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

Wilmer Flores

Wilmer “Crying” Flores is actually a good baseball player.

Wilmer Flores is a San Francisco Giant this year and he is worth looking at. He is only on 12.7% of fantasy baseball teams.

He is currently only eligible at 2B, but he can play anywhere in the infield. This season, he has played four games at first and three games at third. By the time you know it, he will have extra infield eligibility which is key in filling out your roster daily.

Flores has sort of been overshadowed by the totally random emergence of Donovan Solano. Solano’s crazy hitting has taken away from Flores’ sneaky hitting season.

In 2020, he is hitting .276, OBP of .306, and .772 OPS. Very good numbers for fantasy owners especially in category leagues. He does offer some pop as well with three homers and eight RBI thus far.

Flores has always been a fringe fantasy player in the past. He is a career .269 hitter and posted a .743 OPS in almost 8 seasons. Flores has had close to 20 home runs three years in a row between 2015 and 2017, as almost an everyday play..

But this year he is on a team that will need his presence in the first half of the order which could lead to more Runs or RBIs. The Giants don’t have a whole lot of depth even with the return of Evan Longoria, so Flores will continue to see playing time whether it be at second, first, third, or DH.

In addition, he has been hitting mostly #5 after Longoria’s return. Flores has also hit in the #2 spot, so he will always be in a valuable spot in the lineup regardless of his position. This will lead to RBI opportunities for him to capitalize on.

Add him to your watch list at least. But I would recommend adding him to your team if there are not many better infield options.