It's Thursday. I know what that means.
Each week during fantasy baseball season, we produce a stock report examining players who are rising or falling in value.If there's a specific player you'd like me to jump into, feel free to tag me twitter.
Now, without further ado, let's get down to business.
Fantasy Baseball Stock Report
out of stock
Jordan Hicks (SP – SF)
There are some red flags for Jordan Hicks here. One is that it's slowing down. In his last start, he averaged 93.8 mph (MPH) with the sinker, but his season average is 95.6 mph. I know Hicks pitches with power. Since 2020, Hicks has averaged 100 mph on his fastball, which ranks behind only Abner Uribe and Joao Duran. His fastball still averages 97.3 mph.
Hicks previously played as a reliever for both St. Louis and Toronto. In San Francisco's three starts this year, he has thrown at least 79 pitches. With the recent trend of pitchers developing elbow problems by throwing with too much force, I think Hicks is someone who could suffer a similar fate. He underwent Tommy John surgery in 2019.
The second red flag is that Hicks' ERA is currently sitting at an even 1.00 on the year, but his xFIP is 3.63, indicating some regression could be in store for the 27-year-old. .
Jaymar Candelario (3B – CIN)
I know it's a young season, but I thought Jeimer Candelario would look a little better to start the year. Cincinnati has a lot of strikeouts, but Candelario's 32.7% doesn't inspire much confidence. This switch hitter has a wOBA of .242, an ISO of .152, and a wRC+ of 43.
Those numbers won't get the job done for Red, a first-year player who typically cleans up starting batters in Cincinnati. At 30 years old, Candelario brings relative experience to this incredibly young team, but not much is expected of him this year.
Shea Langeliers (C – OAK)
Shea Langeliers hit three home runs against Texas on Tuesday and may have caught the attention of fantasy managers. However, it may not be wise to rush to acquire the Oakland catcher, as his season totals were inflated by this game. It is unlikely that we will see a repeat performance.
He has power compared to the rest of the Athletics. He was second to Brent Rooker in home runs last year, but his wOBA was just .290 and his strikeout rate was close to 30 percent.
Langeliers also has a .182 batting average in ball in play (BABIP) this season, which means he's been lucky and will likely take some steps back toward his career average.
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