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Miguel Cabrera 2019 Outlook- If Healthy, Draft Day Value
6 years agoGone are the days of 30 home runs, triple-crowns and even at this point, healthy seasons. Miguel Cabrera has only played more than 150 games once in the past four seasons, and the former two-time MVP appears to have seen his skills diminish as he enters his age-36 season. Cabrera won’t be the same dominant hitter he once was, but if Cabrera can still be half of what he used to, he could still be considered a late-round stash for fantasy owners come draft day.
Our RotoBaller rankings currently have Cabrera as the 1B17 and 139th overall player, but if the reports of Cabrera’s health are accurate, he could easily finish higher than that. Injuries in back to back seasons zapped his power and caused issues at the plate so the key to Cabrera bouncing back will be his health because the guy can still hit. Having watched the Tigers quite frequently in 2017, it was clear Cabrera was having issues making contact, as evidenced by striking out once every 4.8 at-bats. For the short time he was healthy in 2018, Cabrera dropped that to one strikeout every 5.8 at bats. Now that Cabrera has had a full off-season to get straight in a couple of years, I will take a flyer at his current ADP of 156.82.
