M.Vargas, Baz, C. Walker, Keith, Helsley

More power coming for Vargas? … Miguel Vargas (1B/3B, CWS) has been a frustrating player for fantasy owners over the past few seasons, but his first season with full-time reps resulted in improved production (80 R, 16 HR, 60 RBI, 101 wRC+). Still just 26 years old, should we expect another gear this season?

YearPAHR/xHRBA/xBAbb%/ct%GB/FBh%QBaBPX/xPXHR/FSB%
2023*58514/8.215/.22512%/74%38/4826%DBf98/1108%81%
2024*41611/5.189/.21612%/72%33/5023%DAf101/837%51%
202556916/14.234/.24114%/80%29/5226%BAc103/1098%100%
*Includes MLEs        

The underlying metrics support a rosy forecast:

  • His launch angle has always been good; his steadily increasing FB% paired with a jump in exit velocity (72nd percentile in LA-sweet spot%) lends to a bullish...

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