That’s after hitting just 13 homers in 652 career plate appearances entering this season. 318 and showing some newfound power with four home runs and a. The 22-year-old has yet to play a full season in the majors – missing half of last year with a fractured bone in his wrist – but he’s one of the driving forces behind the Rays’ season-opening 13-game winning streak.Īt the beginning of the week, Franco was hitting. Like the rest of the Rays, Franco is off to a sizzling start. One of the biggest breakout performers in the early going has been Tampa Bay’s Wander Franco. That’s good enough for third in Roto value at the position at $27 (via, based on a $260 cap, 5x5 mixed league). 375 with four homers, 11 RBI and 11 runs scored. Not everything has gone wrong at the 6 this season.įirst of all, Bo Bichette has lived up to his preseason hype in Toronto. In addition to those injuries, minor ailments last week forced the Twins’ Carlos Correa and the Cubs’ Dansby Swanson to take some time off. 333 with a pair of homers, seven RBI and 10 runs scored in his first 13 games, Arcia was hit by a pitch that resulted in a microfracture in his wrist and a trip to the injured list. Orlando Arcia, Atlanta Braves. The veteran was validating the team’s surprising decision to make him the opening-day starter. 300-hitting self and taking advantage of the new rules to swipe five bases in his first 11 games before he suffered a sprained knee trying to make a tag in a rundown. Tim Anderson, Chicago White Sox. The 2019 AL batting champ was looking like his. 359/.469/.538 slash line with a homer, four RBI, seven runs scored and a hard-hit rate (48.5%) that ranked among the top 10 in the majors. However, an awkward slide and a collision at home plate on April 9 resulted in a broken fibula and damaged ligaments in his ankle, which will keep him out until at least August.Ĭorey Seager, Texas Rangers. Freed from the constraints of the dreaded shift, Seager was off to a ridiculously hot start when he strained his left hamstring legging out a double April 11. His biggest weakness had been a tendency to swing at almost anything, but he seemed to be making real progress – reaching base in all nine games with seven walks and only eight strikeouts in 40 plate appearances. Oneil Cruz, Pittsburgh Pirates. One of the game’s most exciting young players, the 6-7 Cruz has only scratched the surface of his immense talent.
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