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Jonathan India is a 2023 fantasy baseball draft sleeper at 2B, and is an ADP draft value. Target India as an undervalued 2B in fantasy baseball drafts.
BALLER MOVE: Draft target ~pick 170
CURRENT ADP: ~180 overall
ANALYSIS: It was a tale of two halves for Cincinnati Reds' second baseman Jonathan India in the 2022 season. The first half of the season saw him hit .231 with a .636 OPS and 75 wRC+. In the second half, India produced a .261 average, .751 OPS, and 108 wRC+. The difference? India missed 48 games from April to June due to a right hamstring strain. A healthier second half allowed India to produce closer to a dynamic rookie season that saw him hit 21 home runs with 12 stolen bases.
The leg ailments limited India to three steals last season, while the home runs dropped to just 10 across 103 contests. India's underlying numbers weren't any better, as he ranked in the third percentile in average exit velocity, fifth in hard-hit rate, and 20th in barrel rate. He did, however, post a 36% speed spot clip but failed to generate hard-hit balls in the process. India projects to approach 20 home runs again in 2023 while approaching 10 stolen bases.
As per Steamer, he'll get everyday reps at the keystone for the Reds. The 26-year-old sits 11th in RotoBaller's second base rankings with an ADP of 180 as he enters his third MLB season and approaches his prime production years. If India can carry his second-half momentum into 2023, he has a chance to slide into the top eight second basemen and out-producing his ADP at the same time.
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