BATTERS: 2019 Gambles

This column will help you identify batters who may be overvalued heading into draft day. We'll do so by looking at batters whose 2018 production was not backed up by strong underlying skill support.

Last year, this column helped you avoid down seasons from Tim Beckham (SS/3B, SEA), Ian Happ (CF/3B, CHC), Eric Hosmer (1B, SD), Michael Taylor (CF, WAS), and Cory Spangenberg (2B/3B, MIL).

Here are the batters with the worst skills in 2018 among those who earned at least $5 that season:

<25 BPV, 5x5 $5+, 2018*

Name                League  Pos     bb%  ct%  Eye   PX   HctX  xPX  Spd  5x5 $  BPV
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Alfaro, Jorge           NL        C   5%  60%  0.13  113    83  102  130     $6 ...

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