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Steven Kwan 2024 Fantasy Baseball Outlook: Late-Round Reliable Source Of Runs And Stolen Bases
10 months agoCleveland Guardians outfielder Steven Kwan's 2023 stat line looked much like his 2022 stat line, coming in at .268-5-54-93-21. The significant difference was his batting average, which was 30 points lower than in 2022, while his .313 WOBA and 100 wRC+ also took a step backward (.341 WOBA, 126 wRC+). The former fifth-round pick is one of the best in MLB at putting bat-to-ball, though, so look for the BA to bounce back in 2024. Last season, he had a 90.4% Contact%, second in all of baseball behind only the NL batting champ, Luis Arraez. He's got a minuscule 10.4% K% (98th percentile) and 11.1% Whiff% (100th percentile). When he's not putting the bat on the ball, the lefty also has a better-than-league-average BB% of 9.7% and can steal a base when he gets on (19 SB in '22, 21 in '23). ATC projections have him with a .276-5-52-79-17 line, a .319 WOBA, and 104 wRC+ in 2024. RotoBaller ranks him at 203, slightly ahead of his NFBC ADP of 208. Hitting leadoff and averaging 152 games played during his first two seasons, he'll be a reliable source of R and SB in roto leagues, and you can draft him 35 spots higher in points leagues.
