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Fantasy Baseball: 5 Top-Tier Hitters to Avoid
Christian Yelich won the National League MVP last year and is going in the first round in early drafts, but he could be due for some serious regression this season. Which other top picks should you consider passing on?

Ozzie Albies, 2B, Atlanta Braves

NFBC ADP: 54th

Positional Rank: 4

Draft Round (12-team league): 5th

As the Atlanta Braves exceeded expectations and soared into contention a year ago, Ozzie Albies was a big reason, sporting a 24-homer, 14-steal combo over 684 plate appearances.

But if you're expecting an encore to replicate that first year success, keep waiting. Check out Albies' first and second half splits, which were downright frightening:

SplitPAsBAHRHard-Hit %wOBA
First Half432.2812038.5%.353
Second Half252.226427.0%.274


This could have been a case of a young player simply wearing down, but there are some precipitous drops across the board. If Albies also slides down the batting order, sit tight and let Albies slide on by at this early draft cost.

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