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Matt Mervis is a fantasy baseball 1B prospect sleeper and minor leaguer to know. Read our MLB prospects outlooks for fantasy baseball rookies and call-ups.
PROSPECT: Matt Mervis, 1B, Chicago Cubs
ANALYSIS: Since being sent back down to Triple-A Iowa, Mervis is hitting .263 with a pair of home runs and five walks in 11 games. His first stint with the Cubs was underwhelming on the surface, but Mervis produced impressive quality of contact metrics with a 13.8% barrel rate and 50% hard-hit rate.
However, he also struck out 32.3% of the time with a 33.3% whiff rate. Fortunately, he has only struck out 17.8% of the time in Triple-A since the demotion.
VERDICT: The Cubs are currently starting Jared Young at first base, who hit well this week, but I'm pretty sure 99% of baseball fans had never even heard this name until recently. If Young's production falls off and Mervis continues performing well in Triple-A, I'd bet we see Mervis receive another shot.
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