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St. Louis Cardinals Fantasy Superlatives: Paul DeJong Breakout Alert! Plus Sleepers, Value and Comeback Picks

Breakout: SS Paul DeJong

With the most at-bats (583) of his career, DeJong set career-highs in runs (97), home runs (30), RBI (78), and steals (9).

His average hit rate (1.904) continues to support 30-plus home run power, but his contact batting average (.313) fell well below his minor league resume (.384).

Both his strikeout rate (22.4) and walk rate (9.3) were the best of his career with improvement each year in the league.

DeJong hit 27 of his 30 home runs off right-handed pitching.

His season started with success in April (.