FACTS/FLUKES: Castellanos, Hicks, Junis, Santana, Tanaka
Jan 3 2019
Maybe this is just who he is? ... Nick Castellanos (OF, DET) was tabbed for a 35-HR upside in 2018’s Baseball Forecaster. While he didn’t reach that lofty plateau, he did hold 2017’s power gains and deliver an excellent .298 BA, making 2018 his best fantasy season yet. Does he still have 35-HR upside?
Year AB HR/SB BA/xBA HctX ct% bb% h% OPS PX/xPX G/L/F HR/F ==== === ===== ========= ==== === === == === ======= ======== ==== 2014 533 11/2 .259/.252 108 74 6 33 700 108/135 35/29/37 8% 2015 549 15/0 .255/.243 103 72 7 33 721 118/118 36/23/40 9% 2016 411 18/1 .285/.260 106 73 6 35 827 135/166 31/26/43 14% 2017 610 26/4 .272/.275 135 77 6...
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