Wil Myers

Myers talked openly about making a swing change last year, and it paid off in a big way. He raised his average by nearly 50 points over the previous year while cutting his strikeout rate, and ranked in the top seven percent in barrel rate. Myers didn't run as much as previous years in the shortened season, but he still ranked in the top 85% of the league in sprint speed. His average will likely come down to closer to its career .254 mark. But he has earned a bit of a leash at least with his strong 2020 campaign, and should be a fine power-speed combination who will put up solid overall counting numbers.

Wil Myers matches Tatis Jr. with two home-runs in big Game 2 win

Wil Myers went 2-for-5 with two home runs and four RBI as the Padres took Game 2 over the Cardinals 11-9 on Thursday.

Fantasy Impact

Myers smoked a solo shot off Daniel Ponce de Leon to break up a 6-6 tie in the bottom of the seventh inning. He then tacked on a pair of insurance runs with a two-run blast off Kodi Whitley in the bottom of the eighth. His fourth RBI came via a force out in the bottom of the fourth inning. The Padres live to play another day as they'll do it one more time for a winner-take-all Game 3 on Friday.