Based on the Brewers projected pitching staff, that could come earlier in games. Bichette might eventually turn into a stud but I'm not willing to spend a sixth-xround pick on him to find out if he will in 2020. I wasn't going to own any of these players back in March and, specifically for this group, I haven't changed my stance. Bo Bichette is currently being drafted in round 6.1, with an ADP of 67.6 He also had 15 steals in 20 attempts, a 7.8 walk-rate, and 19.7% K-rate - all marks right in line with his previous results at Double-A. That's fine for fantasy purposes if Bichette goes back to stealing as he did in the minors, but may not be enough to justify his draft day cost otherwise.Bichette's 33.6 FB% at the big league level was also low enough to support higher BABIP marks, though it would be nice if he could cut down his 10.2 IFFB%. Let's start with the batted ball data, which reveals that Bichette made hard contact just 32.7% of the time.
The club is still saying Bichette -- who hasn't played since Sunday -- is day-to-day. Merrifield should still contribute a plus batting average but I have my doubts when it comes to the stolen bases. Second, while he ranked in the 83rd percentile in sprint speed last season, he was successful on just four of eight stolen base attempts. 1. Reason being, if somebody like Rodriguez has three or four rough outings where he gets blown up, it's harder to recover your ERA and WHIP in a compact season. Bichette is the son of four-time MLB All-Star outfielder Dante Bichette, and the younger brother of Dante Bichette Jr.. That number dropped to just .260 last season, thanks to a career-low .302 BABIP.
All Rights Reserved.He's also maddeningly inconsistent. Age: 22 Bats: R Throws: R. Next Game. Bo Bichette Average Draft Position. TOR @ TB. He then slipping to .254/.333/.444 in September, perhaps enticing some fantasy owners to think that the league caught up with him. He can run - as his 28.4 ft./sec Statcast Sprint Speed attests - and his 87.8 mph average exit velocity on grounders was above average, making it likely that he can outperform the .266 BABIP he had on groundballs last year. How Good Can Bo Bichette Be? A general rule I'm following in the shortened season is to avoid volatile starting pitchers. His strikeout rate dropped from a 27% K% in August to a 20.8% K% in September, while his walk-rate doubled from 4.8% to 9.7%. Bo Bichette SS, Toronto Blue Jays. Bo Bichette hits his second home run of the spring. It was only in the 38th percentile for BABIP though, so we can assume that there were some real skills behind Bichette's .317 BABIP. If Hader sees most of the save chances again, he will live up to and possibly smash his ADP. However, while Bichette improved to 17.4% HR/FB (with the nitro-charged ball Triple-A baseball likely helping), he cratered to a 26.7% FB% that was a career-low.Buffalo is traditionally a pitcher's park, but that silly ball put it in the 88th percentile for home runs last season. Here are five players I typically skip over when I see their names on the draft board:CBS Sports is a registered trademark of CBS Broadcasting Inc. Commissioner.com is a registered trademark of CBS Interactive Inc.Don't be fooled by E-Rod's 2.95 ERA in the second half last season. Likely, the Blue Jays just wanted to get him a day off to heal up. Batting average alone is not enough for Merrifield to be worth a fifth-round pick.Images by Getty Images and US Presswire Let's find out.Bichette's .368 BABIP may look fluky, but he seems to have the skills to consistently beat a .300 BABIP. Just because Bo Bichette and Josh Hader are on this list doesn't mean they won't provide value in 2020. And, while his plate discipline is still better than league average, it's not up to Goldschmidt's usual standards. It just means they're being drafted too early based on what I'm expecting of them. I'm worried that if Bichette keeps running into outs on the basepaths, they'll take away the green light.Hader is of more value to the Brewers in that fireman role, being used in the toughest spots when the team needs him most. I'd rather target a closer with more job security in this wacky and wild 2020 season.© 2004-2020 CBS Interactive. Bichette's 22.6 LD% is also within the realm of repeatability, even if his .818 BABIP is likely to regress some. That doesn't mean we should abandon months of research. As it was apparent that Bichette had nothing left to learn in the minors, the Blue Jays summoned him to Toronto in late-July.His BABIP declined dramatically month-to-month (.405 vs. .283), and his true talent level is almost certainly in between them.