3 years agoChicago White Sox outfielder Eloy Jimenez didn't start 2021 on the right foot, missing almost the first four months with a pectoral injury that he suffered in Spring Training. He came back hot out of the gate, slashing .333/.350/.719 with six home runs in his first 15 games. In his last 40, though, he slashed .218/.287/.333 with four long balls, combining for an end of season .249/.303/.437 slash line, 10 HRs, 37 RBI, 23 runs, and no stolen bases. Jimenez has slugged 55 HRs over his first 232 career games and will continue hitting for power in 2022. September's power shortage can be blamed on an uncharacteristic 10.5% HR/FB. And after barrelling the ball 12.8% and 16.5% in 2019 and 2020, respectively, he still managed a 10.8% rate last season. Jimenez's batting average should improve as he posted an average exit velocity of 90.5 MPH, and his 3.2 Solid% will almost certainly trend towards the 7% mark from 2020. But, the 25-year-old's not going to be a plus in the category; his .296 average from 2020 was paired with a .282 xBA, he has a career 25.7 K% and isn't the type of player that benefits from a ground ball rate of just under 50% (48.4 GB% in 2021). Though Jimenez has 61st percentile sprint speed, he has yet to steal a base in the majors, and there's no reason to think that will change much. The power, as well as the run production numbers he'll accumulate hitting in the heart of a good White Sox lineup, makes him a fine pick at his ADP of 63. However, fantasy managers are better off waiting for fellow slugger J.D. Martinez who is being drafted 26 picks later at 89.--Spencer Seguin