The effusive love of rookies in fantasy baseball is unparalleled. Shiny, new toys are all the rage.
Mookie Betts’ outstanding start to the season is appreciated, but who is everyone clamoring about right now? It’s Jackson Holliday. We knew the hype was strong, and we were all disappointed to hear how the Orioles were starting him in Triple-A. But now just two weeks into the regular season, he has been called up to the majors, much to the delight of both season-long fantasy and DFS players.
Are we being blinded by our rookie love? Maybe a little. But Holliday’s talent is still off-the-charts, and we expect him to turn things around and start to shine just as we’ve witnessed with his fellow rookie teammate Colton Cowser — who had six hits over three games, including three doubles and the first multi-homer game of his abbreviated career, heading into Friday.
The hit tool on this kid is off the charts, and after a spring training when he hit .364 with four home runs and three stolen bases, he opened the season at Triple-A Rochester batting .441 with two home runs, two stolen bases and more walks than strikeouts. With teams being incentivized by MLB to bring their youth up faster, Nationals GM Mike Rizzo has indicated Wood will be up soon. The team isn’t competing this year, so service time is in-play, but an early-May arrival seems likely.
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