PT TOMORROW: NL West—Outfield speculations

Los Angeles Dodgers

It's a star-studded, highly-skilled outfield in Los Angeles with Yasiel Puig (OF, LA), Matt Kemp (OF, LA), and Carl Crawford (OF, LA) tabbed to be the starters. The problem is health and inexperience. Kemp and Crawford both have "F" health grades, and Kemp's recent injury struggles this spring have him questionable for Opening Day, so Andre Ethier (OF, LA) is certainly well worth a look in most league formats.

Ethier has the most potential of any backup OF in the NL West—he already has four $20 seasons under his belt with 60+ BPVs in five of his last seven seasons. Ethier has the ability to hit for average thanks to a stable plate approach, and while neither his PX nor Spd is elite, both are above-average, which...

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