Welcome back to Buy & Sell, now that most of the exciting shiny new toys we looked at last week are getting dropped like it’s cold and returned to the minors or hitting the DL. This week’s theme is unheralded mid-career breakouts, some really out of nowhere, and some controversial sell recommendations! And a truck load of some of the worst baseball puns you’ve seen since the Great Dad Joke Incident of 1988. So make like a middle schooler who can’t afford an orthodontist, and brace yourselves.
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Chris Taylor (3B, Los Angeles Dodgers) - It’s easy to look at Chris Taylor’s .396 BABIP and and 28.1% HR/FB and scream fluke. FLUKE! There I just did it. But just because I did that, frightening my roommate in the process, doesn’t mean that what he’s done thus far isn’t great and somewhat legit. As you may know, line drives have very high average, and he’s hit a whopping 26.7% LD%, which is even higher than his FB% (26.1%), while drawing plenty of walks. And his 7.3% Barrel/BBE, while far from exceptional, is not too shabby for a career minor leaguer. But the fact that he’s succeeded in 8/10 SB attempts is what cements his value as a must-own in all 12-team formats, and worth a flier in 10-team with a big enough bench.
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So if you owned both O Herrera and Piscotty and had to make a cut, which one would you dump first? 6×6 obp. I need all of the hitting stats I can get. Thanks