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Melky Cabrera’s 2015 got off to a slow start, hitting only two home runs in the first three months, but he had a strong second half and ended up with 70 runs, 12 homers, 77 RBIs and a .273 average. Not much appears different in the batted ball profile except for a drop in BABIP (he hadn’t registered a sub-.300 BABIP since 2010), so perhaps his sails will catch some positive regression.
He’ll be 31 this year so don’t expect anything wild, but that’s certainly not old enough to knock him down. He doesn’t really run anymore, so he isn’t delivering five category juice to your doorstep, but you’ll take the four category contributions at his ADP of 263. Chicago’s offense should perform better as a unit this year, and Cabrera is a good player to round out your outfield with who can contribute without nuking your stats. Given his current price on draft day, it's up to you whether to take his consistent floor or take a riskier player with higher upside.
