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Anthony Volpe 2024 Player Outlook: Needs Big Strides In Contact Department
11 months agoNew York Yankees shortstop Anthony Volpe is coming off a 20/20 season in his rookie year. While that's nothing to get upset over, it wasn't the most rewarding season for Volpe and fantasy managers. There are no excuses to be made for a .209/.283/.383 slash line. It was just an overall poor performance on his part. In the times Volpe was bad, it was tumultuous. And when he was good, it wasn't good enough to carry his season. The 22-year-old was probably a year ahead of schedule with his MLB debut and you wouldn't be judged if you wanted to throw away his 2023 stats. If you're looking for positives, however, they were there. His 9% barrel percent, 88.7 exit velocity, 14.2-degree launch angle, and 43% hard-hit percent were all above league average. As were his walk rate and sweet spot percentage. The biggest hole in the youngster's game is his strikeouts. His 27.8% K-rate put him in the bottom 11% in that category. His 179.5 ADP doesn't match his RotoBaller ranking at 119 and you could get good value from him at that draft spot. If he doesn't improve his strikeouts, it could be a long season for fantasy managers.
