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Anthony Volpe 2025 Outlook: Contact-Driven Approach Reduces Fantasy Appeal
2 days agoAnthony Volpe posted an uneven season for fantasy managers in 2024, hitting .243/.293/.364 with 12 HR and 28 SB over 689 PAs. He went 28-for-35 on SB attempts for an 80% success rate, meaning he should continue to steal in 2025. He also shortened his swing, cutting his K% from 27.8% in 2023 to 22.6% last year and his SwStr% from 12.5% to 9.9%. Sadly, the new swing sapped his power by every metric. The 24-year-old's HR/FB fell from 15.2% to 8.8%, his average airborne exit velocity declined from 93.6 mph to 91.6, and his rate of Brls/BBE went from 9% to 3.9%. A lucky .303 BABIP (.259 in 2023) made his overall batting lines look similar, but Volpe was a much worse hitter last season. Volpe is projected as the leadoff man for the Bronx Bombers, but he'll need to produce to keep that role and there's little evidence he can. Volpe has upside, but his ADP of 142.55 requires him to reach some of it just to break even.
