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Chris Taylor is a 2023 fantasy baseball draft sleeper at 2B/OF, and is an ADP draft value. Target Taylor as an undervalued 2B/OF in fantasy baseball drafts.
BALLER MOVE: Draft target ~pick 275
CURRENT ADP: ~295 overall
ANALYSIS: Chris Taylor is coming off his worst campaign since he was a Seattle Mariner. His average was down to .221, he hit just 10 home runs, and he collected 45 runs and 43 RBI across 118 games. Taylor also dealt with numerous ailments and missed about a month of baseball while on the injured list.
Now, it seems he’s played himself out of an everyday role. But fantasy owners have to keep in mind that Taylor, someone who can play all over the diamond, has never failed to appear in less than 76.5% of his team games in L.A., except for 2022. The Dodgers are also not as deep offensively as they have been, so he should still play in at least 120 games even while listed as a weak-side platoon option.
The former fifth-rounder is still a power threat- he’s posted a barrel rate of no less than 10.2% in the last three years. Taylor plays in a great venue and hasn’t hit many grounders over the previous two seasons. Considering he went deep 20 times in 2021, there’s no question he can provide at least 15 or 16 big flies next year.
Taylor's also an above-average baserunner. He had 83rd-percentile sprint speed in 2022 with 10 steals and is averaging 13 stolen bases per 162 games since 2020. Taylor can play second and outfield in fantasy baseball and will give managers production in four categories but is only being drafted around pick 295, great value for this kind of bench option.
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