Yoan Moncada

If you're looking for reasons to throw out a player's 2020 season, Moncada's battle with COVID-19 offers you just that for him. His quality of contact dropped like a stone, he struck out a ton, and he went back to his old passive approach, rather than the aggressive one that had led to such gains in 2019. Moncada detailed his struggles after suffering from the virus, so it's a legitimate excuse and surely led to his struggles. Moncada is likely to hit about 25 home runs, and help you everywhere except perhaps batting average (though his .315 mark in 2019 shows his upside). Although he won't be a superstar, at a third base position that gets shallow quicker than expected, he makes a fine option you can wait on but who will offer plenty of production.

Yoan Moncada restricted from throwing due to soreness

Yoan Moncada (arm soreness) is facing restrictions from throwing at Spring Training camp.

Fantasy Impact

Manager Tony La Russa noted that Moncada is dealing with minor soreness, and that the team isn't concerned about his health at this point. Moncada dealt with lingering symptoms of COVID-19 in the 2020 season, and struggled to a .225 batting average with six home runs and 24 RBI.