Last week I wriote an article on pitchers who could turn things around going forward. Today, I bring you the hitters you should target in trades or free agent pickups, as they should improve upon their current BABIP in the near future.
Fantasy Baseball: Underperforming Hitters To Target
Here are the hitters witht the lowest BABIP season to day, along with other peripheral hitting stats-season to date:
| Name | BB% | K% | BB/K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | ISO |
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| Aramis Ramirez | 8.30% | 23.50% | 0.390 | 0.160 | 0.226 | 0.261 | 0.486 | 0.101 | 0.176 | |
| Carlos Quentin | 14.40% | 14.60% | 1.200 | 0.194 | 0.328 | 0.388 | 0.716 | 0.194 | 0.188 | |
| Paul Konerko | 17.10% | 14.10% | 1.500 | 0.273 | 0.398 | 0.717 | 1.116 | 0.444 | 0.189 | |
| Casey Kotchman | 8.60% | 14.60% | 0.670 | 0.194 | 0.276 | 0.379 | 0.655 | 0.184 | 0.198 | |
| A.J. Pierzynski | 5.90% | 6.50% | 1.000 | 0.204 | 0.267 | 0.301 | 0.568 | 0.097 | 0.200 | |
| Mark Teixeira | 15.90% | 20.20% | 0.960 | 0.202 | 0.341 | 0.386 | 0.727 | 0.184 | 0.209 | |
| Carlos Pena | 14.70% | 31.20% | 0.560 | 0.183 | 0.302 | 0.358 | 0.660 | 0.174 | 0.211 | |
| Nick Johnson | 24.50% | 31.90% | 1.040 | 0.167 | 0.388 | 0.306 | 0.693 | 0.139 | 0.213 | |
| Akinori Iwamura | 12.90% | 20.60% | 0.730 | 0.187 | 0.290 | 0.271 | 0.561 | 0.084 | 0.214 | |
| Melky Cabrera | 10.50% | 13.10% | 0.920 | 0.192 | 0.279 | 0.222 | 0.502 | 0.030 | 0.221 | |
| Mark DeRosa | 8.70% | 17.20% | 0.560 | 0.194 | 0.279 | 0.258 | 0.537 | 0.065 | 0.224 | |
| Nate McLouth | 13.70% | 30.60% | 0.540 | 0.176 | 0.304 | 0.294 | 0.598 | 0.118 | 0.224 | |
| Lyle Overbay | 11.50% | 28.30% | 0.470 | 0.177 | 0.271 | 0.301 | 0.572 | 0.124 | 0.225 | |
| Jose Bautista | 11.80% | 26.00% | 0.530 | 0.211 | 0.313 | 0.447 | 0.760 | 0.236 | 0.230 | |
| Carlos Lee | 4.10% | 16.40% | 0.260 | 0.207 | 0.246 | 0.302 | 0.548 | 0.095 | 0.232 | |
| Shane Victorino | 4.30% | 15.00% | 0.300 | 0.241 | 0.271 | 0.459 | 0.730 | 0.218 | 0.234 | |
| Derrek Lee | 14.80% | 22.70% | 0.780 | 0.210 | 0.331 | 0.328 | 0.659 | 0.118 | 0.236 | |
| Scott Rolen | 8.30% | 16.70% | 0.560 | 0.250 | 0.321 | 0.479 | 0.800 | 0.229 | 0.237 | |
| Hunter Pence | 2.70% | 12.00% | 0.230 | 0.231 | 0.252 | 0.343 | 0.595 | 0.111 | 0.239 | |
| Drew Stubbs | 10.10% | 31.40% | 0.360 | 0.181 | 0.269 | 0.286 | 0.555 | 0.105 | 0.239 |
A couple guys that stick out for me are Carlos Lee, Derrek Lee, Aramis Ramirez, Carlos Quentin and Mark Teixeira. Tex had a big weekend in Boston on Saturday and should continue afgter his pitiful April. The Cubs will start hitting sooner or later, right? If they do, Ramirez and Lee will be the ones leading them.
I own Carlos Lee in several leagues, including the UBA NL-only keeper league. I assume I will start getting offers for him once he starts to hit above his weight, which could be awhile, but he will hit. Hitting is one thing Lee can do. Not sure what else he can do on a basball field though.
Carlos Quentin is another guy who should start hitting very soon, He had 3 hits yesterday, so maybe he is on the cusp of a hot streak. His BB/K ratio is spectacular, so the hits should start falling in soon.
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