From barely hanging on with the New York Mets as a
utility man to developing into one of the better power/pure hitters in the
game, veteran third baseman Justin Turner has really come a long way with his
game. A classic late-bloomer, Turner got
the high batting average down pat in 2014 when he batted .340 for the Dodgers
and then the last two seasons he added the power to the tune of 27 and 23 home
runs respectively. Turner checks all the
tools in terms of performing as a very valuable power/average guy as he draws
walks (between 7.0 and 8.5 BB/9 in his career) and keeps the strikeouts down
(never going above 18.0 K/9). Other then
the fact there is virtually no speed here, Turner on an annual basis is one of
the very best hitting values in fantasy baseball (think Kyle Seager as a
comparison). Now Turner is aging as bit
as he will be 32 when the 2017 season gets underway (recent injury problems the
last two years bear this out) and so just know going in there is an increased
risk of a DL stint during the year.
2017
PROJECTION: .288 24 HR 86 RBI 78 R 3
SB
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