Christian Yelich is going to be a bargain at the end of the 1st round in 2021 #FantasyBaseball redraft leagues and very easily could return to his top-5 level we saw pre-2020.

This season has been very weird for Yelich, as you can see from his statcast data below.

1/4

He& #39;s hitting the ball just as hard or even harder than he has in the past, but he& #39;s been incredibly more patient this season.

Career bests in xwOBACON, EV, HH%, BB%.

Career worsts in K%

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Notable changes in metrics:

O-Swing: https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🔽" title="Nach unten zeigendes Dreieck" aria-label="Emoji: Nach unten zeigendes Dreieck"> 9.4%
Z-Swing: https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🔽" title="Nach unten zeigendes Dreieck" aria-label="Emoji: Nach unten zeigendes Dreieck"> 10.2%
Swing: https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🔽" title="Nach unten zeigendes Dreieck" aria-label="Emoji: Nach unten zeigendes Dreieck"> 9.7%
Whiff: https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🔼" title="Nach oben zeigendes Dreieck" aria-label="Emoji: Nach oben zeigendes Dreieck"> 6.4%
K: https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🔼" title="Nach oben zeigendes Dreieck" aria-label="Emoji: Nach oben zeigendes Dreieck"> 11.2%
1st Pitch Swing: https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🔽" title="Nach unten zeigendes Dreieck" aria-label="Emoji: Nach unten zeigendes Dreieck"> 16% !!
O-Contact: https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🔽" title="Nach unten zeigendes Dreieck" aria-label="Emoji: Nach unten zeigendes Dreieck"> 12.4%
Z-Contact: https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🔽" title="Nach unten zeigendes Dreieck" aria-label="Emoji: Nach unten zeigendes Dreieck"> 5.7%
Contact: https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🔽" title="Nach unten zeigendes Dreieck" aria-label="Emoji: Nach unten zeigendes Dreieck"> 6.7%
GB: https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🔼" title="Nach oben zeigendes Dreieck" aria-label="Emoji: Nach oben zeigendes Dreieck"> 7.7%
FB: https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🔽" title="Nach unten zeigendes Dreieck" aria-label="Emoji: Nach unten zeigendes Dreieck"> 7.3%
LA: https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🔽" title="Nach unten zeigendes Dreieck" aria-label="Emoji: Nach unten zeigendes Dreieck"> 3.8 degrees
3/4

It& #39;s great to see his already good BB rate go up, but there& #39;s a point where being too patient can limit a player& #39;s run production & subsequent fantasy impact.

Prime examples: Joey Votto & Trent Grisham (Pre-2019).

I& #39;ll be targeting him heavily after the first 9-10 picks or so.