“Uncover the Next Fantasy Baseball Gems: Is Jose Soriano the Breakout Star You’ve Been Waiting For?”
Trent Grisham – OF, NYY: 20% rostered
(LINEUP UPSIDE, SNEAKY PLAYING TIME)
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I think Grisham’s recent uptick in playing time is mostly due to a hot streak and injuries/sickness elsewhere on the Yankees roster, but we have to acknowledge that he started six straight games for a stretch earlier this week and is hitting .344 with three home runs on the season. He has only 36 plate appearances, but he has just a 7.6% swinging strike rate, is not chasing out of the zone, is making contact at an 80% clip, and has an average exit velocity of 92.4 mph. The Yankees love his defense in the outfield, but playing him out there means sitting one of their other outfielders or moving them to DH and sitting Ben Rice. That makes playing time hard to come by. The playing time is more secure with somebody like Sal Frelick (OF, MIL: 20% rostered), who is playing every day in Milwaukee. Frelick is a good hitter, who is hitting .321 in his 15 games, but he’s unlikely to hit more than five home runs this season. This play is essentially about batting average and speed, but if you need those two things, Frelick is a solid gamble for you.
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