The New York Mets
have already made a decent amount of moves this offseason, with the biggest one
being the signing of Curtis Granderson. The outfielder will be moving across
the city to play, but the move could hurt his fantasy baseball 2014 numbers.
After another
disastrous season, the New York Mets have been fairly aggressive on the open
market. They locked up Granderson with a four-year, $60 million deal so that
they could have some stability in the outfield. However, his splits these last few
years show that he is a much different hitter when he is outside of Yankee
Stadium.
Every left-handed
hitter salivates when they see that short porch in right field at Yankee
Stadium. When Granderson arrived in the Bronx, he made a conscious effort to
pull the ball more to take advantage. His home run totals went up, but his
average went down. Some of those home runs will be outs in Citi Field though,
which would hurt his power and average numbers.
Another thing working
against Granderson is that he will be switching leagues. This is not as big of
a deal as it was in the past thanks to interleague play, but it is still
something that could make a little bit of a difference. The American League
East has better pitching than the National League East, but these are mostly
different arms he will be seeing.
As he ages,
Granderson is definitely going to notice the 15-25 foot difference in right
field between Yankee and Citi. The 33-year old will also be running less and
racking up extra base hits as well. Expect his fantasy baseball 2014 value to
take a hit, especially if he doesn’t make any changes to his approach at the
plate.
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