In an effort to take the next step and become a playoff team, the Lions have added a ton of new faces since the start of the draft, including eight picks plus 14 undrafted free agents. Clearly, they’re not all going to wind up on the final 53-man roster, but there should a ton of competition for jobs come training camp.
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Bateman certainly showed potential as a deep threat in his sophomore season, but a Lisfranc injury that required November surgery derailed things. There’s a ton of upside here if he can stay on the field.
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However, he’s actually winning games as a full-time rotation member early on this season for the Pirates (yes, another Bucco SP… small wonder they’ve improved, right?). Better yet, Velasquez has a date against the NL-worst offense (Washington) this weekend. We’d like to see him up his groundball rate and he’s likely due for a bit of regression moving forward, but is still an asset in mixed leagues.
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Still, Copley started more games than ever and wound up saving a lot of rubber, and after winning 15 times through his first 20 games, he earned himself a one-year extension. Not bad for a third string goalie!
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Given how well Lucchesi performed at Triple-A to begin 2023 (1.15 WHIP with over a K per inning) and how dominant he was in his debut with the Mets on Friday (seven shutout innings with nine Ks), he’s worth a look in NL-only leagues, especially considering that he’s shown nice strikeout capability over his career (9.3 K/9).
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But he has not signed the tag, and obviously still wants a new contract so small wonder he was MIA from workouts.
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Ozuna, meanwhile is a two-time All-Star, two-time Silver Slugger and a Gold Glove winner, but right now last season’s (sort of) bounce back is looking like a mirage. Given that just two years ago he tried to strangle his wife and then had a DUI arrest last summer, there’s plenty of baggage here that a World Series team does not need.
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