Domingo Santana (OF, Cle) - Fantasy Baseball Draft Sleeper

BALLER MOVE: Draft target ~ 240

CURRENT ADP: ~290 overall

ANALYSIS: Domingo Santana had a very strong start to the 2019 season. Over his first 99 games, Santana had a stat line of .274-19-56-65-6, but that all changed after an elbow injury he sustained on July 23. After the injury, Santana only played in 21 games, hitting .119 with two home runs. His ISO went from .199 in the first 99 games to .119. (Another major shift was his BABIP, dropping from .364 to .200.)

The injury played a major role in Santana’s overall stat line of .253-21-63-69-8 with a .188 ISO. It was still a nice season and brought back production reminiscent of the 2017 season where Santana was starred for the Brewers, posting a line of .278-30-88-85-15 and .227 ISO.

There are similarities, and some stats say that Santana was actually better in 2019 than he was in 2017. Last season he was hitting in Safeco Park, a strong pitcher's park, and still put up solid numbers. He will be hitting in Cleveland this season, not a crazy hitter's park, but much more lively than Seattle. Also, the division opponents and venues will be a plus for Santana. ATC has Santana projected for 20 home runs with 7 steals while hitting .252, but only in 115 games. He will have a chance to play in the outfield, possibly platooning with Greg Allen to start. If he is able to play most of the time, he could return a really solid power source with a decent average and some stolen bases for your fantasy team. Imagine Franmil Reyes-type production.