Whit Merrifield

Merrifield has established an extremely strong floor, as he'll almost always be an asset in batting average, steals, and runs scored, and chip in for the remaining categories. There were some concern after his steals dropped to just 20 in 2019, but he bounced back to a 32-steal pace last year while also seeing a power spike. Merrifield is 32 years old and does not hit the ball particularly hard, but that's really irrelevant at this point. He is what he is, and with multi-position eligibility, what he is a major asset in fantasy and one of the top second basemen in fantasy.

Whit Merrifield picks up a steal

Kansas City Royals outfielder Whit Merrifield went 1-for-4 with a run and a steal in a 3-2 win over the Tigers on Friday.

Fantasy Impact

He struck out in his other three at-bats. Merrifield has stolen a base in consecutive games now. He is putting the finishing touches on another productive season at the plate, hitting .280 with nine homers, 37 runs, 30 RBI, and 12 steals.