Early 2024 targets
Sep 18 2023
Our last Batters Buyers Guide column of the regular season will help you identify some early 2024 targets.
Here are a bunch of guys with major league experience in each league who could be in store for even better returns in 2024.
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Yordan Alvarez (DH/LF, HOU) has another level of results in his toolbox. We know he's a legit .300 BA, 30 HR hitter. But he has looked even better than that since getting healthy in the second half. His solid plate skills in the first half (13% bb%, 73% ct%, 0.58 Eye) have turned elite (15% bb%, 83% ct%, 1.11 Eye) without any erosion in his power (152 xPX). You'll be hard-pressed to find another hitter with more red in his Statcast batting indicators than Alvarez. His revised ceiling could be a...
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