Shawn Childs

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1 year ago

Shawn Childs on Substack 1B – Michael Busch, CHC (ADP – 254.6) The Los Angeles Dodgers drafted Busch 31st overall in the 2019 MLB June Amateur Draft. Over three seasons at North Carolina, he hit .282 with 169 runs, 32 home r...

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18 - Nathaniel Lowe, WAS

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1 year ago

Shawn Childs on Substack 1B – Ryan Mountcastle, BAL (ADP – 246.6) Since his breakthrough power season in 2021, Mountcastle has underperformed fantasy expectations over the past three years. In 2023, I was bullish on an upti...

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17 - Ryan Mountcastle, BAL

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1 year ago

Shawn Childs on Substack 1B – Christian Encarnacion-Strand, CIN (ADP – 227.4) The Twins drafted Encarnacion-Strand in the fourth round of the 2021 MLB June Amateur Draft after an excellent season at Oklahoma State (.361/47/1...

2025 First Baseman by NFBC ADP

16 - Christian Encarncion-Strand, CIN

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1 year ago

Shawn Childs on Substack 3B – Matt Chapman, SF (ADP – 137.0) After stealing 11 bases over 23 attempts over his first seven years in the majors, Chapman turned into a speed demon (15-for-17 in stolen bases) in 2024. His added...

2025 Top 15 Third Basemen By NFBC ADP

9 - Matt Chapman, SF

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1 year ago

Shawn Childs on Substack 3B Royce Lewis, MIN (ADP – 128.5) The Twins selected Lewis first overall in the 2017 MLB June Amateur Draft. His bat showed growth in 2018 between A and High A (.292 with 83 runs, 14 home runs, 74 RB...

2025 Top 15 Third Basemen By NFBC ADP

8 - Royce Lewis, MIN

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1 year ago

Shawn Childs on Substack 3B - Junior Caminero, TB (ADP – 101.7) The Guardians signed Caminero out of the Dominican Republic at age 15 in 2019. Tampa acquired him in a trade in 2021. Over four seasons in the minors, he hit .3...

2025 Top 15 Third Basemen By NFBC ADP

7 - Junior Caminero, TB

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1 year ago

Shawn Childs on Substack 3B – Mark Vientos, NYM (ADP – 92.2) Over seven seasons in the minors, Vientos hit .277 with 280 runs, 98 home runs, and 355 RBIs over 1,866 at-bats. His bat played well over parts of four years at AA...

2025 Top 15 Third Basemen By NFBC ADP

6 - Mark Vientos, NYM

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1 year ago

Shawn Childs on Substack 3B – Manny Machado, SD (ADP – 39.7) Machado came into last season with concern about his return to the starting lineup after having right elbow surgery the previous October. He ended up being a disco...

2025 Top 15 Third Basemen By NFBC ADP

5 - Manny Machado, SD

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1 year ago

Shawn Childs on Substack 3B - Rafael Devers, BOS (ADP – 39.7) It’s been six years since Devers posted his best season (.311/129/32/115/8 over 647 at-bats). He had 201 hits in 2019 with a league-high 54 doubles, and 44.8% of ...

2025 Top 15 Third Basemen By NFBC ADP

4 - Rafael Devers, BOS

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1 year ago

Shawn Childs on Substack 3B - Austin Riley, ATL (ADP – 34.2) Riley was part of the Braves' offensive demise in 2024. He had an empty power swing over his first 167 at-bats (.228/24/3/18) while missing two weeks in May with a...

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3 - Austin Riley, ATL

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1 year ago

Shawn Childs on Substack 3B – Jazz Chisholm, NYY (ADP – 25.4) In his early fantasy career, Chisholm was a sexy target for some drafters, but he failed to reach expectations due to injuries. Last year, he set career-highs in ...

2025 Top 15 Third Basemen By NFBC ADP

2 - Jazz Chisholm, NYY

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1 year ago

Shawn Childs on Substack 3B - Jose Ramirez, CLE (ADP – 4.9) Dear Jose Ramirez, I need to apologize for not respecting your talent over the past seven seasons. I body-shamed your profile for potential speed while considering ...

2025 Top 15 Third Basemen By NFBC ADP

1 - Jose Ramirez, CLE

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1 year ago

Shawn Childs on Substack 2B/3B Maikel Garcia, KC (ADP – 213.8) Last year, the Royals gave Garcia 431 of his 575 at-bats (75.0%) hitting first in their batting order. Unfortunately, his https://fantasyanalyst.substack.com/p/b...

2025 Top 15 Second Basemen By NFBC ADP

15 - Maikel Garcia, KC

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1 year ago

Shawn Childs on Substack 2B – Nico Hoerner, CHC (ADP – 203.1) After posting his best season in 2023, highlighted by a jump to 43 stolen bases, Hoerner had a regression in all his counting stats for fantasy leagues last year....

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14 - Nico Hoerner, CHC

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1 year ago

Shawn Childs on Substack 1B/2B Luis Arraez, SD (ADP – 190.8) Arraez led the National League in hits (200) in 2024 thanks to securing a career-best 637 at-bats with Miami and San Diego. His expected growth in home runs didn’t...

2025 Top 15 Second Basemen By NFBC ADP

13 - Luis Arraez, SD

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1 year ago

Shawn Childs on Substack 2B – Bryson Stott, PHI (ADP – 175.6) After a growth season in 2023, Stott only improved his stats in one category (32 steals) last season. The structure of the Phillies’ lineup led to him hitting bel...

