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Fantasy Baseball: 5 Bargain Hitters to Target

Matt Kupferle  —  @MKupferle Feb 7th, 2019
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Max Kepler, OF, Minnesota Twins

NFBC ADP: 256th

Positional Rank: 63

Draft Round (12-team league): 22nd

Want an outfielder that could possibly go undrafted and win you your league? Look no further than Max Kepler of the Minnesota Twins.

For a guy that hit only .224 a year ago, it seems odd to call Kepler a major fantasy piece this season, but that could be an accurate depiction. Despite that low average, he popped 20 homers, scored 80 runs, and walked an impressive 11.6% of the time with only a 15.7% strikeout rate in 2018.

Playing in a park that ranks above average for lefties, Kepler also won't get pulled against same-sided arms. He actually hit 29 points higher against southpaws last year (.245 versus .216, respectively), smacking 16 extra-base hits over 167 plate appearances.

Kepler fired in four steals to boot, so if you need an outfielder deep in drafts, don't sleep on the German slugger.

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