BATTERS: Early buy low targets, 2022
May 23 2022
Hitters that have hurt you with bad early stats can be easy to view as guys to avoid or good sell low targets. After all, we want to accumulate as few bad or empty stats as possible while the season is still young. But doing so locks in those losses and prevents you from enjoying the ride back up.
Let's take a closer look at a bunch of guys in each league who represent good early buy low opportunities with a focus on those who could be available in deep leagues.
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Christian Bethancourt (1B/C, OAK) is available in most leagues, and for good reason. At age 30, he has a .225 BA and .596 OPS. But Bethancourt's bat has heated up a bit in May (.712 OPS in 34 AB), and his plate discipline has been excellent: 10% bb%, 85% ct%,...
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