Corey Patterson is enjoying a fine season thus far with Toronto. In Patterson’s last 137 games going back to last year he has 28 stolen bases and hit 12 home runs, that’s a power-speed combo that’s flying under the radar.
Analysis: I don’t want to speak too soon because Corey Patterson has an uncanny ability to flake out but he may have found his groove. His strike outs are down, his contact rate and ISO are both up and it appears that he is a valuable fantasy commodity. Patterson’s BABIP is forty points above his career average so don’t expect his current batting average of .291 to stick around but you just cannot ignore what he is doing in the speed department. Twenty-eight stolen bases in his last 137 games if good just by itself but when coupled with twelve bombs and seventy-three runs then you have a guy that should be owned in more than just forty percent of fantasy leagues. If you are looking for outfield depth in deeper leagues you need not look further than the often disappointing yet surprisingly solid Corey Patterson.
Projection: A .270 BA, 10 HR, 20 plus steals and about seventy runs should be there for you at the end of the season.