Jimmy Paredes

Obtained late in the 2014 season by the Orioles, Paredes burst on the scene early in 2015. Baltimore gave him full-time at-bats after he notched eight extra-base hits in his first eight games and hit safely in 26-of-29 games to start the year. Things went south from there and Paredes went homerless with a 41.2-percent K rate after the All-Star break. Paredes hit all 10 of his home runs against left-handed pitching, but that split also came with a 32.0-percent K rate on the season. He did benefit from generating a 23.4-percent line drive percentage on batted balls. When combining all the levels he has played from 2009-2014, Paredes has averaged 32 steals per season. He wound up with just four steals in 2015, so it is likely Paredes is capable of much more in that category. Following the acquisition of Pedro Alvarez, Paredes will be trying to make the Orioles' roster as a bench bat this year, so he can be ignored in most fantasy formats.