I hope you took my advice from last week and picked up Altherr! This may as well be called the “Sometimes, I’m Wrong” edition of Buy & Sell, as with new data I am changing my mind about Broxton and Mancini to name a few. Believe me, I suffer for the impatience too, as I made the admittedly flawed decision to cut Chris Davis in my writer’s league, and he rewarded another team handsomely for my impatience. Let that be a lesson… patience in fantasy baseball is very, very important. This list has a mix of old and new fantasy assets, and addresses a player I have received many questions about, and the answer isn’t so simple.
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Neil Walker (2B, New York Mets) - Look, if you’re a Mets fan, it would behoove you to latch on to any reasons for optimism. Walker got off to a crawl at the start of April, but has continually improved with a slugging percentage gradually rising from then til now. We know based on his 23-homer 2016 what he’s capable again, and again he’s hitting above 40% flyballs and has even cut down on his chase rate while maintaining a low 8.2% Swstrk. I recommend adding him in both deep and shallow formats as his power at the Keystone position plays in all leagues. Know that you’ll move forward if you lean on Walker.
