2. 2B/OF Ben Zobrist – CHC
Ben Zobrist is an extremely versatile player. He doesn’t strike out a lot, gets on-base plenty (career .354) and has position eligibility at second base and in the outfield. Not to mention, he’s the member of a pretty talented lineup and has primarily been hitting No. 3 in the order so far.
While players like Jason Heyward, Kris Bryant and Anthony Rizzo are underperforming right now as well, it’s going to be a lot harder to pry them away from another owner. Zobrist will continue to hit in the top half of the batting order and will eventually heat up. His skills are too good and the protection around him is too deep for an unexpted drop off in production.
In a less hitter friendly park last year after his trade, Zobrist hit .284/.364/.453 with seven home runs and 23 RBI for Kansas City. There’s a good chance he’s laying around on someone’s bench right now as he struggles through a 9-for-42 slump to open the season. The Cubbies look like they will be a great offensive team in 2016. Zobrist will be a key contributor and should score over 90 runs.
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