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Fantasy Baseball: Five rookie hitters to target in 2019

By Jason Evans

SURPRISE, AZ - NOVEMBER 03: AFL West All-Star, Vladimir Guerrero Jr #27 of the Toronto Blue Jays bats during the Arizona Fall League All Star Game at Surprise Stadium on November 3, 2018 in Surprise, Arizona. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)
SURPRISE, AZ - NOVEMBER 03: AFL West All-Star, Vladimir Guerrero Jr #27 of the Toronto Blue Jays bats during the Arizona Fall League All Star Game at Surprise Stadium on November 3, 2018 in Surprise, Arizona. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images) /
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SURPRISE, AZ – OCTOBER 17: Vladimir Guerrrero Jr. #27 of the Surprise Saguaros and Toronto Blue Jays in action during the 2018 Arizona Fall League on October 17, 2018 at Surprise Stadium in Surprise, Arizona. (Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images) /

Vladimir Guerrero Jr.

Beast. Monster. Holy crap. Those are the things that run through my mind watching this guy swing a bat. Check out the below.

Only 11 players in the entire major leagues last year hit a ball harder than Vlad did last year. The 19 year old at four different minor league levels posted a .381/.437/.636 with 29 doubles and 20 homers. In 30 games at AAA, he hit .336 with a .978 OPS.

Brandon Drury is penciled in at third for the Blue Jays right now, but he isn’t exactly Cal Ripken Jr. when it comes to being on the field day in and day out. His injury, while with the New York Yankees, is what opened the door last year for another rookie in Miguel Andujar.

If you have a chance to stash Guerrero on your fantasy baseball roster you have to do it. When he comes up and starts mashing, you will have no regrets, even if you have to wait a couple of weeks for it.

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