M.Vargas, Baz, C. Walker, Keith, Helsley

More power coming for Vargas? … Miguel Vargas (1B/3B, CWS) has been a frustrating player for fantasy owners over the past few seasons, but his first season with full-time reps resulted in improved production (80 R, 16 HR, 60 RBI, 101 wRC+). Still just 26 years old, should we expect another gear this season?

Year	PA	HR/xHR	BA/xBA	bb%/ct%	GB/FB	h%	QBaB	PX/xPX	HR/F	SB%
2023*	585	14/8	.215/.225	12%/74%	38/48	26%	DBf	98/110	8%	81%
2024*	416	11/5	.189/.216	12%/72%	33/50	23%	DAf	101/83	7%	51%
2025	569	16/14	.234/.241	14%/80%	29/52	26%	BAc	103/109	8%	100%
*Includes MLEs

The underlying metrics support a rosy forecast:

• His launch angle has always been good; his steadily increasing FB% paired with a jump in exit velocity (72nd percentile in LA-sweet spot%) lends to a bullish...

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