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Ryan Schimpf Is Still Hitting Lots of Fly Balls, But Not Like He Used To

An incredible fly-ball rate in 2016 was a reason to love Schimpf in fantasy baseball, but things have come crashing down quickly.

As a 28-year-old rookie for the San Diego Padres in 2016, infielder Ryan Schimpf

In just 330 plate appearances, he posted a .217/.336/.533 triple slash off the strength of 20 home runs, 17 doubles and 5 triples. If he qualified for the batting title, his Isolated Power (ISO) of .315 would've been the best mark in baseball. This was all made possible by an insanely-high 64.9% fly-ball rate (which also would've been the highest in baseball) but was aided by an equally high 39.