Fantasy Baseball: Under-the-radar players

Wil Myers, 1B/CF, San Diego Padres

This could be the season that Wil Myers finally brings all of his potential and ability to play baseball to the forefront and become the player many thought he could be early in his career, though he needs to stay off the disabled list to do so.

Last season, Myers plated in just 60 games, and in his 225 at-bats, he finished with a .253 batting average, with 40 runs scored and 57 hits. Within those hits, there were 13 doubles, one triple and 29 RBIs. Even Myers had a positive WAR last season at 1.1, better than his ’14 WAR of of -1.0, so there is potential for Myers to provide productive fantasy numbers for a roster.

Kevin Acee of The San Diego Union-Tribune wrote the following of Myers this week, as the Padres first baseman is ready to move on from his injuries:

"“Fact is, we don’t know how good Myers can be. He simply hasn’t been healthy for sustained stretches since initially injuring his wrist two months into the 2014 season.”"

Myers is only owned by just 64.7 percent of fantasy teams on ESPN.com, so he is most likely available to add to a roster, and he too is undervalued as the season begins.

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