10 Fantasy Baseball Picks Who Could Make or Break Your 2018 Season
Rougned Odor, Texas Rangers (2B)
Texas Rangers second baseman Rougned Odor looked like he was on the path to superstardom after a 2016 season in which, as a 22-year-old in his first full big league season, he slugged 33 bombs and hit .271. That performance led to an fWAR of 1.9, and he put up a similar 2.3 mark in 2015.
However, he became a below replacement level player last year, posting an fWAR of just -1.0. While he reached the 30-homer mark again, he had a terrible slash line of .209/.252/.397, and a wRC+ of 61. His strikeout rate has steadily gotten worse in his three big league seasons, from 16.8% to 21.4% to 24.9%. His contact rate has dropped from 83.2% to 75.4%, and his swinging strike rate has ballooned from 8.0% to 12.9%.
Odor is still young, but 2018 will be a key season for him to see if he can turn things around.