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Mitch Haniger 2019 Outlook: Will Not Sneak Up On Anyone
6 years agoSeattle Mariners outfielder Mitch Haniger is a 27-year-old that topped 100 games played for the first time in 2018, did not top 100 runs scored, or RBI and was not part of a playoff team. That being said, Haniger was one of the best values of the 2018 season. Coming into 2018, Haniger only played 130 career games and, while he had a .843 OPS in 2017, was basically an unknown entity. Then, he tallied 68 extra-base hits, 90 runs scored, 93 RBI, and a .859 OPS in 157 games as the right fielder for the Mariners. To say that he was one of the surprise players of the 2018 season is an understatement and the only thing that will limit his future are his injury woes from the past. Haniger was an OF2 in 2018 and his extra-base hit abilities on top of his .350+ OBP will likely keep him on the fringe of OF2 in 2019. Unfortunately, he will obviously not go unknown in drafts this spring, but could still be a sleeper pick. If you can get him around the ninth round, consider yourself very lucky, as early ADP has him taken in the seventh round.
