Keon Broxton, 2017 Fantasy Baseball

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Keon Broxton, OF (40.5% owned) – May has been incredibly kind to Broxton thus far. After an April line of .191/11/1/3/6 the turn around’s been drastic: .395/10/3/9/3. Perhaps the biggest ‘key’ in the change is the drop in K% from a brutal 40.8% to 30.4%. Still not good, but massively better. He’ll get his fair share of strikeouts, but has shown in the past, even though it’s not strong right now, to get on base enough to balance it. He now has a slash line of .270/.336/.486 despite is awful April. How he’s owned in only 40.5% of leagues is a result of the abysmal start, but go ahead and get in on him now. Before the season I listed Keon in the Top 100, and had to drop him out a few weeks in. Now he forces his way back in as there’s still a shot he goes off for a 20/50 season. His BB% was double last year than where it is right now; if he gets it back to double-digits we’re looking at a .255/.350/.460 type player. He’s a major key to climbing the standings as he’s not just a SAGNOF. Target him in trades, but the window for a buy low is closing fast if it’s not already gone.

Note: These rankings are considered ROS Trade Value

M@’s Top Hitters

(Rankings based on 12-team Roto. GREEN = player rising. RED = player dropping. BLUE = new to the 100.)

Rank	Name	Pos	Team
1	Mike Trout	LAA	OF
2	Bryce Harper	WSH	OF
3	Mookie Betts	BOS	OF
4	Nolan Arenado	COL	3B
5	Jose Altuve	HOU	2B
6	Freddie Freeman	ATL	1B
7	Paul Goldschmidt	ARI	1B
8	Kris Bryant	CHC	3B/OF
9	Charlie Blackmon	COL	OF
10	Trea Turner	WSH	SS/2B/OF
11	Manny Machado	BAL	3B/SS
12	Joey Votto	CIN	1B
13	Corey Seager	LAD	SS
14	Anthony Rizzo	CHC	1B
15	Daniel Murphy	WSH	1B/2B
16	Nelson Cruz	SEA	OF
17	Miguel Cabrera	DET	1B
18	Francisco Lindor	CLE	SS
19	Wil Myers	SD	1B/OF
20	Eric Thames	MIL	1B/OF
21	Josh Donaldson	TOR	3B
22	Brian Dozier	MIN	2B
23	Robinson Cano	SEA	2B
24	Giancarlo Stanton	MIA	OF
25	Khris Davis	OAK	OF
26	Carlos Correa	HOU	SS
27	Ryan Braun	MIL	OF
28	Edwin Encarnacion	CLE	1B
29	Yoenis Cespedes	NYM	OF
30	Jonathan Villar	MIL	3B/SS
31	Christian Yelich	MIA	OF
32	Andrew Benintendi	BOS	OF
33	Matt Kemp	ATL	OF
34	Miguel Sano	MIN	3B/OF
35	Jose Ramirez	CLE	3B/OF
36	J.D. Martinez	DET	OF
37	Aaron Judge	NYY	OF
38	Jake Lamb	ARI	3B
39	Ian Desmond	COL	OF
40	Mark Trumbo	BAL	OF
41	Matt Carpenter	STL	1B/2B/3B
42	Xander Bogaerts	BOS	SS
43	George Springer	HOU	OF
44	Michael Conforto	NYM	OF
45	Kyle Seager	SEA	3B
46	Justin Upton	DET	OF
47	Jay Bruce	NYM	OF
48	Michael Brantley	CLE	OF
49	Jose Abreu	CWS	1B
50	A.J. Pollock	ARI	OF
51	Buster Posey	SF	C/1B
52	Adam Jones	BAL	OF
53	Marcell Ozuna	MIA	OF
54	Cesar Hernandez	PHI	2B
55	DJ LeMahieu	COL	2B
56	Ian Kinsler	DET	2B
57	Rougned Odor	TEX	2B
58	Justin Turner	LAD	3B
59	Anthony Rendon	WSH	3B
60	Aledmys Diaz	STL	SS
61	Jean Segura	SEA	2B/SS
62	Ryan Zimmerman	WAS	1B
63	Adam Duvall	CIN	OF
64	Gary Sanchez	NYY	C
65	Cody Bellinger	LAD	1B
66	Odubel Herrera	PHI	OF
67	Hanley Ramirez	BOS	1B
68	Evan Longoria	TB	3B
69	Lorenzo Cain	KC	OF
70	Albert Pujols	LAA	1B
71	Carlos Gonzalez	COL	OF
72	Eugenio Suarez	CIN	3B
73	Chris Davis	BAL	1B
74	Trevor Story	COL	SS
75	Corey Dickerson	TB	OF
76	Carlos Santana	CLE	1B
77	Mitch Haniger	SEA	OF
78	David Peralta	ARI	OF
79	Alex Bregman	HOU	3B
80	Eric Hosmer	KC	1B
81	Billy Hamilton	CIN	OF
82	Ender Inciarte	ATL	OF
83	Elvis Andrus	TEX	SS
84	Chris Owings	ARI	2B/SS
85	Jonathan Lucroy	TEX	C
86	Yonder Alonso	OAK	1B
87	Scott Schebler	CIN	OF
88	Jedd Gyorko	STL	2B/3B/SS
89	Keon Broxton	MIL	OF
90	Gregory Polanco	PIT	OF
91	Andrew McCutchen	PIT	OF
92	Dee Gordon	MIA	2B
93	Starlin Castro	NYY	2B
94	David Dahl	COL	OF
95	Jonathan Schoop	BAL	2B
96	Brett Gardner	NYY	OF
97	Avisail Garcia	CHW	OF
98	Aaron Hicks	NYY	OF
99	Mark Reynolds	COL	1B
100	Aaron Altherr	PHI	OF