2025 Top 15 Second Basemen By NFBC ADP

12 - Bryson Stott, PHI

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1 year ago

Shawn Childs on Substack 2B Andres Gimenez, TOR (ADP – 173.9) In 2023, Gimenez was an edge in stolen bases (30) and runs (76), with the latter helped by an increase of 66 at-bats. An empty April (.230/2/1/6/1 over 87 at-bats...

2025 Top 15 Second Basemen By NFBC ADP

11 - Andres Gimenez, TOR

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1 year ago

Shawn Childs on Substack 2B Xander Bogaerts, SD (ADP – 160.6) Two years into his $280 million contract with the Padres, Bogaerts has been a bust. In 2023, he gave fantasy supporters a disappointing feel from May through Augu...

2025 Top 15 Second Basemen By NFBC ADP

10 - Xander Bogaerts, SD

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1 year ago

Shawn Childs on Substack 2B/3B Luis Rengifo, LAA (ADP – 158.0) A quiet bat (.202 with 27 runs, four home runs, 21 RBIs, and five steals over 198 at-bats) and more competition for playing time led to only a rotational role fo...

2025 Top 15 Second Basemen By NFBC ADP

9 - Luis Rengifo, LAA

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1 year ago

Shawn Childs on Substack 2B Brice Turang, MIL (ADP – 140.0) Milwaukee drafted Turang 18th overall out of high school in the 2018 MLB June Amateur Draft. After starting his minor league career with a light-hitting power profi...

2025 Top 15 Second Basemen By NFBC ADP

8 - Brice Turang, MIL

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1 year ago

Shawn Childs on Substack 2B Luis Garcia Jr., WAS (ADP – 118.8) Garcia's potential started to emerge last season. He set career highs in at-bats (500), hits (141), home runs (18), RBIs, and stolen bases (22). Washington gave ...

2025 Top 15 Second Basemen By NFBC ADP

7 - Luis Garcia Jr. WAS

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1 year ago

Shawn Childs on Substack 2B Matt McLain, CIN (ADP – 104.8) McLain was drafted in the first round out of high school by the Diamondbacks, but he chose to go to UCLA. After 121 games in college (.280/90/16/85/16 over 458 at-ba...

2025 Top 15 Second Basemen By NFBC ADP

6 - Matt McLain, CIN

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1 year ago

Shawn Childs on Substack 2B Marcus Semien, TEX (ADP – 95.2) Semien filled his plate appearance (718) and at-bats (650) boxes again last year, giving him an elite playing time opportunity over the past six 162-game seasons. H...

2025 Top 15 Second Basemen By NFBC ADP

5 - Marcus Semien, TEX

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1 year ago

Shawn Childs on Substack 2B/3B Jordan Westburg, BAL (ADP – 93.7) The Orioles selected Westburg as the 30th player in the 2020 MLB June Amateur Draft. In his first season in the minors, he hit .285 with 74 runs, 15 home runs,...

2025 Top 15 Second Basemen By NFBC ADP

4 - Jordan Westburg, BAL

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1 year ago

Shawn Childs on Substack 2B – Ozzie Albies, ATL (ADP – 64.0) Injuries have been an issue for Albies in three of the past five seasons. Other than batting average (.259), Albies was a fantasy stud in 2021 for his position. H...

2025 Top 15 Second Basemen By NFBC ADP

3 - Ozzie Albies, ATL

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1 year ago

Shawn Childs on Substack 2B – Jose Altuve, HOU (ADP – 63.3) After 14 years with the Astros, Altuve needs 768 hits to reach 3,000 for his career. He finished last season with his highest at-bat total (628) since 2016, leadin...

2025 Top 15 Second Basemen By NFBC ADP

2 - Jose Altuve, HOU

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1 year ago

Shawn Childs on Substack 2B – Ketel Marte, ARI (ADP – 28.9) Marte came into the majors with a light-hitting power profile and some speed on his minor league resume. After a breakout season in 2019 (.329/97/32/92/10 over 569 ...

2025 Top 15 Second Basemen By NFBC ADP

1 - Ketel Marte, ARI

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1 year ago

Shawn Childs on Substack 1B Yandy Diaz, TB (ADP – 209.7) Some sharp drafters were on Diaz as a cheat third baseman in 2023. He finished 31st in https://fantasyanalyst.substack.com/p/2024-final-national-fantasy-baseball-be8 (...

2025 Top 15 First Basemen By NFBC ADP

15 - Yandy Diaz, TB

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Shawn Childs on Substack 1B Michael Toglia, COL (ADP – 177.9) Over five seasons in the minors, Toglia hit .247 with 242 runs, 86 home runs, 284 RBIs, and 22 stolen bases over 1,426 at-bats. The Rockies gave him 76 games of a...

2025 Top 15 First Basemen By NFBC ADP

14 - Michael Toglia, COL

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Shawn Childs on Substack 1B Paul Goldschmidt, NYY (ADP – 177.0) When a top player hits the twilight of his career, his approach should show the direction of his bat. Last season, Goldschmidt experienced further erosion in hi...

2025 Top 15 First Basemen By NFBC ADP

13 - Paul Goldschmidt, NYY

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