BATTERS: 2020 Short-season targets, NL

Let's continue our look at finding short-season bats worth targeting by searching for the most skilled hitters in 2019 that didn't have a full season's worth of at-bats.

These were the most skilled NL bats in 2019 that had between 50 and 400 AB:

  • BPV 2019, 50-400 AB
                                 
    Name                 League  Position  BPV
    ===================  ======  ========  ===
    Hilliard, Sam            NL        CF   99
    Freese, David            NL     3B/1B   71
    Dickerson, Corey         NL        LF   71
    Kendrick, Howie          NL     1B/2B   71
    Happ, Ian                NL        LF   68
    Beaty, Matt              NL     1B/LF   65
    Smith, Will              NL         C   64
    Miller, Bradley          NL        3B   64
    Tatis Jr,...

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