10 Fantasy Baseball Players to Buy and Sell for Week 15

Buy Shohei Ohtani

Oddly enough, the injury Shohei Ohtani suffered to his pitching elbow, one that Los Angeles Angels officials thought could result in him needing season-ending surgery, may have actually helped his fantasy value as a hitter.

Splitting time between pitching and being the designated hitter, Ohtani has accumulated only 148 plate appearances this season, making him a frustrating hitter to own in season-long formats. However, now that he doesn't have to worry about pitching, he can be in the lineup virtually every day as a designated hitter. On Sunday night against the Los Angeles Dodgers, he showed why that is a good thing.

Ohtani did not start Sunday night after fouling a ball off his knee, and he is only 3-for-17 since coming off the disabled list on July 3rd. However, he's hitting .275/.354/.519 with 7 homers, a wOBA of .371 and a wRC+ of 141 this season.

When he's in there, he's great, and he's going to be in there on a regular basis from here on out.