Daily Dime: Gerrit Cole, Aaron Nola and digging for bargains

As always when playing Yahoo Daily Fantasy Baseball, be sure to check the final lineups and the weather.

My full lineup:

SP: Gerrit Cole $51

SP: Aaron Nola $45

C: Dioner Navarro $7

1B: Edwin Encarnacion $15

2B: Jonathan Schoop $12

3B: Josh Donaldson $17

SS: Marcus Semien $16

OF: Khris Davis $17

OF: Yasiel Puig $9

OF: Trayce Thompson $10

Cole is at home against a Rockies team that typically struggles on the road, and the Pirates are the biggest favorites on the board Friday (-210)…Nola has been one of the biggest breakout stars among starters so far in 2016, as he sports a 2.89 ERA and a 0.85 WHIP while his 24.1 K-BB% ranks No. 5 in MLB. He faces a Braves team that’s hit 15 homers this season (the next lowest has hit 31).

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Tyler Duffey has pitched well this season, but it’s been a small sample, and Donaldson and Encarnacion are underpriced here. After a slow start, Encarnacion has turned it on in May (.923 OPS), while Donaldson has slumped badly this month (.182/.299/.258) yet is still on pace to score 132 runs this season…Navarro has hit .343 at home this year, while Schoop gets a lefty.

Thompson and Puig also get the platoon advantage, and the former has hit far better than his $10 price tag suggests…Semien is on pace to hit 39 homers this season, while Davis has four long balls over his past three games. In fact, Davis has launched 32 home runs since August 1. He and Semien get to face CC Sabathia, who’s averaging a career low 88.1 mph with his fastball and allowed 25 homers to right-handed batters over 530 at bats last season.

Good luck with your contests Friday.

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