Nolan Schanuel

Schanuel has more value in OBP leagues than standard leagues because his plate discipline is truly his most redeeming value as things currently stand with his profile. His Loney/Kotchman-like approach at the plate leads to nice line drives to all fields with occassional pull power, but the current iteration of his swing is not one built to provide the power most fantasy managers desire from the first base position. Schanuel turned 24 in the offseason so there could certainly be more to come with him as he hits his peak production years. He has amasssed just over 1300 plate appearances before his 24th birthday and only Bobby Witt Jr and Masyn Wynn have more plate appearances than Schanuel does for all similar hitters. It might surprise you to learn that Schanuel and Wynn have the exact same home run total (26) in that time while Schanuel's line drive approach has led to a .259 career average. Something will need to change in Schanuel's approach to tap into more power and to move the needle on his fantasy viability while playing a position which demands more power. Read Past Outlooks