SPECULATOR: 2019 Mulligans

Earlier this year, we gave out some free passes for those who had a bad day at the office. Now we're taking our forgiving mood even further with an annual exercise of handing out mulligans to those who, frankly, stunk up the joint for most of 2019.

These are guys who sliced one in the woods this year; be it due to injury (especially the hidden ones), bad luck, or just a plain-old off year. But they've parked plenty of drives down the fairway before and could do so again in 2020 if we toss just 'em another ball.

You’ll need a short memory if you rostered these guys in 2019, but here are several players who could reward you in 2020 if you give them a pass. Let's get to it.

 

Hitters

As a second-round pick in just his age-24 season,...

Almost!

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