Today, I'm going to look at some infrequently rostered regulars to see if any of them should be added. I didn't find any sleepers in the group but did find some guys who cannot hurt a team. They start most of the time and are nice accumulators.
To find the guys, I took all the players rostered in fewer than 50 percent of the NFBC's RotoWire Online Championship and were leading in plate appearances over the last two weeks. Here are the top 25 guys.
| Name | PA | Roster% |
|---|---|---|
| Nick Sogard | 67 | 0% |
| Andruw Monasterio | 58 | 31% |
| Wade Meckler | 55 | 7% |
| Jake Cronenworth | 55 | 1% |
| Masyn Winn | 54 | 40% |
| Nolan Schanuel | 51 | 16% |
| Nathan Lukes | 51 | 11% |
| Brett Bateman | 51 | 4% |
| Luis Rengifo | 49 | 25% |
| Moises Ballesteros | 48 | 42% |
| Marcus Semien | 46 | 28% |
| Leody Taveras | 45 | 3% |
| Nick Loftin | 45 | 0% |
| Tyler O'Neill | 44 | 15% |
| Javier Sanoja | 44 | 7% |
| Michael Massey | 44 | 6% |
| Zach McKinstry | 44 | 6% |
| Jared Young | 44 | 5% |
| Christian Encarnacion-Strand | 43 | 30% |
| Vaughn Grissom | 43 | 19% |
| Coby Mayo | 43 | 12% |
| Tommy White | 43 | 7% |
| Andrew Vaughn | 42 | 45% |
| Richie Palacios | 42 | 3% |
| Luis Lara | 42 | 17% |
Here are some notes on some of the players. I have listed them in the rough order that I'd prefer to roster them.
Luis Rengifo: The 29-year-old has been a force since joining the Padres, batting .311/.403/.447 with four homers and three steals in 120 plate appearances. Will he keep up the .354 BABIP? Probably not, but he'd still be useful
Today, I'm going to look at some infrequently rostered regulars to see if any of them should be added. I didn't find any sleepers in the group but did find some guys who cannot hurt a team. They start most of the time and are nice accumulators.
To find the guys, I took all the players rostered in fewer than 50 percent of the NFBC's RotoWire Online Championship and were leading in plate appearances over the last two weeks. Here are the top 25 guys.
| Name | PA | Roster% |
|---|---|---|
| Nick Sogard | 67 | 0% |
| Andruw Monasterio | 58 | 31% |
| Wade Meckler | 55 | 7% |
| Jake Cronenworth | 55 | 1% |
| Masyn Winn | 54 | 40% |
| Nolan Schanuel | 51 | 16% |
| Nathan Lukes | 51 | 11% |
| Brett Bateman | 51 | 4% |
| Luis Rengifo | 49 | 25% |
| Moises Ballesteros | 48 | 42% |
| Marcus Semien | 46 | 28% |
| Leody Taveras | 45 | 3% |
| Nick Loftin | 45 | 0% |
| Tyler O'Neill | 44 | 15% |
| Javier Sanoja | 44 | 7% |
| Michael Massey | 44 | 6% |
| Zach McKinstry | 44 | 6% |
| Jared Young | 44 | 5% |
| Christian Encarnacion-Strand | 43 | 30% |
| Vaughn Grissom | 43 | 19% |
| Coby Mayo | 43 | 12% |
| Tommy White | 43 | 7% |
| Andrew Vaughn | 42 | 45% |
| Richie Palacios | 42 | 3% |
| Luis Lara | 42 | 17% |
Here are some notes on some of the players. I have listed them in the rough order that I'd prefer to roster them.
Luis Rengifo: The 29-year-old has been a force since joining the Padres, batting .311/.403/.447 with four homers and three steals in 120 plate appearances. Will he keep up the .354 BABIP? Probably not, but he'd still be useful with a 50-point drop in batting average.
Also, he's qualified at three different positions (2B, 3B, OF) while starting in 23 of the last 24 games. He should probably be added in all leagues.
Andruw Monasterio: Monasterio is a great volume option because he's playing regularly and isn't a drag in any category (six homers, four steals, .261 average in 286 plate appearances). His one trait that has improved is a career-high 83 percent contact rate.
Wade Meckler: The 26-year-old is definitely a volume play as things stand. He's leading off and has made 13 straight starts. This season, he has three homers, five steals, and a .286 AVG in 225 plate appearances. There are a lot of worse players out there.
Jared Young: Out of the players listed, Young is probably the best power option and isn't a drag in the other two categories (eight homers, three steals, .270 average in 252 plate appearances). For now, he only starts against righties, thereby limiting his upside.
Looking at our projected starters grid, the Mets are projected to face 12 righties in a row starting next week.
Jake Cronenworth: Since returning from the injured list (concussion, ribs) in late June, the 32-year-old is batting .273/.335/.360 with three homers and six steals in 178 plate appearances. The stolen bases are a welcome surprise and are already a season high.
Right now, he's on a stretch of 18 straight starts while normally batting second. Usually Cronenworth is qualified at a couple of positions, but he's just at second base this year.
Christian Encarnacion-Strand: In 93 PA, the 26-year-old infielder has been great, hitting six home runs with a .259 average. The reason for his low rostership rate that he doesn't regularly play. But then he started in seven straight games (.946 OPS, three homers, one steal), pushing up his stock.
I don't buy the extra playing time. When he wasn't playing much, he did start against lefties for good reason. On the season, he has a 1.142 OPS against lefties and just a .635 OPS against righties.
Andrew Vaughn: Vaughn seemed to be getting some regular playing time, including starts at third base, but he started in just one of the last three games. On the season, he has five homers and a .303 average in 265 plate appearances.
While he's fine against righties (career .703 OPS), he crushes lefties (.822 OPS).
Nolan Schanuel: Schanuel doesn't change. He provides a positive batting average (.278) with a small amount of power (seven homers). His profile is not helpful unless a manager only needs batting average.
Nathan Lukes: Lukes doesn't have the talent or playing time to be useful. He seems to sit every third game, and on the season, he has six homers, one steal, and a .259 average.
Moises Ballesteros: While he's a catcher-qualified bat who's playing every day, he's been a huge drag since being traded (.320 OPS, 0 RBI, 1 run).
First off, the team needs to start sitting him against lefties since he has a career .374 OPS against them (compared to a .687 OPS vs. RHP).
Masyn Winn: I think of Winn as a source of steals, but he only has 10 in 489 plate appearance. He also has just five homers with a .239 average. While he does start every game at shortstop, he's not much of a difference maker.
Brett Bateman: Since being promoted, the 24-year-old center fielder started in 11 of 13 games while batting .271/.314/.313 with zero homers and one steal. He's not helping a fantasy team any time soon.
Nick Sogard: The 28-year-old Sogard has no desirable fantasy traits and is filling in until Trevor Story comes off the IL.
