Freddie Freeman, who is set to play first base on Wednesday, has been moved up to the 3rd spot in the lineup, after previously hitting cleanup.
Freddie Freeman is the highest-salaried first baseman on FanDuel today, with a salary of $7,000. He’s averaging 11.6 FanDuel fantasy points per game this season, ranking 9th at his position. The BAKER engine projects him to finish with 12.59 fantasy points, ranking him 2nd/3rd among first basemen. Freeman also has the highest hits projection among first basemen today, according to the BAKER engine. This season, Freeman has been the most expensive option at his position 15.2% of the time, and he’s been inside the top 10 in terms of FanDuel salary in 44.3% of his games.
Freeman is set to face right-hander Luis Severino today, which bodes well for him, as he’s hitting .300 against righties compared to .250 against lefties. He’s also been better on the road, hitting .287 compared to .278 at home. Despite going 0/5 in his last game, Freeman is hitting .289 over his last 10 games, with 11 RBIs. For the season, he has 22 home runs, 81 RBIs, and a .378 OBP.
