Fantasy Baseball Player Notes

2021 Fantasy Baseball Draft Notes

Position

Team

Anthony Santander Note
	93. Anthony Santander LF,CF,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. 8 weeks ago

Ryan Mountcastle Note
	97. 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. 8 weeks ago

Trey Mancini Note
	104. Trey Mancini 1B,LF,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. 8 weeks ago

Austin Hays Note
	152. Austin Hays LF,CF,RF

Maikel Franco Note
	201. Maikel Franco 3B

Renato Nunez Note
	239. Renato Nunez 1B,3B

Pedro Severino Note
	250. Pedro Severino C

Cedric Mullins II Note
	258. Cedric Mullins II CF

Freddy Galvis Note
	266. Freddy Galvis 2B,SS

Chance Sisco Note
	274. Chance Sisco C

DJ Stewart Note
	286. DJ Stewart LF,RF

Rio Ruiz Note
	321. Rio Ruiz 1B,2B,3B

Adley Rutschman Note
	323. Adley Rutschman C

Heston Kjerstad Note
	458. Heston Kjerstad LF

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

Chris Davis Note
	490. Chris Davis 1B

Jahmai Jones Note
	494. Jahmai Jones 2B

Ramon Urias Note
	515. Ramon Urias

Yusniel Diaz Note
	536. Yusniel Diaz CF

Richie Martin Note
	546. Richie Martin SS

Austin Wynns Note
	596. Austin Wynns C

Rylan Bannon Note
	604. Rylan Bannon 3B

Tyler Nevin Note
	730. Tyler Nevin 1B,3B

Richard Urena Note
	741. Richard Urena 2B,SS

Dwight Smith Jr. Note
	744. Dwight Smith Jr. LF

Ryan McKenna Note
	748. Ryan McKenna CF,RF

Stevie Wilkerson Note
	792. Stevie Wilkerson 2B,LF,CF,RF

Nick Ciuffo Note
	795. Nick Ciuffo C

Chris Shaw Note
	797. Chris Shaw 1B,LF

Jose Rondon Note
	800. Jose Rondon 2B,3B,SS