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Jean Segura 2021 Fantasy Outlook: A Consistent Middle-Infield Contributor
4 years agoPhiladelphia Phillies infielder Jean Segura successfully averted disaster in 2020. Any type of slow start in an abbreviated season can doom even the best players, especially in a truncated season. Through his first 13 plate appearances, he slashed .167/.231/.167 before turning it around in August and September. In his final 204 plate appearances, he put up a productive .272/7/25/27/2 line. He didn't steal double-digit bases for the first time since 2012, but it also came in just a 60-game season. After attempting to steal a base at least 30 times each year from 2014 to 2018, he's attempted just 16 steals since the start of 2019. The Phillies still have holes to fill, but they were among baseball's highest scoring teams last season, and Segura used a career-high walk rate (10.6%) to boost his on-base percentage up to .347. He also improved his launch angle (11.6 degrees) and his barrel percentage (6.1%) to personal bests, showing a clear change in the process to validate his highest ISO (.156) since 2016 (.181 with Arizona). He brings solid value as a consistent contributor to a number of categories, even if his steals don't trend back up at his current 195 ADP.
