Thanks, Punchout Pappy. I can definitely tell you it wasn’t a glaring oversight, so that makes it a very questionable decision! ha, and I made that decision because his plate approach and contact aren’t just bad, they are horrible. A 3.6% BB% with a 25.8% K%, to go along with not that much power or speed is just tough to overcome. I was a bit lower than many on Williams last year too (didn’t have him in my top 50), because I was worried about the plate approach and it all came to a head this year. Having said that, he will end up being ranked about 126, and the difference between where I have Thaiss/Riley and 126 isn’t that far apart. I think his value is pretty close to, if not equal to the guys at the end of this list.

Many people definitely only see him as a 4th outfielder. He doesn’t have the best plate approach and can work on hitting the curve. Swing is also a bit stream lined. But I personally think the bat speed and hard contact will play at the next level, and he works his ass off, so I think he can improve enough on those aspects of his game to let his strengths play up.

Yea, Martinez is a good ceiling comp if that power jumps another level. Keep in mind that Martinez is 6’2”, 210 pounds though, while Mejia is 5’10”, 175 right now. So Martinez power numbers might be a bit out of reach.

Thanks, Dilettantite!

That is a tough choice. In a keeper league like that it would come down to Robles or Rodgers. As hard as it is, I think I would have to let Robles go, but don’t think you can wrong no matter what you decide.

Francisco Lindor, Maikel Franco, Jonathan Villar, Andrew Benintendi, Alex Reyes, Austin Meadows, Victor Robles, or Brendan Rodgers