CarlosCorrea

ESPN Fantasy Projection: As Correa enters his age-25 season, his plate appearance totals have shown an alarming pattern, going from 660 to 481 to 468 to a career-worst 321 in 2019, the latter the product of a fractured rib and back discomfort that cost him a combined 86 days' action. The back issues are especially disturbing, since they also plagued him in 2018 and have at times cut into his power output. Correa did hit eight home runs while slugging .575 in 22 games between injured list stints, showing that his bat still has some thump, but he also batted .238 during that time as he seemed to trade some contact for power. A healthy, strong spring would go a long way toward restoring Correa's status as a clear top-10 fantasy shortstop, as right now treating him as that is more of a throwback to his overwhelming scouting reports than his recent results.