Are you looking for a few hitters that you can buy low right now. Well, I’m going to give you almost a whole team of them. Here’s a list of 6 [tag]American League[/tag] hitters (one from each position) who you may be able to obtain right now for below market value. In every case here, I believe that these hitters will rebound and show great return on your investment.
Catcher: [tag]A.J. Pierzynski[/tag] (CHW) has a very unlucky .197 BABIP and a 90.9% contact rate. Those two numbers correlate fantastically for a rise in A.J.’s batting average.
First Base: [tag]Casey Kotchman[/tag] (LAA) is not walking enough right now (only 7.4% of the time). And he’s seen his batting average fall from .400 to .265 in a matter of 3 weeks. But his good K% of 9.2%, his BABIP of .260 and a high contact rate of 90.8% call for bust from this slump.
Second Base: [tag]Tadahito Iguchi[/tag] (CHW) isn’t starting his contract year the way he wanted to. But he should rebound nicely and be a strong deep mixed league 2B. He’s sporting a .246 BABIP right now and a 88.73 contact rate.
Shortstop: [tag]Yuniesky Betancourt[/tag] (SEA) is making contact with the ball at a fantastic rate of 94.5% But he’s mired with a .212 BABIP which has his batting average at .233. He’ll right the ship and as a bonus may give you a bit more pop than last year as he’s already hit more home runs that he had after the first two months last season.
Third Base: [tag]Joe Crede (CHW)[/tag] is only hitting .215 so far this year as his BABIP is .247. But he’s got a contact rate of 87.09% and is showing signs of heating up.
Outfield: [tag]Manny Ramierez[/tag] (BOS) is just being Manny. Remember he got off to a slow start last year too. Right now he has a BABIP of .247, a contact rate of 82.47% and a BB% of 14.2%… all promising numbers for Manny fans.
I’ll give you a National League squad tomorrow.
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