Gio Urshela

Urshela isn't the most exciting player, and perhaps that's why he largely gets ignored by fantasy managers despite his quality production. Over his last two seasons (175 games), he's slashed .310/.358/.523 with 27 home runs and 104 RBI. He won't contribute in steals, but he's an incredibly safe source of batting average, particularly because of his excellent strikeout rate, and he should have plenty of opportunities to contribute counting stats. The only question was his health, but he seems fully recovered from his elbow injury. Draft him with confidence.

Gio Urshela (elbow) making spring debut Thursday

Gio Urshela (elbow) will start at third base and back second in Thursday’s Grapefruit League game against the Phillies.

Fantasy Impact

Urshela (elbow) is expected to have two plate appearances and play the field for the first time in Spring Training. He underwent arthroscopic surgery on his right elbow in December, but is fully recovered and there seems to be no concerns about his injury. Urshela is currently 20th among all third baseman in the latest expert consensus draft rankings in 2021.