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BALLER MOVE: Add in 15+ Team Leagues
ROSTERED IN: 23% of Leagues
ANALYSIS: Breakouts don't always happen instantaneously, just look at CJ Abrams. The former sixth-overall pick hasn't lived up to the hype thus far in the majors, but if we look under the hood, we find a very enticing skill set for fantasy. First of all, Abrams can fly. He's got 12 steals in 14 attempts and ranks in the top fifth of the league in sprint speed. But we knew that.
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What's more encouraging is his year-over-year improvements at the plate. All of last season, Abrams had 238 batted balls and only five were classified as a barreled-ball by StatCast. This season, in only 205 batted balls, he's got 12 barrels. Beyond barrels, his hard-hit rate overall its up six percent, he raised his average launch angle, and his max exit velocity is three MPH higher than any ball he hit last season. That's translated into a .315/.383/.500 slash line over his last 16 games and placed him squarely in the mixed-league conversation in fantasy.
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