Stone Garrett

He has performed well when given the opportunity, boasting an .813 OPS (123 OPS+) through 355 total major-league plate appearances, but Garrett appears to be more of a placeholder in Washington as opposed to a building block. With top outfield prospects James Wood and Dylan Crews on the cusp of reaching the majors, Garrett could be traded or moved into a bench role by the middle of the 2024 campaign. Even if he does manage to hang on to a starting job for an extended period, his flaws will eventually be exposed as the sample size grows. The 28-year-old former eighth-round pick of the Marlins owns an ugly 30.7 strikeout percentage in the bigs, and his career .366 BABIP suggests he's been the beneficiary of some really good luck. In addition, he might have to be eased into action this spring after suffering a fractured left fibula last August.

Garrett finally made it to the major leagues in 2022 after spending nine seasons in the minors while a member of the Miami and Arizona organizations only to be designated for assignment by Arizona in mid November. Garrett did a good job in finding a new home in Washington with a one year deal as he has a chances for playing time there with the outfield rotation mostly up in the air. Garrett has both raw speed and power, but has also been a rather free swinger throughout his minor league career rarely accepting walks while frequently striking out. The Nationals are not going anywhere in 2023, so they can afford to see if this toolset can somehow work at the big league level or if it is easily replaceable. Draft and hold or very deep NL leagues can consider him post 23rd round, but this feels like one part reward to five parts risk.

Garrett, the top pop-up prospect in the Marlins’ system last year, burst onto the scene with a well-rounded offensive showing in the New York-Penn League. An eighth round pick in the 2014 draft, it was difficult to expect much from the toolsy center fielder after a lackluster showing in rookie ball. However, in his second season Garrett was assigned to the Batavia Muckdogs where he abused short season pitchers to the tune of 11 homers, eight steals, and a .933 OPS in 247 plate appearances. His speed is actually believed to be a tick ahead of his power, so it will be interesting to see what counting stats he produces against full-season pitching. His 2015 season was cut short by a wrist contusion, but he should begin 2016 at Low-A and has already established himself as one of the top dynasty league options in Miami’s barren farm system.