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Willie Calhoun is currently out with a jaw fracture after being hit in the face with a pitch, how will he respond at the plate after returning? Sometimes injuries hit your fantasy baseball team out of nowhere, kind of like a fastball to Willie Calhoun's face. This week's column is about figuring out the value of Calhoun coming off an unexpected injury. Make no mistake: Calhoun was going to be a breakout candidate this season, but he had to take a long road through the minors to reach this point. He struggled after being the key piece of the Yu Darvish trade in 2017. Calhoun still found a way to make his debut that season playing 13 games, and he seemed poised to grab a roster spot in 2018. However, Calhoun started 2018 in the minors for his "defense" (arbitration). Calhoun didn't take the demotion well, voicing his displeasure and having his numbers drop to a concerning level batting .229 by the end of April. Calhoun's time fi

While the Pittsburgh Pirates think spending money is an Oberyn Martell level tactical mistake, some MLB teams did the unthinkable this off season. Teams like the Cincinnati Reds and the Chicago White Sox had a crazy idea to spend money on making their teams better. To keep the Oberyn analogy going, here are some faces in new places with five players who can strengthen your team in 2020. Gerrit Cole, NYY, SP  He was the best pitcher in baseball last season so a change in venue shouldn't matter too much for Gerrit Cole. He was in the 97th percentile for velocity, 96th in spin rate and 99th in K rate according to baseball savant. The expected batting average against him was .184, so he had the arm of a God last season. You would think by moving to Yankee Stadium that has a reputation as a launching pad that would hurt his overall numbers. However, Alex Chamberlain used stat cast data to calculate a park factor for each stadium. Surprisingly, Minute Maid Park in Houst