The Honorable Mentions (Next Five In…)

Rank	Name	Pos	Team
101	Brandon Phillips	ATL	2B
102	Kyle Schwarber	CHC	OF
103	Todd Frazier	CWS	1B/3B
104	Stephen Piscotty	STL	OF
105	Yasmany Tomas	ARI	OF

Dropped from the Rankings: Kyle Schwarber (66), Todd Frazier (77), Jackie Bradley (89), Yasmany Tomas (94), Brandon Phillips (96), Jason Heyward (98), Stephen Piscotty (100)

A few notes on the 100:

Really liking the way this Top 100 is shaping up. So many OF available that I’m actually fining difficulty trading any away in 10 team leagues. Guys like Andrew McCutchen basically have no trade value right now due to the other options playing so well. 6 weeks ago McCutchen was a 5-8 round pick, while Michael Conforto was being taken 200+. You couldn’t pay me money to make that swap now, though. Thus is the difficulty of preseason rankings, and why running the waivers early in the season can pay such dividends.
In the most recent Prospect Podcast Ralph and Halp talked about Yonder Alonso’s breakout season. It’s about five years late, but everything checks out for this to be sustainable. I don’t know that he’ll remain this hot and outpace Miguel Cabrera, but ride it while you can.
I typically avoid Billy Hamilton in almost all leagues. Well, in drafts I did. And now I’m paying the price. He’s the quintessential SAGNOF, but this year os far he’s hitting enough to bring a lot of value in other areas. Those 20 SB to this point in the season are almost a guarantee for 6-8 points in roto minimum. To get that from one player is remarkable, but don’t overpay for him. Someone offered me Hamilton for Rizzo in an NL-Only where I have power and need speed, but I can’t take a move like that. The relative value is too high when thinking of the market. Rather than overspend on Hamilton, find SB elsewhere, or go buy low on Villar and reap the benefits of at least cats, if not all 5.
How much longer until Bryce Harper contends for that #1 spot?

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