Washington Nationals third baseman (and apparently now left fielder) FanGraph’s version of wins above replacement. These are certainly above average numbers, suggesting he’s a player you want on your fantasy team.

As noted, Zim had only played in 10 games before yesterday’s start, and while the sample size is tiny, he was killing the ball. He had 12 hits in his 10 games – 5 of which were for extra bases – posting a weighted on base average (wOBA) of .443, and a weighted runs created plus (wRC+) of 185. His batting average on balls in play (BABIP) of .417 might cause you to think his numbers were a bit skewed, but when you hit .364, you’re likely going to have a high BABIP as well.

But I get it - he hit well for 10 games. Big deal. team nERD score) and with a struggling offense, the Nats need all the help they can get, meaning Zim won’t be benched for poor defensive play. (For what it’s worth, he looked fine in left last night and made a nice running catch.)

Unless you have a top third baseman this season like Edwin Encarnacion, Josh Donaldson, or Miguel Cabrera on your team, I’d suggest looking to acquire Zimmerman. Of course, check out our projections and see what the algorithms think, too.