BATTERS: Early surprises 2016

Let's continue our analysis of early-season surprises by taking a closer look at a bunch of guys in each league who are off to surprising starts, either on the surface or beneath it.
 

AMERICAN LEAGUE

Khris Davis (LF, OAK) has been one of the game's most unproductive regulars in the early part of April (.197 BA, .569 OPS in 61 AB). Before you sell low, keep in mind that he is showing signs of bouncing back; he has posted a near-70% ct% over the last two weeks after struggling to make any kind of contact early in April. And he also got off to a slow start in April 2015: .247 BA, 1 HR, 4 RBI, .699 OPS in 73 AB. Stick with him.

Logan Forsythe (2B/1B, TAM) has carried forward his 2015 breakout into the early part of 2016: .303 BA, 3 HR, 8...

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