BATTERS: Early buy low targets, 2018
May 21 2018
Batters that have not produced a good batting average or much power in the early-going can be easy to view as guys to avoid or shop. After all, we want to accumulate as few bad or empty stats as possible while the season is still young.
That said, many of these slow-starters can be considered good buy-low targets if their underlying skills suggest reasons for improvement.
These bats have a BA that is much lower than their expected BA (xBA):
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BA vs. xBA, 2018 YTD* Name League Position BPV BA xBA Diff ================== ====== =========== === ==== ==== ===== Reyes, Victor AL DH -84 .097 .218 -.121 Sogard, Eric NL 2B/SS -32 .100 .218 -.118 Perez, Carlos ...
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