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Someone like Carlos Gomez is tough to get a read on. Half the league has a problem with the way he acts on the field. His showboating confuses his sporadic play because his play is just that. Sporadic. Gomez can hit the monstrous home run, trudge around the bases like he’s Reggie in October, but then strike out his next three at-bats. His inconsistency only spells uncertainty for fantasy baseball.
Gomez had two of his best years in Milwaukee during the 2013 and 2014 seasons. He batted .284 and drove in 73 RBI’s in each, while posting 24 and 23 home runs, 40 and 37 stolen bases respectively. He is more than capable of reliving some of that Brewer magic and can provide speed and power to fantasy lineups, although after joining the Astros midseason in 2015, Gomez’s numbers dropped, batting .242 with four dingers and only 13 ribbies in 41 games. Gomez was also extremely injury-prone last season, and unless that changes, it is unlikely he will break out in 2016. He still deserves a look within the top 30 of fantasy outfielders, but I’m not convinced he’ll be much of a fantasy threat.
