Fantasy Baseball Player Notes

2021 Fantasy Baseball Draft Notes

Position

Team

Ryan Mountcastle Note
	92. Ryan Mountcastle 1B,LF 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. 1 day ago

Anthony Santander Note
	98. Anthony Santander RF Santander has quietly turned into a strong power bat, but few fantasy managers seem to give him credit. A .476 slugging percentage with 20 home runs in 93 games in 2019, followed by a .575 slugging percentage and 11 home runs in 37 games in 2020. There's nothing particularly fluky about his power output - it's just a young hitter coming into his own and making better contact. He did seem to sell out a bit for power last year, upping his launch angle and fly ball rate significantly. And yet he hit .261, the same mark as in 2019, and his xBA was .286. In other words, there's plenty to like about Santander, who is going well behind other hitters who offer similar production. He should be a value in drafts this year. 1 day ago

Trey Mancini Note
	111. Trey Mancini RF Mancini missed all of the 2020 season after being diagnosed with cancer, but appears to be healthy as we head into 2021. He had a breakout 2019 season during which he hit 35 home runs and slashed .291/.364/.535, and there's every reason to think that production is sustainable. Mancini had hit 24 home runs in each of the two previous seasons, and other than being a bit more selective at the plate, made few changes that suggest his 2019 production was fluky. Instead, it appeared to be the natural progression of a hitter improving on his already strong foundation. Batting in a great home park, Mancini should again be a four-category producer, and his ADP should rise if he shows he's fully healthy throughout the spring. 1 day ago

Austin Hays Note
	155. Austin Hays LF,CF

Renato Nunez Note
	196. Renato Nunez 1B,DH

Pedro Severino Note
	225. Pedro Severino C,DH

DJ Stewart Note
	256. DJ Stewart LF,RF

Freddy Galvis Note
	265. Freddy Galvis 2B,SS

Rio Ruiz Note
	271. Rio Ruiz 3B

Chance Sisco Note
	293. Chance Sisco C

Adley Rutschman Note
	337. Adley Rutschman C

Cedric Mullins II Note
	377. Cedric Mullins II CF

Mason McCoy Note
	378. Mason McCoy

Taylor Davis Note
	380. Taylor Davis C

Chris Shaw Note
	381. Chris Shaw 1B

Malquin Canelo Note
	382. Malquin Canelo SS

Brett Cumberland Note
	385. Brett Cumberland

Jahmai Jones Note
	423. Jahmai Jones 2B

Yolmer Sanchez Note
	444. Yolmer Sanchez 3B

Yusniel Diaz Note
	452. Yusniel Diaz RF

Pat Valaika Note
	481. Pat Valaika 1B,2B,SS

Chris Davis Note
	508. Chris Davis 1B

Richie Martin Note
	520. Richie Martin SS

Austin Wynns Note
	572. Austin Wynns C

Nick Ciuffo Note
	577. Nick Ciuffo C

Rylan Bannon Note
	597. Rylan Bannon 3B

Ramon Urias Note
	632. Ramon Urias SS

Dwight Smith Jr. Note
	656. Dwight Smith Jr. LF

Ryan McKenna Note
	687. Ryan McKenna CF

Tyler Nevin Note
	689. Tyler Nevin 1B

Stevie Wilkerson Note
	701. Stevie Wilkerson CF

Richard Urena Note
	714. Richard Urena SS

Jose Rondon Note
	727. Jose Rondon 2B