3 MLB FanDuel Value Plays for Tuesday 4/16/24

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Finding low-salary production is one way to get a leg up on the competition in MLB DFS.

Here are some value plays to target on FanDuel for today's main slate.

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MLB DFS Value Plays

Lance Lynn, P, Cardinals ($8,400)

Lance Lynn has been pretty darn solid this year, and he gets a dream matchup with the Oakland Athletics.

Through his first 13 2/3 innings of 2024, Lynn has pitched to a 3.65 SIERA and 29.5% strikeout rate. While a 10.5% swinging-strike rate hints at impending negative regression for Lynn's K rate, he should be able to take advantage of a date with Oakland.

The A's were supposed to be one of the worst offenses in baseball this campaign, and they've been just that thus far, recording a .274 wOBA (third-worst) with a 29.2% K rate (worst). They sport an attackable 3.67 implied total, the slate's fourth-lowest.

It's easy to like Lynn at this salary. The lone negative is that he will likely be pretty popular.

Chris Taylor, OF/3B/SS, Dodgers ($2,300)

For a couple of seasons, Chris Taylor has been a favorite value play of mine for a few reasons -- all of which ring true tonight. He's sneaky-good, is a low-salary way to get exposure to an elite offense, and the multi-position eligibility makes him a handy puzzle piece when building lineups.

The Los Angeles Dodgers are taking on Patrick Corbin. They should score a lot of runs, and their slate-leading 5.27 implied total says as much. Taylor is a low-salary addition to one of the slate's top stacks.

He's also got quality numbers against lefties, mashing his way to a .336 wOBA and 48.8% fly-ball rate in the split in 2023.

Taylor started versus a lefty last night and was removed for a pinch-hitter when he was due to face a righty later in the game. That stinks. But he isn't always pinch-hit for in those situations, so it's not a lock he's pulled from the game tonight.

All in all, Taylor is a nice value piece, and a lot of what I just said about him also applies to Enrique Hernandez ($2,200).

Joc Pederson, OF, Diamondbacks ($2,600)

Joc Pederson is a viable value target whenever the Arizona Diamondbacks are going up against a right-hander. That's the case tonight as they'll see Kyle Hendricks.

Hendricks has always struggled to miss bats. That's been especially true so far in 2024 as he's got a 12.1% strikeout rate through his first 12 2/3 frames.

Pederson is mauling righties this year, racking up a .392 wOBA and 48.3% fly-ball rate in the split.

While he'll likely be removed if he's due to hit against a southpaw later in the game, Pederson has juicy upside today at a low salary. He's listed at +350 odds to hit a home run, the shortest odds in this game.

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