![]() 175/.298./309 through the first five weeks of the season. Things are not going great, as Conforto has slashed just. He then missed the entire 2022 season following shoulder surgery before signing a two-year deal with the Giants. 927 mark he reached in the shortened 2020 campaign. 729 OPS nearly 200 points lower than the. He then turned in a disappointing 2021 season, finishing with a. My, how quickly things can change.Ĭonforto rather famously turned down what was reported to be a nine figure contract from the Mets prior to the 2021 season. Huh, just me then? To be fair to myself, Conforto was at least batting above the Mendoza line at the time. Raise your hand if you traded Mitch Keller for Michael Conforto a few weeks ago and deeply regret it. ![]() Michael Conforto, OF, San Francisco Giants But it is also possible that without Yadier Molina the magic has run out and the Devil is finally getting his due. As a Bucco fan, I’m convinced the Cardinals are going to figure things out, move an outfielder or two for some starting pitching, get out of the National League cellar, and manage to contend by the end of the season. I’m not going to advocate dropping Gorman, he’s still a very good hitter, but it may be a good idea to shop him around while his surface stats still look as good as they do. Gorman has only started four out of seven games since the calendar flipped to May, and could be at risk of following his teammate Jordan Walker to AAA to get full time at bats if the Contreras-as-DH experiment lasts a while. And their outfield is already over-crowded.Ĭompound the Contreras move with the return of shortstop Paul Dejong pushing Tommy Edman back to second base and top it off with perennial gold-glove winner Nolan Arenado entrenched at the hot corner – you end up with very little room for Nolan the younger. You may have read that the Cards have decided to play Wilson Contreras, the veteran catcher they signed to a 5-year 87 million-dollar deal this past offseason to DH for a while. The 6’1″ lefty slugger slotted well in the lineup between the two big righties, Goldschmidt and Arenado, but defensively, he played DH more often (16 games) than he played 2B (11 games) and 3B (3 games) combined. Gorman’s biggest issue is his poor defense, mixed with the Cardinals’ poor roster construction. Sure, he strikes out a lot with a whiff and K rates in the bottom quartile, but his strong walk rate have helped him get on base even when the hits were not coming. Gorman’s hard hit percentage and barrel rate both clock in right around the leagues top ten percent of hitters, and his exit velocity ranks in the top quartile. His underlying numbers back up that performance too. He has seven round-trippers and three steals while playing at a premium position for fantasy. Gorman’s surface stats look pretty good with a. This one is a little bit tougher to swallow. If Rendon is still available, make the switch while you can. His walk rate places in the league’s top third, but he is not fleet of foot and has been unsuccessful on all three of his attempts to steal thus far.Īnderson was definitely a nice and helpful April surprise, but the fun appears to be over. Both his whiff and strikeout rates sit in that same range as well. His average exit velocity is barely above the bottom tenth of the league and his hard hit percentage is only slightly better, slotting into the leagues’ bottom fifth. The power and run production has disappeared though, and overall he has now struck out 39 times over 133 plate appearances.Īnderson’s underlying numbers do not inspire much confidence either. 296) and he has drawn four walks while striking out just five times over that span. 333 BABIP, (which sits well above the MLB average of. Through five May games, Anderson is slashing just. 255/.330/.459 through the end of April with five homers, 16 runs scored, 20 driven in and five balls hit into the stands. Anderson had a nice month to start the season, batting. I usually like the keep the recommended adds under 50% rostered, but with the fallers I think it is best to get ahead of the curve in the other direction. ![]() So let’s see if we can keep the hits coming with this week’s collection of Risers and Fallers. Brandon Pfaadt was the only recommended riser who didn’t shine immediately, but the Rangers are a terrifying offense to face these days, especially in an MLB debut. Tanner Bibee struck out five over five-plus innings in a no decision allowing two runs on just four hits and no walks at Yankee stadium. 346 average, and a whopping five stolen bases. Esteury Ruiz kept things rolling with five runs and five RBI, a. Anthony Rendon made the leap from faller to riser and provided four runs, six RBI, and a dinger with a. Lucas Spence absolutely nailed his recommendations last week. Welcome to Deep League Risers and Fallers. ![]()
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