Fantasy baseball sell alert: Max Muncy
Lastly, we get to the Dodgers third baseman Max Muncy. Muncy is having a career year. He is second in all of Major League Baseball in home runs. So if he is on your fantasy team right now, you are loving life.
Muncy is on pace for 57 home runs, 129 RBI, and 113 runs, and that should be enough to have him in the NL MVP conversations. That is amazing for fantasy owners as Max Muncy could be the fantasy baseball MVP.
Watch his 13th dinger of the season fly here in this video.
Max Muncy: professional launcher of baseballs
— FOX Sports: MLB (@MLBONFOX) May 16, 2023
Number 13 this season 💣💥
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Taking a closer look at his numbers, however, I’m not a believer. For starters, he recently had a collision with the left-field wall and has some swelling in his knee. While the Dodgers have him day to day as it’s not severe, he was back in the lineup Thursday. It’s probably nothing, but I get weary of swelling knees in power hitters at 32 years old.
Secondly, Muncy’s May has been unexceptional. While his appeal is his home runs, he only has four in May and is batting .196. Those aren’t fantasy baseball MVP numbers. As a matter of fact, his .220 average is suspect.
With a .220 batting average, sitting out every three days, and this knee swelling, it’s a good idea to see what you can get for Muncy on the trade market. He currently is ranked in the 30s across the major fantasy sites and is the third-ranked third baseman. Recent trades for Muncy have yielded Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Austin Riley, Ozzie Albies, and Justin Steele. I like the Justin Steele option the best, but more on that in another post.
The reality is Muncy will not keep up this production, and I believe the 15 home runs are a fluke. Muncy’s best year was when he hit 36 and had to hit .249 to do it. I would be surprised if Muncy hits 20 more the rest of the year. So sell Muncy now while the market for him is still hot.