David Fletcher Stats
- Height / Weight
- 5' 9" / 185 lbs.
- Date of Birth (Age)
- 5/31/1994 (27)
- Experience
- 2
- College
- Loyola Marymount
David Fletcher Season Stats
Last 10 Games
David Fletcher News
Los Angeles Angels second baseman David Fletcher finally broke out of his slump on Saturday against the Seattle Mariners. He went 2-for-4 with a double, his first extra-base hit since September 1. It ended his 10 game hitless streak, in which he went 0-for-34. He's now slashing .260/.296/.318 with two home runs and 15 stolen bases. Fletcher lost most of his value during his cold streak, as his batting average and speed don't make up for the lack of power. Fantasy managers are probably better off starting someone else at second for the final day of the season.
Los Angeles Angels second baseman David Fletcher couldn't get out of the rut he's been in on Wednesday, going 0-for-4 with a strikeout in the 7-2 win against the Texas Rangers. It marked the eighth game in a row without a hit, and he's gone 0-for-24 with a walk over that span. The drought has dropped his average from .272 to .261. Without a good batting average, Fletcher's value plummets, as he has just two home runs and a .319 slugging this season over 153 games. Manager Joe Maddon has also recently move Fletcher to number nine in the batting order after hitting first or second for most of the season. Fantasy managers should bench Fletcher in favor of another second baseman giving any sort of value.
Los Angeles Angels second baseman David Fletcher is out of the starting lineup for Wednesday's game against Luis Garcia and the Houston Astros. Kean Wong is getting the start at second base and batting ninth in the game. Fletcher has been struggling immensely at the plate so far this month. Over 18 games in September, he's slashing .141/.208/.155 with just one extra-base hit, a double. The Angels offense has been abysmal lately, mostly due to the plethora of injuries the team has sustained. Fletcher is hitting .271 with 15 stolen bases on the year. He has no power upside whatsoever and all of his stats will continue to suffer while the Angels struggle to manufacture runs.
Batting Order
| 1 | Shohei Ohtani |
| 2 | Phil Gosselin |
| 3 | Jared Walsh |
| 4 | Kurt Suzuki |
| 5 | Jack Mayfield |
| 6 | Juan Lagares |
| 7 | Jose Rojas |
| 8 | Luis Rengifo |
| 9 | David Fletcher |
David Fletcher Stats
Last 10 Games
Batting Order
| 1 | Shohei Ohtani |
| 2 | Phil Gosselin |
| 3 | Jared Walsh |
| 4 | Kurt Suzuki |
| 5 | Jack Mayfield |
| 6 | Juan Lagares |
| 7 | Jose Rojas |
| 8 | Luis Rengifo |
| 9 | David Fletcher |
David Fletcher is everyone's favorite old-school, contact hitter. In last year's shortened season, we saw him hit a career-best .319 with an .801 OPS. Fletcher doesn't worry about putting the ball in the air or even making solid contact. He puts the ball in play and lets volume be his friend. He was in the 98th percentile in K-rate and 100th percentile in whiff rate. Through three career seasons, Fletcher's 31.5% line-drive percentage is 5.8 points better than average. There are no secrets here. Unfortunately, this type of performance simply doesn't translate to useful fantasy production. Fletcher's absolute peak - which probably looks like 2020 stretched out over a full campaign - makes him a one-category fantasy asset and nothing else. His ceiling is incredibly low because he possesses no power and little to no speed production. A bad luck BABIP season makes him unusable. For his career, Fletcher has barreled up three total pitches. His hard-hit percentage was in the bottom one percent this past season. His baserunning runs above average have been in the negative each of the past two seasons. Instead of feeling like a safe place to turn in the back of drafts, he should be treated like a one-category commodity, a la Jon Berti or Manuel Margot. That has value, especially for lineups lacking expected batting average, but it places Fletcher's 202 ADP on the pricey end.