6. 1B Chris Carter – MIL
Ownership: 71 percent
It’s looking as though the big man is starting to turn his career around. The 6-foot-4, 245 pound first baseman has done well by moving over to the National League and playing on a team that does not have a lot of pressure to win right away.
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Chris Carter is the No. 21 overall ranked player in fantasy baseball right now, yet he is not on 29 percent of rosters. He is the 19th overall ranked position player, one spot ahead of the previous player on this list.
Carter has 10 home runs and 22 RBI through five weeks of action. Even more encouraging are his ratio numbers. His slash line of .280/.344/.654 is miles ahead of where it was at this time last year (.152/.257/.283). Also, he is not leading the league in strikeouts, despite having done so in 2013 with 212. Carter’s home run totals rank him third in all of MLB, while his OPS of .998 ranks 13th. He has hit six homers over his last eight games.
Manager Craig Counsell might not be winning a lot of games for the Brewers right now, but he certainly knows how to utilize and get the most out of Carter’s play. Credit too should go to hitting coach Darnell Coles. If you’re upset about not picking up someone like Mark Trumbo (93 percent owned) early on who is eligible at first base, don’t fret — go get Carter or a guy like Wil Myers (79% owned, 29th overall).
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