Source: lastwordonbaseball.com --- Thursday, March 29, 2018
Over the next few days, we will be looking at some players in each division set to either progress or regress in 2018. As we know, in the world of fantasy Baseball, it is important to look to the upcoming season and be ahead of the curve. Whether it’s to avoid paying for a player who will take a step back, or draft a player who is a bargain. Sabermetrics and advanced stats have given us many tools to evaluate players and try to predict how their seasons will play out. However, all analytics are not created equal. There are so many statistics nowadays that figuring out what to look at can be a daunting task. While there is still no one particular metric that is foolproof, there are some that can point us in the right direction. We recently ran through the AL East, NL East and the AL Central . Now let’s take a look at the NL Central 2018. NL Central 2018 Fantasy Progression and Regression Chicago Cubs PROGRESS - Willson Contreras is the third best hitter in the Cubs lineup. That being said, he will probably bat cleanup this season. Contreras has earned it. He has shown improvement at the plate. Approaching his 26th birthday and having over 700 PA under his belt, he is poised for a big year. Over the past two years, Contreras has improved his FB rate from 27.7% to 29.3%, his hard hit rate from 32.3% to 35.5% and his BB/K from 0.39 to 0.46. While his HR/FB rate may drop slightly from a high 25.9% in 2017, it should remain around 20- ...
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