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BALLER MOVE: Target ~215
CURRENT ADP: 297
ANALYSIS: Toronto Blue Jays first baseman Kendrys Morales was expected to have a solid 2017 season after two stellar seasons with the Kansas City Royals. Morales, unfortunately, did not exactly deliver the goods for fantasy owners in his first season north of the border. While he did finish with 28 home runs and 85 RBI, his .250/.308/.445 slash line was not what owners paid for him in drafts last spring.
At 34 years old, it is fair to believe his increased strikeout rate (21.7%) and decreased walk rate (7.1%) and ISO (.196) trends will continue moving forward. With Morales’ positional eligibility limited to your utility spot and power-happy first base, you could probably do a lot better with an upside pick rather than spend any draft capital on him.
No matter the issues with Morales, though, it is rare that a player with 28 home runs and 85 RBI goes undrafted in all formats. When you consider that Toronto is a strong offensive ballpark and that the Blue Jays should improve offensively with a full season of Josh Donaldson and the emerging Justin Smoak, Morales could be a nice utility player that can be drafted in the last round.
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