Quote:I say a 200 strikeout season is more likely than a 100 walk season. His K rate is pretty abysmal. He does have a nice power and speed tool, but his strikeouts will keep him from ever being on that Mike Trout / McCutchen level of elite.

 

The high strikeout rate is a legit concern.   It's probably the main reason for his low rookie BA.    Yet,  as a rookie George Springer had 39 walks in less than a half a season.   With another season or two in the major leagues,  I think there's a good chance that either Springer's walks go up to at or close to a 100 BB rate over the course of a season or he will see more pitches in the strike zone.  

 

While it's a huge uphill path for any batter to get on the Mike Trout level,   I think George Springer's potential is high enough that he's one of 3 players I'm considering keeping in a Fantasy League that's using a 3 keeper format for the first time.  Andrew McCutchen,  Kris Bryant, and Johnny Cueto are the other 3 players in the mix.   The decision will probably come down to Springer vs Cueto.    Jordan Zimmermann , Julio Teheran,  and Jacob deGrom are other pitchers that I would ideally like to keep but probably won't be able to based on opportunity cost.

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