2014 Fantasy Baseball: 5 Sticks That Have Slumps Coming

Joyce’s .328 batting average may be one of the most ludicrous numbers of the 2014 season. The six-year veteran has a career .252 batting average and managed to finish the 2013 season with a disgusting .235 average in 140 games. Joyce has several long slumps ahead of him.

Gordon has been red-hot to start the 2014 season, as he is fifth in the NL with a .353 batting average. As a result, he has become a popular waiver wire addition. Unfortunately, Gordon has never been a reliable hitter. He had a miserable .234 batting average through 38 games in 2013 and posted a .228 average the year before that. Gordon will always be a source of stolen bases, but his batting average will slowly start regressing towards the mean.

Davis was widely ignored this spring, but the 33-year-old currently has a robust .333 batting average. He has added two homers and the veteran has shockingly stolen eight bases as well. Despite his early-season success, though, Davis has several hitless performances in his future.

Ramirez has registered a hit in 27 of his 29 games this season and he has a robust .351 batting average. The six-year-pro has a career .280 batting average, though, and he has never hit over .290 in a single season. The stopgap may be one of the hottest hitters in fantasy right now, but expect him to come back down to earth before the All-Star break.

It was only two weeks ago and Blackmon had a .415 batting average. The outfielder’s average has dropped by the day and he has several more 0-4 performances ahead of him. If you bought into Blackmon's early-season hype, get ready for him to start looking like another mid-level outfielder.