Abreu, Flaherty, France, Sandoval, Carpenter

Can Abreu stop the slide? … It took José Abreu (1B, HOU) almost two months to hit his first HR with the Astros and his power only slightly recovered from a dismal 2022. He struggled even more with a career-worst BA, punctuating a disappointing first year in Houston. At 37, can he rebound at all?

YearPAHRBAxBAh%bb%ct%GB/LD/FBHctXPXxPXHR/FBrl%
201963233.288.273335%75%46/22/321138012120%13%
202024019.317.294357%75%44/23/3212611016432%14%
202156830.261.261309%74%47/19/3511313212619%10%
202260314.303.258359%81%48/20/31125110919%10%
202354018.237.238287%75%45/19/36911328711%9%

Between age and eroding skills, fantasy managers should temper hopes for a bounce back season:

  • Abreu's 2022 contact rate spike was short-lived as ct% fell back to usual...

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