Cameron Maybin is being dropped in nearly twenty percent of fantasy baseball leagues for no other reason than impatience.
Analysis: I can see why a .200 batting average could scare some owners but I cannot see why some are losing faith in Cameron Maybin. Despite the awful average Maybin has stolen eight bases, fifth best on all of baseball. Considering he had forty steals and nine homers last year we all need a little patience in his case. Maybin is only a career .250 hitter with a 25% strikeout rate, so there will be plenty of ups and downs during the season for the former Marlin and Tiger.
Cameron Maybin may not be hitting particularly well but he is getting on base as of late. Maybin has drawn five walks in his last four games. For an outfielder with a career 8.2% walk rate you have to love that he is still finding a way to get on base. I still expect numbers similar to last year’s line- .264 BA, 40 SB, 9 HR, 82 R, 40 RBI. He has some power but hitting in Petco isn’t exactly like hitting at Coors Field. Be patient and have some faith in the twenty-five year old, he is still incredibly raw.