Luke Voit (1B-NYY) - Greg Bird is hitting .199/.288/.390 through Sunday and .104 in his previous 19 games. He may still have a future as a starter, but the Yankees are trying to win games, and right now, Voit is their best 1B option. Voit homered again on Sunday and is now 7-for-11 with three homers in his last three starts. He'll surely play versus lefties, but the Yankees may consider making him more of a permanent fixture, at least until he cools off. Voit has struck out in 26.1% of his big league at-bats, but he's shown the ability to draw plenty of walks in the minors and was hitting .299/.391/.500 in Triple-A this season. Perhaps he'll get a real shot.
Carlos Rodon (SP-CHW) - Rodon is potentially headed towards top-20 starter status for 2019, but with an ADP of more in the 30 range, making him a potentially solid value. The White Sox lefty held the Yankees to two runs on two hits Monday, with both runs scoring via a two-run Gleybar Torres homer. He struck out just two in seven innings while walking four, but it's tough to complain about a 2.70 ERA and three runs or less allowed in each of his last nine starts. For the year, Rodon's 71:36 K:BB and 10 homers allowed in 93.1 innings is pretty mediocre, but at the same time, hitters are batting just .178 against him. It's easy to see a lot of 2019 draft capital coming his way, at least for myself.
Tyler White (1B-HOU) - The Astros have a former top prospect (A.J. Reed) and a current top prospect in Yordan Alvarez who both play first base, but as of now, the team has no use for either. White was 2-for-4 Monday with four RBI in a big win over the A's, lifting his slash to .306/.389/.631 in 111 at-bats, including nine home runs. White has 23 overall homers this year versus 28 a year ago, though his 11.6% BB% this year is much higher than the mark he showed in his previous pair of MLB stints. White is seeing time at first base and DH in recent games, and with the power he has shown, he should continue to play most every day.
Trey Mancini (DH-BAL) - Like most Orioles' hitters this year, Mancini has been a massive disappointment, but he at least showed up on Monday against the Blue Jays, going 2-for-4 with a three-run homer and two-run double to lift his slash line to .239/.303/.402. Coming off a season in which he hit .293/.338/.488, the Orioles were counting on far more from their middle-of-the-order threat. Mancini is actually striking out about the same clip as last year (23.6%) while boosting his BB% from 5.6% to 7.9%, but his BABIP has lost 70+ point
s over last year's .352. He should remain a decent deeper mixed-league option the rest of the way, but it's disappointing that he hasn't built upon last year's solid season. Mancini could still be a breakout guy if he can improve his plate discipline, but there's a real possibility that he's already peaked.
Omar Narvaez (C-CHW) - Narvaez was 2-for-4 with a double and run scored against the Yankees Monday, lifting his line to .288/.380/.441 in a quietly strong season. Wellington Castillo was supposed to be the guy after hitting 20 homers last year, but Castillo is dealing with a shoulder injury and this just after serving an 80-game PED suspension. Meanwhile, Narvaez has elevated his game this year after posting a .713 OPS a year ago and the 26-year-old could be in line for starting duties this year and next the way he's performed. Narvaez has shown elite plate discipline coming up through the minors, recording a 168:176 K:BB in 1,543 at-bats with an overall slash of a respectable .277/.353/.336. That's not much of an ISO, but he's showing more power this year and could be in line for an even bigger breakout in 2019.
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