3 years agoNew York Mets infielder/outfielder Jeff McNeil went 2-for-3 with a solo home run and two runs scored in the Mets 3-2 win over the Phillies on Sunday evening. McNeil had not homered in his last 43 games prior to Sunday's contest. Though he had shown signs of breaking out during the course of the 2021 season, McNeil never really found any level of consistency with his bat. 2021 turned out to be a bust season for the 29-year old. Coming into the season, it was thought McNeil was a safe bet for a .310 batting average, a .380 on-base percentage, 10-to-15 HR, and 70-to-80 RBI. Instead, managers who expended top-100 draft capital on him have gotten a .252/.318/.364 slash line with just seven home runs and 34 RBI over 111 games. While McNeil holds little fantasy relevance in redraft formats at this point, fantasy managers in dynasty formats should remain patient. As reported previously, there were no signs that McNeil would regress in 2021 other than, perhaps, lower HR totals. As such, fantasy managers in dynasty formats should not be too quick to sell low on McNeil in case an underlying/ undisclosed injury has been the root of his issues in 2021.--Nick Ritrivi - RotoBaller
Source: mlb.com