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| Ketel Marte | ARI - 2B | ||||||||||||
| Bats: B | Age: 31 | Mixed 5x5: $19 | NL 5x5: $19 | |||||||||||
| 2024: 2B:113 | Mixed 2026: $17 | 2027: $13 | ||||||||||||
| Outlook: A career year for Marte could have been even better had he not missed three weeks with an ankle injury. The 31-year-old second baseman slugged a career-high 36 homers with a .932 OPS in 2024. Everything in his profile supports the power outbreak, with career bests in hard-hit and barrel rates. Marte got to that power with a more aggressive approach at the plate and a significantly higher pull rate without sacrificing contact. He’s just an elite pure hitter at a position that feels relatively shallow in top talent. Safe for 25-plus homers, a good batting average, chip-in steals, and plenty of counting stats in one of the best lineups, Marte is well worth a pick in the top three rounds in fantasy drafts to secure perhaps the top second baseman. And with this same approach in 2025, 35 or more homers is certainly repeatable. | |||||||||||||
