Bryson Stott

Stott superbly rebounded from a rough freshman campaign with an outstanding sophomore season which saw him finish as the eighth most valuable second baseman by earned auction value in standard leagues. His 31 steals were third best at the position and he provided volume in all five scoring categories while hitting in three different spots of the lineup over the course of the season. Stott's biggest improvements came from reducing his strikeout rate by 18% year over year and using all fields to vastly improve his batting average. It would be nice to see him drive up his walk rate so that his on base percentage was not so dependent upon batted ball fortunes. If he could push his OBP up over .350, 40-plus steals would be possible with more attempts as he was 91% successful in his 34 attempts last season. Stott is expected to hit in the bottom half of the lineup as the top three spots in Philadelphia are not moving and Stott lacks the thump to hit fourth or fifth. Read Past Outlooks