The Billy Hamilton Exception
What about guys that don’t take walks, have low batting averages, don’t like lemon meringue pie, and just have a stink-up-the-house OBP % in general?
It’s a bit more difficult to justify rostering these types of runners, although Billy Hamilton is an exception to my own rule. Once Hamilton does get on base, there’s a hell of a good chance he’s stealing second. Hamilton was a fantastic GPP play last season in 2015 for me, and I’ll be using him again this season. His scary AVG and OBP, and many other outliers, kept some DFS owners away, which is key for GPP play. Determining whether to use Hamilton for cash leagues is a different animal altogether and really depends on the salary value at hand and the lineup situation.
Let’s dig into Hamilton a bit more just for fun:
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