by Chris Cwik | CBSSports.com
Gattis was the talk of baseball in April, hitting six home runs in his first month in the majors. Gattis only hit .250 during the month, but has seen his average drop to .244 in May. His 24.2 percent strikeout rate is the main culprit behind his low averages. Gattis is working with a poor .263 BABIP at the moment, but we don't have enough data on him to know whether that number will rise. He has the type of skillset that could lead to lower BABIP rates.
The Braves are still trying to find playing time for Gattis, even though his on-base percentage has dropped to .297. Gattis can be a useful fill-in/backup player on the roster, but he might be stretched as a full-time player. Fantasy owners have enjoyed the power, but he could lose playing time if he doesn't show some growth.
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"Hopefully they don’t just look at me as a defensive player and hopefully I’ll swing the bat well, because I’ve been feeling really good in the box," he said. "Had a tough gig coming off the bench and pinch-hitting with Colorado but had success and I’m in a good place mentally and physically in the box."
Brignac's Yankees debut was rained out Sunday, but he's eager to get into the lineup.
"I know all these hitters in this division. How to position myself and where to play. In the National League, I didn’t really know a lot of those guys, never faced a lot of them either," Brignac said. "So it will be good to get in the box against some guys I’ve faced and have some history with."
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"It’s like night and day," Romine said of how he feels defensively, per the New York Post. "I feel like I’m in a groove."
Yankees manager Joe Girardi agrees.
"I think he’s gotten in a better rhythm with our pitchers," Girardi said. "It’s always tough when you come in the middle of the season as a catcher, especially when you’re a young catcher. ... There could be a day when a guy doesn’t have everything and that makes it even harder."
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DeJesus has been a much better hitter against righties over his career. In 3,157 at-bats, DeJesus has a .293/.368/.453 line against right-handers. DeJesus has continued that success and is hitting .314/.382/.559 in 118 at-bats against righties this year.
Although a platoon isn't ideal for Fantasy owners, DeJesus is in the better half of a platoon situation. He should see a fair amount of playing time against right-handers, and that should keep him in the lineup fairly often.
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"We can't talk about him being an option yet," Wedge added.
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He also has two home runs, six RBI and seven doubles in his past 10 games. Since homering three times April 7, Middlebrooks is batting .193 with four home runs in his last 36 games.




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