Fantasy Baseball Player Notes
2021 Fantasy Baseball Draft Notes
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1.
Freddie Freeman
ATL
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2.
Cody Bellinger
LAD
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3.
Jose Abreu
CWS
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4.
DJ LeMahieu
NYY
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5.
Pete Alonso
NYM
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6.
Luke Voit
NYY
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Paul Goldschmidt
STL
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8.
Matt Olson
OAK
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9.
Anthony Rizzo
CHC
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10.
Max Muncy
LAD
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11.
Dominic Smith
NYM
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12.
Brandon Lowe
TB
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13.
Rhys Hoskins
PHI
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14.
Josh Bell
WSH
Bell looked like a superstar in the making in the first half of 2019, but struggled for much of the second half of the season and then fell off a cliff in 2020. He slashed a mere .226/.305/.364 and hit only eight home runs. His strikeout and ground ball rates took massive jumps, while his walk rate and launch angle plummeted. Bell blamed his struggles on his swing getting long, and you could tell by how often he changed his stance and swing last year that he simply could not figure things out. Now with the Nationals, the 29-year-old Bell will have a chance to revive his career. We've seen the upside, so he's certainly worth drafting at a discount, but he's much more of a borderline corner infielder than a starting-caliber first baseman.
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15.
Wil Myers
SD
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16.
Christian Walker
ARI
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17.
Yasmani Grandal
CWS
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18.
Eric Hosmer
SD
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19.
Miguel Sano
MIN
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20.
Ryan Mountcastle
BAL
Mountcastle followed up a successful minor-league career with a strong 35-game stint in the majors last year. Not only did he bat .333 with an .878 OPS and a 139 wRC+, but he also walked 7.9% of the time, far above what he showed in the minors. The batting average is unsustainable - he was a .295 hitter in the minors and last year he relied on a .398 BABIP despite sub-par average exit velocity and a middling line drive rate. But playing in Camden Yards should certainly keep his production high, and batting in the middle of the Orioles lineup should lead to enough RBI chances to make him a rosterable, if not startable, fantasy option.
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21.
Travis d'Arnaud
ATL
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22.
Austin Nola
SD
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23.
Carlos Santana
KC
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24.
Christian Vazquez
BOS
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25.
Wilmer Flores
SF
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26.
Jared Walsh
LAA
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27.
Trey Mancini
BAL
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28.
Mark Canha
OAK
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29.
Ryan McMahon
COL
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30.
Yuli Gurriel
HOU
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31.
Hunter Dozier
KC
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32.
Renato Nunez
FA
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33.
Jeimer Candelario
DET
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34.
Andrew Vaughn
CWS
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35.
Jesus Aguilar
MIA
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36.
Rowdy Tellez
TOR
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37.
Nate Lowe
TEX
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38.
Garrett Cooper
MIA
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39.
Alex Kirilloff
MIN
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40.
Brandon Belt
SF
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41.
Joey Votto
CIN
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42.
Evan White
SEA
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43.
Edwin Encarnacion
FA
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44.
Edwin Rios
LAD
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45.
Danny Santana
FA
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46.
Michael Chavis
BOS
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47.
Joc Pederson
FA
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48.
Austin Slater
SF
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49.
Miguel Cabrera
DET
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50.
Yandy Diaz
TB
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51.
Mitch Moreland
FA
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52.
C.J. Cron
FA
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53.
Niko Goodrum
DET
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54.
Rio Ruiz
BAL
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55.
Josh Fuentes
COL
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56.
Daniel Vogelbach
MIL
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57.
Ji-Man Choi
TB
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58.
Lewin Diaz
MIA
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59.
Daniel Murphy
FA
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60.
Victor Caratini
SD
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61.
Albert Pujols
LAA
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62.
Justin Smoak
FA
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63.
Jose Marmolejos
SEA
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64.
Marwin Gonzalez
FA
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65.
Ian Desmond
COL
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66.
Triston Casas
BOS
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67.
Brent Rooker
MIN
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68.
Jake Bauers
CLE
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69.
Bobby Bradley
CLE
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70.
Seth Beer
ARI
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71.
Ryan McBroom
KC
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72.
Jake Lamb
FA
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73.
Kyle Farmer
CIN
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74.
Ryan O'Hearn
KC
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75.
Mike Ford
NYY
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76.
Ronald Guzman
TEX
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