Author: Austin Webster
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Yoenis Cespedes. Not typically a strikeout victim throughout his career, Cespedes has been fanned on 40% of his at bats. With those strikeouts the numbers haven’t been pretty for him, as he owns a .190 average and a .266 on-base percentage. With how good of a hitter Cespedes is you expect him to turn it around. The last two seasons he struck out just 19% of the time and was one of the best hitters in baseball. It might be a good opportunity to get Cespedes at a low price off any owner that is annoyed with his start to the 2018 season.
Jed Lowrie
Jed Lowrie is having a power surge to open the season. Through 16 games, Lowrie has hit four home runs. That puts him on pace for roughly 40 home runs, which certainly is unlikely after hitting just 14 last season. His success seems to be due to an unsustainable home run production from his fly balls hit. He is actually hitting 4% less fly balls to start the season compared to last year. The number that really jumps out is a 21% home run to fly ball ratio. That seems quite unsustainable compared to his 6.7% home run to fly ball rate throughout his career. The home runs will inevitably slow down.
The bank must be open in Seattle, because Jed Lowrie just made a fairly large deposit. #RootedInOaklandpic.twitter.com/RgvwCyADaw
— Oakland Athletics
