price, there's not much risk involved, making for a nice tournament gamble. The Braves' new stadium is quickly earning a reputation for being a launching pad, and Adams carries a .342 wOBA against righties into the contest. Runs figure to come often in this contest, and Pittsburgh's starter Trevor Williams sports a 6.94 ERA on the road.

Second Base

Starlin Castro, NYY vs. KAN ($3,400): Castro offers some upside at a non-premium position while checking in at an average price. Hitting in the heart of the order, he boasts a .389 wOBA against righties, fourth on the team but at a lesser price than regulars Aaron Judge and Brett Gardner. Meanwhile, Royals starter Jason Hammel has a 7.20 ERA on the road and is allowing a .444 wOBA to righties on the year, a number that increases to .451 on the road.

Third Base

Kyle Seager, SEA at WAS ($3,100): Seager's .314 wOBA and .160 ISO are respectable enough to merit consideration against Nats starter Tanner Roark. Seager also brings a 40.2 hard-hit rate against righties into the contest, and 19 of his 30 long balls a season ago came against them. Roark is surrendering a .365 wOBA to lefties and all six of his homers have been against that handedness, as well.

Shortstop

Dansby Swanson, ATL vs. PIT ($2,800): Swanson has turned his season around in May, slashing .288/.417/.727 and hitting safely in 13 of his last 14 games entering Tuesday. I continue to find this position underwhelming at the top, and having a low-risk, moderate-reward option at this price against a combustible pitcher in the aforementioned Williams seems reasonable.

Outfield

Adam Frazier, PIT at ATL ($3,300): Frazier leads Pirate regulars with a .376 wOBA against righties and has at least nine fantasy points in seven of his last eight games. He should feast on Braves' starter Julio Tehran, who is clearly not digging his team's new stadium. Tehran owns a 10.50 ERA at home compared to 0.71 on the road, and his .399 wOBA allowed on the year to lefties rises to .529 at home, where he's surrendered six long balls and a 1.296 OPS.

Carlos Gonzalez, COL at PHI ($3,200): Colorado has scored eight or more runs in four of its last five, and Gonzalez appears to be warming up as part of that scoring barrage. He carries a modest six-game hitting streak into Wednesday, having gone 10-for-23 (.435) with a homer, two RBI, six runs scored and five walks. It's easy to get wrapped up in his April struggles, but he's still priced at a bargain given his potential and is a player that had a .374 wOBA against righties a year ago.

Jorge Bonifacio, KAN at NYY ($2,700): Bonifacio is in a power groove right now, going deep in four of his last five games, and brings a seven-game hitting streak into Wednesday. He's hit righties much better, owning a .374 wOBA and .241 ISO entering a matchup with Luis Severino, who has allowed eight runs in his last eight home innings.

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