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Fantasy Baseball: 10 Players You Need to Add to Your Watchlist

By Ryota Nishino

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 29: Dominic Smith #22 of the New York Mets celebrates after hitting a walk-off 3-run home run in the bottom of the eleventh inning against the Atlanta Braves at Citi Field on September 29, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Mike Stobe/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 29: Dominic Smith #22 of the New York Mets celebrates after hitting a walk-off 3-run home run in the bottom of the eleventh inning against the Atlanta Braves at Citi Field on September 29, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Mike Stobe/Getty Images) /
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Dominic Smith

The 25-year-old former prospect who is getting more playing time.

Dominic Smith is also a player worth streaming because of his increased role in New York, and is rostered on 6% of fantasy baseball teams. The former first round draft pick from 2012 is a career .236 hitter, and has a .751 OPS.

He hasn’t proven himself as a quality first round pick and a Mets prospect, but he is still only 25 years old. It seems like Smith has been in the league forever. The 2020 season will be only his fourth MLB season.

It is too early to give up on Smith and that is why he is still in New York, and this year could be his year. He was not projected to play very often in 2020 but with Yoenis Cespedes opting out abruptly, it opens up more playing time for Smith.

Smith played 89 games last year which was his career high, and hit .282, with a .881 OPS. With Cespedes not playing anymore, it opens up another outfield spot, and designated hitter slot for the Mets.

Smith also does have 1B eligibility in fantasy baseball which provides extra flexibility for fantasy owners. So far, his stat line is  .233 average, .324 OBP, .848 OPS, with 2 HR and 8 RBIs.

He is averaging barely below two fantasy points per game, but I think that average will continue to rise with more consistent playing time. Smith may not be as valuable for points oriented fantasy leagues until he starts to hit more consistently, but he does already provide value for category fantasy leagues.

Smith is also hitting in the middle to late half of the order, 5-7 so he has plenty of opportunities to hit for pop and drive in runs for a team that is in need of some more production. You can expect some home runs, RBIs, and above average OPS moving forward.

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