75% – Josh Harrison – PIT
Josh Harrison is the starting second baseman for one of the best hitting team in baseball. The Pirates have a team batting average of .294, of which Harrison ranks third individually with a .329/.359/.425 line. He’s yet to leave the yard with a hit, but his 10 RBI and four stolen bases make up nicely for that.
This is a player who approached 20-20 numbers as a 26-year-old in 2014, an All-Star season for Harrison in which he hit 13 home runs and stole 18 bases. With Neil Walker and Pedro Alvarez no longer around, he’s sure to get full-time at-bats for the remainder of the season at his preferred position of second base, or even over at third.
If you’re looking to take a bigger gamble at the position, the Cardinals have a rookie by the name of Aledmys Diaz who is owned in only 64 percent of leagues but is currently tearing it up to the tune of a .480 average in 50 at-bats. Meanwhile, the guy Harrison replaced at second base in Pittsburgh is Walker (77%), who is quietly hitting .290-7-12 for the Mets as Daniel Murphy‘s (93%) replacement. Giants second baseman Joe Panik (54%) is worth a look as well.
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