With Alex Dickerson expected to miss at least a month of baseball activities, Jankowski likely will start the 2017 as the top option in left field.
EDGE Analysis
The 25-year-old has had some stops and starts as a former Padres prospect, but with playing time comes a clearer path to repeat his 30-steal effort in 2016. Jankowski's .245 average reflects his issues making contact, but he has a 9.6 percent walk rate in 479 career MLB plate appearances, which increases his value in OBP fantasy leagues and sustains his frequency of opportunities to swipe bags. Count Jankowski as a sneaky late-round source for stolen bases in many mixed leagues, even if he has to lose platoon at-bats against southpaws, possibly to the scorching-hot Jabari Blash.