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Nolan Arenado 2023 Player Outlook: Rock Solid Production at a Shallow Position
2 years agoArenado has put all of the worries about how he'll perform outside of Coors Field completely to bed after a monstrous 2022 season where he hit 30 homers and drove in 103, adding big time numbers to his hall-of-fame career's line. He also brought the batting up to .293, a welcome sign after that had taken a dip away from Denver. He posted his best barrel rate since 2017 (8.5%) and took his strikeout rate down to a ridiculous mark of 11.7% (seventh best in the league). He and teammate Paul Goldschmidt were forces to be reckoned with and they both really helped each other's counting stats hitting back-to-back in the order. Nolan has now gone seven straight seasons (ignoring 2020) with 100+ RBI and hitting at least 30 homers. He's as solid as they come. The only knock on him is the potential downside in batting average (he hit .255 in 2021), and the lack of steals (career-high five). Those realities keep him out of the first couple of rounds, but Arenado is a great consolation prize at third base if you miss out on the top tier. It's a thin position, and Arenado makes for a great fifth or sixth-round pick to keep the arrow pointing up for your fantasy team at the hot corner.
