BATTERS: Very early slow start sells, 2019

It's hard to shop hitters who are off to slow starts in many leagues, as owners often are scared to pick up bad stats early in the season. That said, hitters with big warts in their skills that have been growing more ominous for a while can present a good opportunity to avoid further bad stats, especially in non-keeper leagues.

Here is a closer look at several guys who are off to slow starts that are poor bets for significant rebounds.
 

AMERICAN LEAGUE

Jackie Bradley (CF, BOS) has contributed to the slow start of his team due to his own slow start (.148 BA, 0 HR, 2 RBI, 2 SB in 61 AB). The power he flashed in 2018 (130 xPX) hasn't come out at all (30 PX, 76 xPX). Blame a lot of that on his high rate of ground balls (56/9/35 G/L/F)....

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