As we enter June, the home run boon is busting out all over. And no, I don't know what I was thinking in expecting a Carousel reference to land in a fantasy baseball post. Where was I? Ah. yes, with all these sexy long balls, it's easy to overlook the more power punchless batting average assets, but on the contrary, this should make them a rarer and more valuable commodity. So I put a focus on guys who either portend to hit for good average the rest of the way, as well as power-first guys who have also been hitting for average as of late. Because if social psychology taught me anything, it's that based on facial composite studies, average is beautiful.
BUY
Jose Bautista (OF, Blue Jays) - Hey, remember when several weeks ago I justified dropping Bautista by saying that maybe he’s getting too old and losing a step? Well, he called me to tell me he read my article and that’s why he’s been hitting so well lately. Okay, not really, looks like I was just wrong. Bautista has always been a player to use cutting edge technology and nutrition to fight father time, so it looks like a slump was just a slump. And that’s why panic is bad for winning fantasy leagues. Joey Bats been hitting over .400 over the past week, with 3 Homers, and 8 Homers in the past 21 days. Now, in most leagues, teams were smarter and didn’t drop him despite the horribad start. But in leagues in which he was dropped due to owners as dumb as me, he should be added in all formats, including the shallowest 10-team mixed. His skill set is more replaceable nowadays, but he’s still among the best at it when he’s on.
At this point, would you rather have Pillar, Melky, or Frazier in the OF?
(Also, I currently have Andrelton Simmons as my everyday SS after trading Villar. What the heck even is 2017.)
I would go Pillar. He offers the best combination of power, average and speed, and run production opportunities.
Thanks, that’s who I currently have. He’s actually kind of a tweener since the rest of the OF is Judge/Kemp/Springer right now.
What would you do in a keeper league with Benintendi?
Keep him, obviously! I know he’s been subpar lately but he has plenty of signs of being a future star-level player for many years to come.
Drop McCann for Avila?
Do you think Kiermaier will keep a steady pace on steals? I’ve picked him up to replace my most recent steals flier in DeShields?