Yankees: The Top Five Hitters For Your Fantasy Team

Number 3: Chris Carter

Creating a lot of controversy for the Yankees is their newest edition in Chris Carter. He played in 160 games last season for the Brewers on his way to 41 home runs. He has created a stir as this leaves Brett Gardner or Aaron Judge to be moved to the bench, traded or Carter to be a $3.5 million bench player.

He is going to be a tremendous asset to the Yankees lineup that has not fared well in the past few years, especially batting average wise. The trick is getting Carter to hit for more than .222 like he did last year, though he had the most hits in his career last season with 122.

Big numbers and Bad numbers

Carter has the capability to bring the run totals up tremendously as he drove in 94 runs while scoring 84 runs. He also walked 76 times making for a .321 OBP. The one problem that Bird could also be staring at is Carter’s strikeout total. He struck out 206 times, the league lead. This is not the statistic that leading the league in is something to be proud of, although power hitters today have made it art.

Even though he is prone to striking out he brings a power scare that can help the Yankees astronomically. It can bring back a lineup that will be strong from top to bottom that can hit for power and average, striking fear in teams that come to Yankee Stadium. Instead of teams gunning for the Yankees they will be running from them.

Projections

Chris Carter is projected to produce 30 home runs, 79 RBIs, score 65 runs, hit 21 doubles, walked 56 times, strikeout 163 times and have a total of 99 hits, according to fantasypro.com. These may not be the numbers that the 6-foot-4 245 pound DH will produce in Yankee Stadium, so his upside compared to having his best season totals in numerous categories is tremendous. He is projected to score 251 fantasy points before signing with the Yankees.