With Indians’ outfielder Shin-Soo Choo likely to return to the Cleveland lineup early next week, it’s time to snag the slugger up off the waiver wire before it’s too late. All indications are that his left thumb is healing better than expected as his presence is much needed in that Cleveland lineup.
Analysis: Shin-Soo Choo is hitting just .244 on the year and only slugging .353 but his injury may be just what he needs to jump start his season. Choo is widely considered one of the few real five category threats in fantasy baseball and the fact that he is available in over twenty percent of fantasy leagues nationwide is certainly interesting. Choo is a lifetime .290 hitter coming off of three consecutive .300 seasons. He’s also coming off of back to back 20/20 seasons and if he is doing as well as Cleveland manager Manny Acta is suggesting, we should expect Choo’s absolute best.
Projection: If Choo returns early next week as the reports from Cleveland are suggesting than Choo becomes a must pick up in all formats. Assuming Choo plays in 40-45 games you can expect a .280 plus batting average with five homers and five steals.