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When an MRI revealed a significant tear in the left oblique muscle of Nationals outfielder Wily Mo Pena in mid-March, it put the season of a player many people saw as a sleeper on a bit of a detour. The good news is that we may have come to the end of that detour.
According to the Washington Post report, are expediting Pena’s return from the injury, and his 3-for-3 effort in a rehab game at Triple-A seems to suggest that rushing him won’t be particularly detrimental. “I’m hoping at least by next weekend he’s playing [for the Nationals], maybe earlier,” general manager Jim Bowden told the Post on Thursday.
This makes it an appropriate time for fantasy owners to react.
Pena has always had an issue with racking up the strikeouts like American Airlines racks up canceled flights. That said, he’s just 26-years old so he still has time to put together a breakout and the time is right considering the existing research that suggests that many players enjoy breakouts around the age of 27. Another interesting note is the fact that his contact rate improved significantly with the move to Washington last year, going from 63% as a part-timer in Boston to 73% as a Nationals starter. On top of that, consider Austin Kearns is hitting just .233 and Elijah Dukes is also on the disabled list and everything seems to point to a significant opportunity in front of Pena.
For fantasy owners who already have significant sources of batting average on their roster to offset the potential mediocre average Pena is synonymous with, the potential power numbers could be well worth said owners finding a spot on their roster for him. His injury should’ve made him available in almost all league formats, but that should change soon, as he should become one of the more popular free agent claims over the next week.
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