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2020 Fantasy Baseball: Analyzing Hitters Primed for Breakout Seasons

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Identifying a potential breakout candidate and adding him to your fantasy baseball roster in the later rounds can be the difference between winning and losing your league.

Earlier this week we took a closer look at three starting pitchers who fit the bill. Now it's time to do the same with hitters.

One of the breakout stars of 2019 was Arizona Diamondbacks infielder/outfielder Ketel Marte, who built off a strong final month the previous season to emerged as a dark horse NL MVP candidate.

The 26-year-old hit .301/.373/.562 with nine extra-base hits in final 84 plate appearances in 2018, and he used that as a springboard to a monster .