Carlos Correa stepped into majors as a fully-formed star, hitting 22 homers in just 99 games and posting one of the best offensive seasons by a 20-year-old shortstop in major-league history. If you want him on your Fantasy team this season, you're probably going to have to pay the price of a mid-first round pick, and that isn't a decision without risk.
Correa was remarkably consistent last season, clubbing at least five homers and sporting an OPS no lower than .827 in every month. There's no doubting Correa's skill set, but for someone with just 28 homers in 282 minor-league games, a 30-homer pace in his first season in the majors seems hard to replicate. Correa sported a 24.2 percent home run-to-fly ball ratio as a rookie, good for sixth-highest in baseball. However, his hard-hit ball average of 32.9 percent ranked just 47th -- which might be a better indicator of his raw power.
Correa is a no-doubt stud, but if you are expecting a repeat of last year's power explosion, you may be setting the bar too high for him to clear.