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FANTASY PROFILE: JOE PANIK, 2B, SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS
LWOS Ranking 30, Captain’s Value: $2.65
Joe Panik made his major league debut in 2014, hitting .305 in 73 games. The one positive from his first season was that he had a strong batting average. One thing that helped keep his average up was a .343 BABIP. If his luck on batted balls in play regresses, this could lead to a substantial decrease in his batting average.
If this were to happen, this would take away his already limited value. While he had a solid batting average last year, his power was nearly non-existent as he only hit 1 HR in 286 PA. His minor league numbers do not indicate that he will contribute in this area in the future as he has had single-digit HR totals every year that he was in the minor leagues. It also does not help that he plays his home games at AT&T Park which is notoriously unfriendly towards power numbers.
| Year | Team | POS | G | PA | AB | R | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| 2014 | SF | 2B | 73 | 286 | 269 | 31 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 16 | 33 | 0.305 | 0.343 | 0.368 | 0.711 |
| 2015 Projection | SF | 2B | 610 | 574 | 66 | 3 | 46 | 0 | 34 | 70 | 0.297 | 0.335 | 0.363 | 0.698 |
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