PT TOMORROW: NL WEST—Whither the DH?
Jan 12 2021
With respect to the pending DH decision, no NL West team has more immediately at stake than the Giants. Wilmer Flores (DH/1B/2B, SF; pictured above) enjoyed something of a breakout short-season in 2020, posting an .830 OPS over 198 AB and earning a career best $19 fantasy-wise using the DH as his primary position. Flores's bat has decent peripheral support , and his ability to man multiple positions suggests that he'll get AB once injuries hit. But without the DH, he currently doesn't project as an everyday player. That playing time looks uncertain, and 2020 fantasy value unrepeatable.
Between injuries, Austin Slater (DH/OF, SF) logged the second-highest number of SF DH AB last year, recording a .914 OPS that...
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