Abraham Almonte and the Seattle Mariners are both off to great starts.
Analysis: Abraham Almonte is hitting leadoff for Seattle at the moment so he certainly deserves mention early on this year. Thus far this season Almonte is 3 for 10 with 2 doubles, 2 runs batted in and 1 run scored in 2 games. Not many people are familiar with the twenty-four year old Dominican so here is a brief overview.
He hit 15 home runs and stole 26 bags last year in 123 combined Double and Triple-A games. He definitely has 20/20 potential in the future but not this year. A big reason why he won the job this spring is because he puts the ball in play, walks enough and doesn’t strikeout at an absurd clip(see BJ Upton/Drew Stubbs).
It is hard to project what Almonte is capable of this year but he has pop, speed and Robbie Cano should be driving him in a ton. Almonte makes a fine buy low outfielder at the moment but at the very least he certainly needs to be monitored in the coming weeks. He is available in 95-99% of fantasy leagues.