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Daily Dime: Beltre, McHugh, Syndergaard, Mookie and more

Daily Dime: Beltre, McHugh, Syndergaard, Mookie and more

Another day, another 10-pack of MLB bargains. As always, please be sure to check the weather reports and scan today's MLB lineups prior to game time.

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Adrian Beltre, 3B, vs. KC (Volquez), $2900: Beltre struggled throughout April, and his slow start is clearly reflected in the current dirt-cheap price. So far in May, Adrian is slashing .313/.320/.542 and he's homered in back-to-back games. Volquez opened the season with a useful string of outings, but he's not exactly the sort of pitcher we avoid at all costs.

Collin McHugh, P, vs. SF (Heston), $8800 at FanDuel: McHugh is off to a terrific start, and it's not as if he's been unusually lucky (.282 BABIP, 3.39 xFIP). He's simply keeping the ball on the ground, limiting the free passes, and he's getting a respectable number of punch-outs (33 in 39.0 IP). McHugh is at home on Tuesday, opposed by a pitcher who was hit hard in his last outing (5.0 IP, 11 H, 5 ER, 3 BB).

Andrelton Simmons, SS, at Cin (DeSclafani), $2900: Simmons simply refuses to cool down. He went 2-for-5 with a double and a homer on Monday, and is now batting .359/.444/.667 in May with four multi-hit games. I'll gladly take him at this price, filling a position that's been a season-long minefield.

Welcome to the show, Noah Syndergaard (Photo by Rob Foldy/Getty Images)
Welcome to the show, Noah Syndergaard (Photo by Rob Foldy/Getty Images)

Noah Syndergaard, P, at CHC (Arrieta), $7100: Most of us play this game for fun, as well as profit. So let's enjoy this debut. Syndergaard is this week's shiny new toy, and I'm using him in a pair of daily leagues in his first MLB appearance. As most of you already know, he'd been dominant in five starts at Triple-A to open the year (3-0, 1.82 ERA, 10.3 K/9). He features a high-90s fastball and excellent curve, and on Tuesday he'll face a lineup that leads the majors in total team Ks.

Alexei Ramirez, SS, at Mil (Fiers), $2700: Fiers has been something less than lights-out this year (1.72 WHIP), despite the eye-popping strikeout total (42 in 29.2 IP). Alexei seems to be heating up, as he's put together a six-game hitting streak while going 9-for-24 with two homers. At this price, Ramirez allows you the flexibility to spend big elsewhere. (Bonus play: Jose Abreu at $3400 has plenty of appeal in this tilt, too.)

Mookie Betts, OF, vs. Oak (Pomeranz), $3400: Betts has hit safely in nine straight games (and in 12 of his last 13), leading off for Boston. He offers power, speed, run-scoring and on-base skills, plus he's posted an .803 OPS against LHPs over 90 career MLB plate appearances. If you whiffed on him in seasonal leagues, here's a nice opportunity to invest.

Wilin Rosario, C, vs. LAA (Wilson), $3000 : I'm assuming Rosario will draw the start at first base for Colorado, with the left-handed Wilson on the mound. He's crushed lefties throughout his career (.332/.366/.649), and he went 2-for-3 against Kershaw and the Dodgers on Sunday.

Neil Walker, 2B, at Phi (O'Sullivan), $3000: At this point in the six-year major league career of Sean O'Sullivan, I think we can safely say that he is not an uncommonly gifted pitcher (career 1.55 WHIP, 5.87 ERA). I like Walker at this price, and Polanco and Kang and ... well, various assorted Bucs.

Christian Yelich, OF, at LAD (Bolsinger), $2900: Such a friendly price for an excellent hitter with a favorable matchup. Yelich went 2-for-4 with a homer on Monday, and he'll face a soft-tossing right-hander today.

Stephen Vogt, C, at Bos (Masterson), $3700: Basically any time a left-handed-hitting human gets to face Masterson, you need to consider playing that person. Vogt is enjoying a tremendous season to this point (.337/.417/.653, 8 HR), and it would be a small surprise if he didn't treat Masterson like a piñata on Tuesday.