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BALLER MOVE: Target ~345
CURRENT ADP: 353
ANALYSIS: Freddy Galvis was boring roster glue at best last season, slashing .255/.309/.382 with 12 HR and 14 SB (five CS). The 28-year old is probably younger than you think he is, and the pedestrian numbers above mask the best plate discipline metrics of the shortstop's career (6.8% BB%, 16.7% K%). His 33.1% chase rate represented a career best (37.7% career), and his 7.6% SwStr% was Galvis's lowest since his rookie year in 2012.
His average exit velocity on ground balls is not impressive (80.3 mph), but should be enough to get his BABIP on ground balls to .250 or so (from .228 last season). That would boost Galvis's batting average to something in the .265-.270 range with 20 SB and 10 HR potential. Not the most exciting numbers, and certainly nothing to reach for in standard formats. However, in leagues where playing time alone justifies a draft choice, Galvis's ability to do something with his time on the field is likely to make him a draft-day value.
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