Max Kepler is going outside the top 250 in NFBC average draft position (over the past 30 days his ADP is 284 in NFBC Draft Champions drafts). I’d consider taking him 100 spots earlier. Kepler started slowly in 2023, but he was one of MLB’s best hitters from late June on, and he ended upContinue reading “2024 Bargain Bat: Max Kepler”
Category Archives: Barrels
Drew Waters: How Was He Good in 2022, and Can He Be Better in 2023?
In a recent 15-team draft-and-hold draft, I was picking at the end of round 35 and in need of a reserve outfielder. Drew Waters was still on the board at well past his ADP, and he seemed the most likely to have the opportunity for playing time, so I said, “welcome to the team, pickContinue reading “Drew Waters: How Was He Good in 2022, and Can He Be Better in 2023?”
Alex Kirilloff: 2021 Barrel-direction outlier, and 2022 breakout?
In Alex Kirilloff’s injury-shortened 2021 season, he barreled 21 batted balls. None of those 21 were extremely pulled: one went to straight-away rightfield, and the rest were oppo or right-center to left-center. In a full season of at bats, odds are Kirilloff yanks a few more barrels to rightfield, but in his 200+ AB 2021,Continue reading “Alex Kirilloff: 2021 Barrel-direction outlier, and 2022 breakout?”
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