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BALLER MOVE: Target ~90
CURRENT ADP: 128
ANALYSIS: Washington Nationals first baseman Ryan Zimmerman came back from the dead to deliver one of his best seasons in 2017. He went from a -1.3 WAR in 2016 to a 3.3 WAR in 2017. He delivered career highs in HR (36) and RBI (108), while scoring 90 runs.
His ISO the last two season leapt from .152, when he was not hitting anything, to .269 where he seemingly mashed everything that came near him. The question will be, which Ryan Zimmerman is showing up in 2018? Zimmerman has always been a powerful hitter. He has spent his entire career with the Nationals and, unsurprisingly, has had his numbers drop whenever injured. His 144 games played in 2017 represented his highest total since 2013.
Given the power that’s available at first base, it does not make sense to reach for him too soon. But he can still deliver top-ten numbers after everyone scrambles for the big names early on. Just remember all the miles that his 33-year old body has accumulated and act accordingly.
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