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Daily Dime: Corey Kluber, Jed Lowrie and various Dodgers

Andy Behrens
·Fantasy analyst

Happy Kris Bryant Day, friends. Please enjoy it responsibly. Below, you'll find the usual daily recommendations. As always, we urge you to view the weather reports and double-check lineups before finalizing selections.

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Corey Kluber, SP, at Min (Pelfrey), $10,700 at FanDuel: Friday's slate features a few notable pitching mismatches, including Scherzer-vs.-O'Sullivan and Kershaw-vs.-Kendrick. Kluber is a bit cheaper than the other blue-chip options, and he's facing a guy with a 1.48 career WHIP.

And while we're picking on Pelf...

Brandon Moss, 1B, at Min (Pelfrey), $3500: Sure, he's off to a slow start this season, but the degree-of-difficulty will be dialed down against Pelfrey. Moss is 5-for-10 in his career against the giant righty, and the price is right.

Lucas Duda, 1B, vs. Mia (Phelps), $4100: Duda is binging at the moment, coming off three straight multi-hit games, with six extra-base hits included. He's facing a not-so-intimidating right-hander in this one (David Phelps), so I'm not expecting him to cool off just yet.

Joc Pederson, OF, vs. Col (Kendrick), $3500: I'm pretty much always looking eat at the Kyle Kendrick buffet of runs and hits, whether he's pitching at altitude or not. Pederson has been reaching base at an outstanding clip (.444 OBP), and his power/speed potential is well-documented. If Andre Ethier sneaks into Friday's lineup (he's just $2600 at FD), I'll be interested in him, too.

Jed Lowrie, SS, vs. LAA (Weaver), $3400: Lowrie is hitting well, slashing .286/.394/.643 for Houston and batting third most nights. He's facing a struggling Jered Weaver (8.71 ERA), a guy who's somehow averaging only 83.3 mph on his fastball. I'm rolling with Jed in all lineups.

Kevin Kiermaier, OF, vs. NYY (Warren), $2900 : If you're deploying one of the pricier aces in action on Friday, then you're going to need to find some bargains somewhere. Kiermaier is raking lately, hitting .344 with a pair of home runs in his 32 at-bats. Adam Warren shouldn't frighten you away from the Rays' low-cost LHBs.

Matt Joyce, OF, at Hou (Hernandez), $3200: With an unthreatening right-hander on the mound, Joyce should find himself batting fourth, positioned to drive in Trout and Pujols. You know what to do.

Wil Myers, OF, at CHC (Hammel), $3100: Myers has four multi-hit efforts in his last five starts, raising his season average to .293. He's also leading off for the Pads, which works for our purposes.

Derek Norris, C, at CHC (Hammel), $2400: Honestly, I've got nothin' against Jason Hammel. He's fine — not stellar, but fine. Norris just happens to be a dirt-cheap catcher who bats second for his team, and the man can hit a little (.270 at the moment). Again, if you're dropping $11K or more on your starting pitcher on Friday, you're going to need to sketch in the rest of your daily lineup with a few quality, low-cost options.

Alejandro De Aza, OF, at Bos (Kelly), $3100: De Aza has been leading off for the O's, and he's hitting .314 with an OPS of .905. Joe Kelly was terrific in his first start of the season for Boston, but he remains Joe Kelly. At this price, I'm plenty interested in Alejandro.