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Jo Adell is a fantasy baseball OF prospect sleeper and minor leaguer to know. Read our MLB prospects outlooks for fantasy baseball rookies and call-ups.
PROSPECT: Jo Adell, OF, Los Angeles Angels
ANALYSIS: Adell was awarded the Minor League Player of the Week in the first full week of minor league play, and it was well-earned as he homered in six straight games. Adell currently leads the minors with seven home runs on the season in nine games. The issue is that Adell has done this before – hit well in Triple-A, but struggled when he got to the majors. What is different?
Adell is being very patient in his approach, letting plenty of pitches go by, leading to a 16.7% walk rate, which would be a career high by more than 5%. He’s also striking out at a 28.6% rate, which is the lowest rate he’s ever posted in Triple-A action over his career. He’s intentionally working the ball to right field and center field, as his 36.4% pull rate on his hits is the lowest of any level in his major league career.
VERDICT: High risk, high reward at this point, but if you don’t act now, someone is likely to grab him and hope for the production to continue in the majors. Still, a wait-and-see right now to see if this is repeatable for multiple weeks if you can hold out.
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