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Hitter Profiles: 2024 Breakout Hunting

August 26, 2023 | 2023 Fantasy Baseball, Fantasy Baseball Hitters | 2 Comments

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Every season there are numerous breakouts that find their way to fantasy relevance.  The biggest values are the players without crazy pre-season hype.  In 2023, we have seen players like Matt McLain, Josh Lowe and Spencer Steer provide under the radar big time production.  Between this group, we have three guys that are driving their real world teams and fantasy teams towards the playoffs with very different hitting profiles.  However, each guy had proven little at the major league level prior to 2023.  This week, we are going to go under the covers of each of these unsuspecting breakouts using their Baseball Savant profiles to identify a potential doppelgänger for the rest of the 2023 season that could really breakout in 2024.

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Jeremy Brewer

Top 100 Hitters: Winding Down

August 20, 2023 | 2023 Fantasy Baseball, Top 100 Hitters |

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In a recent ‘X’ (Twitter) poll, fantasy owners emphatically indicated they would rather own Corbin Carroll, Julio Rodriguez and Bobby Witt Jr. over Juan Soto.  How quickly we forget the wonderful players that have graced us with their talents.  Juan Soto at only 24 years old has nearly six seasons under his belt with almost 150 home runs, more walks than strikeouts and a 152 wRC+ across his career.  Nothing against the young guns of the last year or so, but let’s not forget a generational talent when we see it.  All this to say, we can win in the short-term by focusing on what a player did for us yesterday but to win a league we must think about tomorrow and beyond.  Speaking of thinking beyond tomorrow, this week’s rendition of the Top 100 players for the rest of the 2023 fantasy baseball season awaits!

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Jeremy Brewer

Hitter Profiles: The Second Calling

August 13, 2023 | 2023 Fantasy Baseball, Fantasy Baseball Hitters |

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At 19-years old, a rising prospect named Michael Nelson Trout tried to burst onto the scene.  However, more than anything he burst the bubble of hopeful fans with a .220 average, sub-25% hard hit rate and merely five homers in 40 games.  With all players being truly defined by their small sample sizes, Trout was clearly a bust and never to be heard from again.  Sure, he has gone on to have a career with more than 350 homers, 200 steals and a batting average over .300, but anybody can do that.  Fantasy owners have a tendency to write off players quickly and especially young prospects that did not stick in the Majors out of the gate.  This week, we use our hitter profiles to investigate whether we should buy or sell some players that have had a cup of coffee but are awaiting their next shot at the Majors.

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Jeremy Brewer

Top 100 Hitters: Youth Movement

August 6, 2023 | 2023 Fantasy Baseball, Top 100 Hitters | 8 Comments

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Every season, there are new faces that make a splash in the major leagues. These guys seemingly coming out of nowhere to lead fantasy teams to glory.  We are not talking about guys like Corbin Carroll or Anthony Volpe that were expected to make a splash starting on opening day.  Nor are we looking at players that have strong pedigrees but early struggles like Nolan Gorman or Josh Lowe.  These are guys that are can be grabbed throughout the season without much FAAB fanfare.  For this season, we are talking about Matt McLain, Josh Outman and Edouard Julien.  These types of players can be one-hit BABIP wonders or might carve out successful careers but always have a place in our fantasy hearts.  With that in mind, I saw a recent completely unofficial Twitter poll indicating fantasy owners would take Matt McLain over Trea Turner in drafts next year.  That is a bold strategy Cotton.  Let’s see if our rankings are so bold and how the youth movement continues to change the landscape of fantasy leagues.

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Jeremy Brewer

Hitter Profiles: Keystone Keeper

July 30, 2023 | 2023 Fantasy Baseball, Fantasy Baseball Hitters | 2 Comments

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Some players have all the hype and others just do good work.  This week in our hitter profiles we are not focusing on a big name, like Shohei Ohtani as he continues to provide daily content for fantasy writers.  How can we look the other way with the his complete game shutout and multi-homer performance in a double header against the Blue Jays?  Drop your prediction for his off-season landing spot in the comments below as he will be demanding a historic contract coming off a MVP worthy 2023.  Anyway, where were we?  Right, focusing on a lesser name that needs bigger attention (not Ohtani), we dive deep on Edouard Julien of the Minnesota Twins in this week’s edition of Hitter Profiles.

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Jeremy Brewer

Top 100 Hitters: Second Half Rankings

July 23, 2023 | 2023 Fantasy Baseball, Fantasy Baseball Hitters | 6 Comments

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Just like that, we are flying into the second half as teams move past 100 games on the season. We are also hitting the trade deadline in just over a week meaning we could see some opportunities for young players around the league. It feels like we have drained as much talent from the minors this year, but guys like Masyn Winn, Evan Carter, Sal Frelick (or not) and Heston Kjerstad still remain knocking at the door. This time of year should excite any fantasy owner looking to capitalize on new opportunities. If I were to predict a big move at the deadline to impact our view of the Top 100 hitters, it would be the Yankees reeling in Cody Bellinger. Drop your favorite deadline predictions in the comments below as we dig into the Top 100 hitters for the rest of the 2023 fantasy baseball season.

