F/F SPOTLIGHT: Mitch Haniger
Jun 28 2018
At his 220 ADP during 2018 drafts, Mitch Haniger was drafted as a third or fourth outfielder in many leagues. After all, he missed tons of time the season prior due to injuries, was never a top prospect, and wouldn’t be hitting in a hitter-friendly park.
Flash forward three months, and you can find Haniger among the top 30 leaders in OPS and ISO. And he’s one of only 13 bats within those groups to also have a double-digit walk rate.
In fact, Haniger finds himself in some pretty attractive company if we segregate those metrics to American League outfielders:
Name OPS ================ ===== Trout, Mike 1.121 Betts, Mookie 1.101 Martinez, J.D. 1.029 Judge, Aaron .941 Rosario, Eddie ...
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