

This offseason he had a food deficiency fixed, so he's now able to bulk up. The key improvement for me is that his power is up from a. Gordon has been a good hitter (.276/.321/.424 and five homers) while providing some speed (six steals). I might tell someone to keep him around for the steals, but he's just had six total since June 1st. There is no hot streak to buy into since he's just hitting. Sometimes the lack of power from these rabbits can be offset with a decent batting average. Finally, center fielders play him at 316 feet or just the seventh percentile. Teams are giving him no respect by throwing him fastballs 60 percent of the time ( highest in the league, min 300 PA) and throwing 56 percent of pitches in the strike zone ( again the league high, 300 min PA). He hasn't hit a home run yet this season and just has a. The hope that the power would continue into 2022 is all but dead.

Last season, Straw looked to have found some power (four homers, 109.8 mph ma圎V) to go with his speed (30 steals). Teams are giving him no respect by throwing him fastballs 60 percent of the time ( highest in the league, min 300 PA) and throwing 56 percent of pitches in the strike zone CBS and NFBC are based on the past week.Īs a general rule, I will stay away from injured players and just focus on players expected to play. Both Yahoo and Fantrax's add and drop numbers are based on the past day or so and can be dominated by streaming starters. The players I'm looking at this week are a mix of immediate adds and those who are just a tweak or two away from taking a step forward.įor the information, I'm going to focus on players dropped at the NFBC and CBS. Someone who will remain nameless decided it was a good idea to drop Robbie Ray and Tyler O'Neill last year in the first couple of weeks. Some of the players dropped will provide fantasy value going forward.

During the season, I'm going to look at some of the players being dropped by fantasy managers to see if their decisions were a little rash.
