Lost Robinson Canu, or Paul DeJong? You've got Matt Carpenter and Anthony Rizzo in the deepest slumps of their careers. Or is there some other random, wierd, baseball phenomenon ruining your year of DOMINANCE!?!?
No worries my dear friend, here are three Bats to keep you rolling along.
David Dahl (OF) Rockies - 24.8% ESPN Leagues
An uber prospect for what feels like the past decade, Dahl made his debut in 2016, posting an eye-popping a .315/.379/.500 in 63 games. Unfortunately, almost all of 2017 was lost to injury, so coming into 2018, the lefty hitting out-fielder had something to prove in spring training (and did - .915 OPS, along with 5 Homeruns and 18 RBI in 66 Plate Appearances), but a surplus of big league contracts in the Rockies outfield meant Dahl was the odd man out and would have to wait for poor performance or injury.
He didn't have to wait too long, Dahl joined the team in late April and has done nothing but mash since the call-up .295/.355/.509. A SO% of 35 is unacceptable but most likely the oft-injured outfielder is pressing for a permanent role when the starters return from injury. Nonetheless, if you can pick Dahl up now, he's hot, posting nice numbers and if he can stay healthy (and the Rockies can figure out the outfield situation), he has the potential to post 400+ point seasons.
Brandon Nimmo (OF) - 28% ESPN Leagues
Nimmo has a vey similar profile to Dahl with one big discrepancy. Nimmo picks up the walks. He's running a BB% of 17.7 as the writing of this article. The issue for Nimmo is playing time. The other youngster running around in the Mets outfeild Michael Conforto has a better glove, and is held in higher regard, Juan Legares despite his obvious flaws is still owed 6 Million, and lastly Jay Bruce and Yoennis Cespedes are not going anywhere anytime soon.
Regardless of that concern, Nimmo is playing out of his mind right now (.926 OPS) while leading off for a decent Mets lineup. Grab him while you can.
Brian Anderson (OF/3B) - 12.3% ESPN Leagues
Anderson tormented minor league pitchers until he hit a snag in 2016 in Double A. 2017 saw Anderson adjust his swing to again, dominant results. The Marlins called him up for the last month of the season and while Anderson was a little better than average, an elite line-drive rate and solid BB:SO rates hinted at a top 50 player. After a torrid start to 2018, Anderson cooled off, and then in the past week or two has picked it up again. .275/.360/.392 isn't AWESOME, but Anderson is almost guaranteed every day playing time, and a spot in the middle of the lineup for an obviously tanking Marlin team. With a very acceptable KO% of 20.9 and a BB% of 9.8, Anderson looks to have that 10-12 point floor. Watching him play, watching the ball come off his bat, you can see why he dominated the minors the way he did.
Anderson is an obvious roster, but, he's a little streaky and still has some filling out to do, so keep close tabs on his progress.
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