5 years agoTexas Rangers shortstop Elvis Andrus quietly had one of the best years of his career in 2019. He recorded 31 stolen bases, the first time he had topped 30 stolen bases since 2013. He also hit 12 home runs, making 2019 the first year of his career in which he recorded both double-digit home runs and over 30 stolen bases. Andrus hit .275 and scored 81 runs in 2019. Those are certainly two categories where you're hoping he'll help you in addition to stolen bases. However, his fantasy aid doesn't extend to much beyond that. While his 12 home runs in 2019 is a vast improvement over his early career, which included his 2010 campaign where he failed to homer once over 148 games, he still offers very little in terms of power. His airborne exit velocity in 2019 was 90.7, a slight increase from 90 in 2018, but a decrease from his 91.8 mark in 2017, when he hit a career-best 20 home runs. Meanwhile, his barrel rate dropped from 4.2% in both 2017 and 2018 to 3.5% in 2019. Shortstop has become one of the most top-heavy positions in fantasy, arguably the most top-heavy, and Andrus takes a big hit because of it. He isn't a candidate to be a starting shortstop on rosters and is instead more of an option for infield or utility starting spots. He has an ADP around 125 right now, which is a little high for him. If he's still available around pick 140 or 150, he's worth jumping on.--Andrew Ericksen - RotoBaller