Jonny Gomes may be second in baseball with six homers but we all know his hot streak will not last. It’s time to move the hot outfielder now before his value takes a huge hit(see Alexi Ogando 4/17).
Analysis: Jonny Gomes has never hit more than 21 home runs in season and as great of a hitter’s park as he is mashing in right now I highly doubt he’ll break his career high this year. Gomes’ HR/FB rate is at 23% this year over nine points above his career average of 14%. We also cannot ignore that Gomes is a career .247 hitter who is hitting just .240 this year. You wouldn’t think just six home runs would get just about every fantasy player excited but it still does. The fact is Gomes is a decent fantasy bench player and you can ride out his hot streak which won’t be more than two home runs over the next week or two. Intelligent fantasy baseball is knowing when to trade a hot player and when to keep a hot player. Selling Gomes right now is the smartest thing you can do since you most likely already picked him up.
Projection: Gomes won’t crack the .250 mark this year nor will he reach the 25 home run mark. What he will do is disappoint sooner than later.