Melky Cabrera notched his third home run of the season Sunday afternoon against the New York Yankees.
Analysis: Melky has 3 home runs through 7 games this year… he had 3 home runs all of last year in 88 games. Who knows if Melky is back on his “vitamins” or if last year was just an injury plagued off year? What we do know is that the Melk Man is a solid ballplayer and that he is leading off for the Blue Jays which will mean his run total should be great considering his lifetime OBP is a respectable .337 and he has Jose Bautista and Edwin Encarnacion to drive him in each game.
Melky Cabrera can produce in all five categories as a solid middle tier fantasy outfielder. He was banged up for most of last year and it is easy to forget that the Melk Man is just twenty-nine years old. Currently, Melky Cabrera is available in 30-60% of fantasy leagues. He’s not likely to sustain this kind of power but he is capable of 15-20 bombs, a solid batting average, some speed and plenty of runs.