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BALLER MOVE: Draft target ~400
CURRENT ADP: ~445 overall
ANALYSIS: Reyes was a semi-popular sleeper since late last year after he batted .304 and stole nine bases in 69 games for Los Tigres. That excitement abated a bit when the organization signed veteran Cameron Maybin, who is essentially the same type of player at the same position. Reyes should still find plenty of at-bats for a rebuilding club if he performs well, especially with both Maybin and presumed starting left-fielder Christin Stewart struggling this spring. There's also a good chance Maybin gets dealt midseason to a contender in need of an outfielder. He is now on his sixth different team in the last four seasons, after all.
As far as Reyes, he has a fairly strong 28.9 ft/sec sprint speed and could be a cheap source of speed. In addition, his .283 xBA ranked in the top-50 among batters with at least 100 PAs, just behind Austin Meadows and Juan Soto. He won't do many favors in points leagues with a 3.7% walk rate in his brief Major League career. Consequently, his R+RBI potential will be limited if he stays at the bottom of the lineup for that reason. The best-case scenario has Reyes matching last year's .304 batting average with 20-25 steals at a cost of nothing more than a dollar in auctions or a last-round pick in snake drafts.
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