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Luisangel Acuna – 2B/SS, NYM: 11% rostered
(PLAYING TIME OPPORTUNITY, SPEED UPSIDE)
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I know it may not compute to say that Jesse Winker’s injury impacts Acuña, but I think it will. The Mets are wavering in their trust of Mark Vientos as a fielder. Acuña has played some 3B recently but is also a good defender at 2B and SS. With Winker out six weeks, the Mets could move Vientos to DH sometimes and let Acuña play 3B, or let veterans like Jeff McNeil and Brandon Nimmo DH at times and play Acuña at 2B. Brett Baty being up complicates this a bit, but Baty has yet to produce consistently at the MLB level, so Acuña should be getting regular starts, and his speed and batting average will help your fantasy teams. However, I guess we should address the Brett Baty – 3B, NYM (3% rostered) call-up. Are we really gonna do this again? At this point, you’ve probably picked up and dropped Baty three or four times in your fantasy league over the years. However, he has come back up from AAA and hit three home runs in the last two games and started each of the last three games at 3B for the Mets, so we can’t just ignore that. All of what I said above means that Baty could also get a chance at regular playing time again in New York, and so, in deeper format, that might be worth a gamble if you’re struggling at third base. I just can’t bid a lot of money here because it could implode at any minute.
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