Lured in by his tools and upside, many a fantasy owner has taken a chance on Carlos Gomez and have been badly burned. He is still one of the fastest players in the majors, but you always hear the phrase "can't steal first base" right after that with GoGo.
Last season, he put up a .247/.298/.357 line with 5 HR and 18 SB's in 291 AB's. He missed time with injury and was losing PT to Lorenzo Cain.
He'll be 25 years old in 2011 and is running out of chances, Cain is in KC and he'll battle Chris Dickerson for PT. Plus, he hasn't shown much improvement at all in his young career. But he is a very good defender and really if the light goes on just part of the way, he can be valuable. But can he improve?
Assuming around 550 AB's this year, I think he is capable of career highs across the board:
.255 average
.310 OBP
10 HR
30 SB
80 Runs
60 RBI
Will he get there? Who knows, but as an end game flier, I think you can do worse. He's a post-post-hype sleeper. What does everyone think?
Last season, he put up a .247/.298/.357 line with 5 HR and 18 SB's in 291 AB's. He missed time with injury and was losing PT to Lorenzo Cain.
He'll be 25 years old in 2011 and is running out of chances, Cain is in KC and he'll battle Chris Dickerson for PT. Plus, he hasn't shown much improvement at all in his young career. But he is a very good defender and really if the light goes on just part of the way, he can be valuable. But can he improve?
Assuming around 550 AB's this year, I think he is capable of career highs across the board:
.255 average
.310 OBP
10 HR
30 SB
80 Runs
60 RBI
Will he get there? Who knows, but as an end game flier, I think you can do worse. He's a post-post-hype sleeper. What does everyone think?
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