MINORS: Thrive or Dive Opening Day 2020

The Thrive or Dive Series returns for Opening Day 2020! Like last year, we’ll look at several rookies expected to be performers based on our projection system and give you the lowdown on whether they will Thrive (meet or exceed their projected value) or Dive (not meet their projected value) in 2020, based solely on my scout’s eye. If you’d like to know about any other rookie I don’t cover in the main article, feel free to slide over to the comments and ask away.

Luis Robert (OF, CHW)
Projected R$: $20
Projection Highlights: .237/.376/.435, 7 HR & 9 SB

$20 seems like a lot. However, with the premium on SB potential, which Robert has a lot of, and Robert’s power profile, the $20 price tag doesn’t seem farfetched. If any projection is...

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