Let’s look at a handful of BABIP — BABIP being "Batting Average on Balls in Play," a metric used to put context on hitter/pitcher outcomes that don't include homers and strikeouts — outliers over the first few months of the fantasy season.
Unlucky Hitters
Christian Walker, 1B, Arizona Diamondbacks (.184 BABIP)
Walker somehow remains available in more than half of Yahoo leagues despite ranking seventh on the home run leaderboard (and among the top-10, Walker has the highest No Doubter percentage) thanks to an incredibly unlucky hit rate. Maybe Chase Field is partially to blame (the Diamondbacks are easily last in team BABIP), but Walker’s .