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DJ LeMahieu Limited By Light Hitting
7 years agoDJ LeMahieu had a very similar season in 2017 to the one he had in 2016. The only real difference is that he didn’t get to take home a shiny batting title trophy this time around. LeMahieu hit .310 with eight home runs, six stolen bases, and 95 runs scored in 2017, a slight but pretty insignificant drop across the board from his 2016. The expectation is that he’ll provide similar value next season as well, but the problem is that his value isn’t actually all that valuable in most leagues. LeMahieu really only provides positive numbers in two standard categories, and while he’s certainly a boon in both of those, his negative value in the other categories can more than offset it. He’s certainly not a useless player, and a light-hitting middle infielder isn’t without value in deeper leagues, but in most leagues, his price tag of going in the sixth to seventh round isn’t really worth it.
