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Daily Dime: Carlos Correa, Mitch Moreland, Trevor Bauer and other bargains

Daily Dime: Carlos Correa, Mitch Moreland, Trevor Bauer and other bargains

Oh, sure, you could start Matt Harvey on Wednesday. But where's the sport in that? Let's scroll deep. You'll want to keep an eye on weather in Chicago and Cleveland, though nothing yet seems too frightening.

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Carlos Correa, SS, at CWS (Quintana), $2700 at FanDuel: So far, so good. Correa hit his first major league homer on Tuesday (a no-doubter) in a 2-for-4 performance against the White Sox. He swiped his first bag in the bigs, too. Correa has actually driven in every run the Astros have scored since his promotion. The kid is not overmatched, is what we're saying. Quintana is no pushover, but Correa was 12-for-36 against left-handed pitchers at Fresno with two doubles, three homers and four walks.

Chris Davis, 1B, vs. Bos (Porcello), $3100: Porcello has been hammered in two of his last three starts, and left-handed batters have generally enjoyed seeing him on the hill over the years (career .297/.347/.452). Davis specifically has three homers, one double and seven RBIs against Porcello in 24 career plate appearances. He's well priced, if you're attempting to accommodate Harvey's $11K salary.

Maikel Franco, 3B, at Cin (Moscot), $3100: Franco is simply scorching hot at the plate these days, slashing .469/.485/1.000 so far in June. He's hit safely in each of his last eight games, with six multi-hit performances and four homers during that stretch. At this price, he seems like a crazy steal.

Brett Anderson, P, vs. Ari (Hellickson), $6800: A dirt-cheap price on a starting pitcher who's been both effective and remarkably consistent. Anderson has allowed three runs or less in 10 of his 11 starts this season, en route to a 3.29 ERA. The last time he saw the D-backs, he tossed 6.0 scoreless frames, striking out four and issuing no walks.

Yan Gomes, C, vs. Sea (Walker), $2200: Assuming he plays, Gomes might be the best value on the board. He's available at a minimum price, coming off a two-homer game. Gomes has gone 7-for-16 with three extra-base hits over his last four. If he's in the lineup, I'm rolling with him against Taijuan Walker (1.47 WHIP).

Trevor Bauer (Photo by Ed Zurga/Getty Images)
Trevor Bauer (Photo by Ed Zurga/Getty Images)

Adam Lind, 1B, vs. Pit (Morton), $2700

: Morton has been effective in his three starts this season, but he certainly isn't overpowering (6 Ks, 4 BB, 19.0 IP). Whenever Lind sees a hittable right-hander, I'm interested. The price is incredibly friendly. Lind is 9-for-26 this month with one double, one homer, eight RBIs and only two Ks.

Christian Yelich, OF, at Tor (Copeland), $2400: No, the year has not gone particularly well for Yelich, but he finally began to string a few hits together in late May. He homered on Tuesday in Toronto, and he's facing a sketchy right-hander on Wednesday. Copeland, 27, has been a low-K, high-BB starter throughout his six-year minor league career. No need to avoid him.

Trevor Bauer, P, vs. Sea (Walker), $8600: Bauer faces one of the A.L.'s least productive lineups on Wednesday, opposed by an often ineffective starter. Seattle's most dangerous hitter, Nelson Cruz, checked out of Tuesday's game with back spasms, so he's clearly not 100 percent. Bauer hasn't allowed more than two runs in any of his last five starts, and he's reached double-digit Ks three times this season, including a 10-strikeout performance at Seattle.

Mitch Moreland, OF, at Oak (Hahn), $2800: Moreland is slashing .305/.367/.525 for the season and .370/.452/.630 in June. He's homered twice in his last four games, and Texas faces a non-terrifying right-hander on Wednesday. Such a friendly price on an underrated power bat.

Stephen Vogt, C, vs. Tex (Gallardo), $3200: You had me at "Gallardo." Vogt is 2-for-4 against Yovani with a double and a homer, for what it's worth. His production has tailed off in June, but he's still reaching base at a .388 clip for the season.