As you'll see in the chart below, Cron's typical roto stats have steadily increased during his time in the majors. He's on pace (though I'm not too big on using that unless I have to) a slight regression in home runs, with 13, but he's looking at a steady, if not gaudy, .279 average, 50 runs scored and 64 batted in. At 18% owned in CBS leagues, those aren't bad numbers for a backup first baseman. His BABIP is at a steady .306, right in the range we should expect, so it's not like he's getting overly lucky or anything. He's raised his walk percentage by more than DOUBLE what it was last year, to 9.5%. He's also lowered his strikeout rate to under 14%, almost 7% less than it was last year. He's seeing the ball much better.

C.J. Cron has hit safely in his last six games, including 2 home runs he launched against Seattle and St. Louis. It's true, this is a guy who will likely lose SOME at bats against NL teams when the Angels want to move Pujols on to first, play the matchups or just give him a day off. But if his 3 game set against St. Louis is any indication, those days are going to be few and far between. He won't be benched nearly as often as Toronto is sitting our aforementioned pickup, Justin Smoak.

I got on the Cron bandwagon early in his 2014 campaign and it didn't really pan out, but he did show some promise, and he seemed to just be missing the discipline at the plate that he seems to have recently started to find.

I believe the .279 average he's holding now will be close to what he finishes with, though I wouldn't be surprised if it dipped closer to .265 - .270. The home run power is real, and so long as he gets full time at bats I expect him to hit an easy 15, topping out closer to 20. The RBIs will be there with Calhoun, Trout and Pujols batting around him in the lineup, among the other decent at bats. If he gets 4 more steals on the year, I'd be surprised, but he did swipe 8 bags in his 2013 Double A campaign, so.. anything's possible I guess.

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