Nicky Lopez

Lopez peaked in 2021 and has been backsliding into fantasy irrelevancy almost as quickly as he earned that relevancy. He was one of the players who appeared primed to be successful in the new stolen base rules after going 35 of 39 in the two years leading up to the rule change, but he has since going 11 for 20 in his attempts, which is one of the reasons he had to settle for a minor-league deal with the Cubs. Lopez can absolutely still pick it in the field, and his defensive versatility is valuable, but his days of 400-plus plate appearances are over as his bat is about as empty as they come. He never hit as many as three homers in a major league season, even when playing full-time, but he can put the ball in play somewhere in front of or just past a diving or jumping infielder. His fantasy relevancy is now limited to the deepest of mono league formats, but even then, he should be coming off the bench. Read Past Outlooks