Fantasy baseball isn't just about drafting that perfect team, it's about making shrewd moves during the season and in most cases it's much like the stock market. You want to buy low and sell high. In the case of fantasy baseball that means jumping on players before they breakout and selling players who have reached their peaks.
But, at times buying into the breakout is also a smart strategy. You can find owners in your league who look at a certain player and think they can't keep it up, and they are trying themselves to sell high. This is a great opportunity to improve your team. Here are two players who have been having a breakout, yet they are still a buy because they should maintain some peak values.
The former Yankee Agustin Ramirez is the first name that we have to watch. Ramirez has come into the league with force, and he looks every bit the upper-level prospect that we heard he was. Ramirez is putting up outstanding stats, and there doesn't seem to be an end in sight.
Ramirez has quite a bit going for him. First, he is a catcher and in fantasy baseball that is like holding gold. Catchers that contribute are few and far between and getting elite production at that prime position certainly gives owners a big edge. Next, he is also in Miami. While that might hurt his counting stats, it certainly will help playing time and having a long leash for the youngster.
Ramirez is a rare catcher who can run and hit for average as well as some power. He is most certainly someone you should try to buy if an owner thinks he is selling high on.
Austin Hays is the other player that is suddenly red hot and a skeptical owner in your league might was to get some value back for him now. Hays also has a few things going for him. Let's not forget where he plays, which is a great ballpark for offense. He is also now hitting cleanup in a stacked lineup in that small ballpark they call a launching pad. Hays also has a pedigree you want. He is a former All-Star who also is on the right side of 30.
Hays has been a metric darling to this point with things like exit velo and launch angle all showing that he can sustain some of this breakout and because we have seen a glimpse of what he could do in the past we can't write off that he can have his best season to date.