Omar Infante: Middling Middle Infield Option In 2016

Infante is the “black hole” of the Royals lineup. In 455 plate appearances he could only muster two homers, two steals, and a .220 batting average. Even Omar Infante probably isn’t bad enough to post consecutive seasons of back-to-back sub-.240 BABIP seasons (it was .238 last year, yuck). He’ll be 34 years old this year and his swing is not going to see some crazy renaissance, but he won’t be as bad as last year and he still has a place in an insanely talented lineup. He won’t strike out at a gaudy clip and should at least put up decent run/RBI totals around the fifties if he can stay healthy at the bottom of the batting order. In very deep or AL only leagues sometimes you just need a warm body, and a starter on a team like Kansas City can serve you just fine.