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Joey Loperfido is a fantasy baseball 1B/2B/OF prospect sleeper and minor leaguer to know. Read our MLB prospects outlooks for fantasy baseball rookies and call-ups.
PROSPECT: Joey Loperfido, OF/1B/2B, Houston Astros
ERIC CROSS' LATEST PROSPECT RANKING: #5
CALL-UP ETA: May
ANALYSIS: We're eight games into the season for Joey Loperfido and he won't stop going yard, now up to five in eight games. And for anyone yelling about his 38.9% strikeout rate, it would only be 26.7% if you take out his 0/6 with 6K performance last week which I'm sure was possibly the worst game of Loperfido's life at the plate. Yes, the strikeout rate has always been a little worse than average but isn't a major concern moving forward.
Joey Loperfido already has 5 homers this season in Triple-A pic.twitter.com/IrHQgShN40
— Ari Alexander (@AriA1exander) April 7, 2024
Loperfido's power and speed blend give him plenty of upside for fantasy purposes and is coming off a 25/27 season in just 124 games last year. He's been starting in center field for Triple-A Sugar Land but current Houston center fielder Jake Meyers has been holding his own at the plate so far with a .250 AVG and two home runs in nine games. However, Jose Abreu has looked lost and Loperfido has played first base in the minors as well. If he continues hitting well, Loperfido won't remain in Triple-A for much longer.
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