We have made it to the third week of the MLB season. There were some awe-inspiring performances. As usual, there were some great and rough performances to dig into. This weekly column will help highlight hot and cold players/risers and fallers for fantasy purposes.
Some players are already rostered in many places so trades may be in order. Other players may be widely available, making a potential waiver wire claim in the cards. I will highlight some known and lesser-known players this week. So let’s see some fallers for fantasy baseball Week 3 (4/1-4/7).
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Fantasy Baseball Fallers
Andrew Benintendi’s 2024 is starting the way his 2023 went, which is disappointing. Benintendi hit safely in two of six games this past week for a .125 batting average. He had a .125 SLG, .285 OPS and -21 wRC+. Benintendi is only hitting .139 on the season and needs to get going quickly if he’s going to provide any fantasy relevance.
Vinnie Pasquantino missed most of 2023 with a shoulder injury and was looking to return big this year. It’s early but he has not found his consistent stroke. This past week, he collected three singles over six games with three runs scored. He only struck out 8.3% of the time, which is good, but zero barrels with a 35% hard-hit rate and a 55% ground ball rate will not provide the fantasy upside we are looking for.
If you drafted Corbin Carroll with a first-round pick you aren’t dropping him but the slow start is not ideal. This past week, he hit .182 with three singles and a double. He had one stolen base but also a 0% barrel rate, 10% hard-hit rate, and 45% ground ball rate will not aid in his fantasy production. Carroll says his shoulder is good to go but the early-season production does not leave fantasy managers feeling warm and fuzzy. Hopefully, a turnaround in his Rookie of the Year form will happen quickly.
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. (1B – TOR)
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. fell in fantasy drafts this year. His early start to the season may make some wish he fell further. It’s early, I know, but it seems we are experiencing the same frustrations with Guerrero Jr. This past week, he collected three hits, one being a home run while hitting .125. He only barreled the ball 6.3% of the time but did have a 56.3% hard-hit rate, which would be good if he didn’t have a 62.5% ground ball rate. He needs to start elevating the baseball or this could be a long season for fantasy managers.
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