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Jeremy Brewer

Hitter Profiles: Second Half Bats

July 15, 2023 | 2023 Fantasy Baseball, Fantasy Baseball Hitters | 11 Comments

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Baseball is back for the second half after an exciting all-star break. For the fans, it is the beauty of all the festivities. Between Julio and Vlad putting on a show during the derby and the NL winning for the first time in over a decade, the break was everything the fans could have asked for. For Major League teams, it is a chance to rest the weary before a grueling second half. Then for fantasy managers, it is a chance to breathe before searching for the second half gem that could carry them to the championship. This week, we look at a few interesting second investments in our hitter profiles for the rest of the 2023 fantasy baseball season.

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Jeremy Brewer

Hitter Profiles: Deep League Fishing

July 9, 2023 | 2023 Fantasy Baseball, Fantasy Baseball Hitters |

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As the All-Star break signals the beginning of the second half, it is time to fill the gaps in our roster for the stretch run. Before we do, let’s revisit some bold hitter predictions for the month of June. For my first prediction, I postured that Giancarlo Stanton would come back from the injured list blasting homers with thirteen in the month. For this one, he did come back but was barely worth a roster spot with his three homers, so that is a fail. My other prediction was Ronald Acuna leading the league with eleven steals. He in fact did lead the league with thirteen steals, so I am claiming a win even though this looks less than bold in hindsight. With that assessment out of the way, let’s jump into this week’s hitter profiles looking for second half targets hiding deep in free agency.

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Jeremy Brewer

Top 100 Hitters: Benching Wander

July 2, 2023 | 2023 Fantasy Baseball, Top 100 Hitters | 2 Comments

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Between the Rays benching Wander France for some immaturity and his recent performance, there are some concerning signs with Mr. Ray.  One of the most challenging parts of rankings is balancing the potential that we want to realize and the reality of a player’s performance.  Wander has been benched in Kevin Cash’s world and unfortunately while he is actually playing he has been almost less valuable.  Over the last two weeks, Wander has been top five in infield flies, while hitting nearly 60% ground balls.  At least he has been running wild with the steals while he has been scuffling at the plate.  Wander might be one of the most talented hitters in the league, but translating that talent to results is just as important.  He is still a great piece for the rest of the season, but he may be holding himself back.  Let’s jump into the top 100 hitters for the rest of the fantasy baseball season to see who else is shaking up our ranks.

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Jeremy Brewer

Hitter Profiles:  Hot Handed Hitters

June 25, 2023 | 2023 Fantasy Baseball, Fantasy Baseball Buy/Sell, Fantasy Baseball Hitters | 4 Comments

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Starting off this week’s hitter profiles, we have to visit one of the more exciting hitters of the last few weeks in Luis Arraez.  He may be the truest definition of a better real life player than fantasy player.  Hitting .402 heading into games on Saturday, he is otherwise average or downright terrible in every other rotisserie category.  We are talking Joey Gallo with home runs or Scott Podsednik with steals.  These types of guys hurt a balanced fantasy attack but are ideal trade targets for the stretch if you need a single category to push you over the top.  Arraez’ s profile under the covers shows some significant luck and his lowest hard hit rate in five years.  If there was ever a guy to sell, this would be it and hopefully there is a team in your league that is simply a boost in batting average away from a stretch run.  Like Arraez, this week we will focus on recent hot streaks and assess their viability for the rest of the season.  With the London Series underway, we will change things up from our traditional Buy or Sell to an England version with Aye or Na!

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Jeremy Brewer

Top 100 Hitters: Turning It Around

June 18, 2023 | 2023 Fantasy Baseball, Top 100 Hitters | 8 Comments

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Trea Turner was arguably the number one pick going into drafts this spring.  Although Ronald Acuna Jr. was close behind, there was every expectation that Turner would anchor fantasy lineups with 30/30/100 production.  Fantasy writers alike agreed and much of our position seemed validated by Turner’s performance in the World Baseball Classic where he belted five home runs.  Alas, with a poor start to the season, Turner was hitting .238 with five homers and seven steals entering June.  In another lesson to trust the talent, he has warmed up in the last two weeks hitting .315 with five steals and a few bombs.  Hopefully you did not sell low and trusted your draft plans as he is still a top five hitter the rest of the season.  Sometimes we have to remain confident in the talent and prior performance especially with the top hitters in the league.   Let’s see where he and the rest of our stars fall in this week’s edition of the Top 100 Hitters for the rest of the 2023 fantasy baseball season.

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Jeremy Brewer

Hitter Profiles: Trade Targets

June 11, 2023 | 2023 Fantasy Baseball, Fantasy Baseball Hitters | 2 Comments

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Trading season is upon us and it is time to capitalize on our fellow owner’s frustration. In Germany, they call this schadenfreude or for those of us playing American baseball that is taking pleasure in the misfortune of others! It is time to scour the league and find the ugly ducklings and try to convince our competitors that we are really helping them out by taking problems off their hands. If you can convince somebody Ronald Acuna is a problem, then stop reading now. If you are the other 99.99% of fantasy owners, our hitter profiles focus on a few prime trade candidates that can be just what you need to push into the summer.

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