Fantasy Baseball Player Notes
2020 Fantasy Baseball Draft Notes
|
45.
Eugenio Suarez
3B
Few hitters benefited as much from the postponement of the season as did Suarez, whose shoulder woes made his availability for Opening Day questionable. He'll now likely be at or close to full strength when the season begins. Whether he can repeat his near-50 homer performance is another question (he likely can't), but you should draft him as you would few to no health concerns.
|
|
62.
Nick Castellanos
LF,RF
Castellanos' numbers were continually deflated batting in the middle of a bad Tigers lineup and in a home park that greatly depressed power numbers. A move to Cincinnati should be just what the doctor ordered, and allow Castellanos to continue to build on his monster finish with the Cubs last year. While he may not hit the 50 homers he was on pace for with the Cubs or total the same 1.000 OPS, his numbers should look much closer to his 2019 second half than his first.
|
|
70.
Mike Moustakas
2B,3B
Moustakas is a virtual lock to hit 30+ homers with 80+ RBIs but he doesn't steal any bags and with the power will likely come a sub-optimal batting average. You could do worse in the 9th round, however, because at the very least, he is a reliable three-category contributor.
|
|
131.
Joey Votto
1B
It has now been two seasons since Votto has displayed any power, and his batting average has dropped quite a bit each of the last two years. He might not be helpful in fantasy whatsoever, but there is, of course, a chance that he bounces back to become a top 12 first basemen once again.
|
|
136.
Nick Senzel
2B,CF
Senzel was expected to be an immediate five-category contributor but has run into some injury issues then struggled with a .256 batting average. The upside is still there but compared to others being drafted in the 15th round, he comes with more risk.
|
|
149.
Aristides Aquino
RF
Aquino came out of the gate absolutely blazing but came to a screeching halt. Even so, he finished the year with 19 homers and 7 steals in just 56 games played. His ceiling is obviously immense but if he doesn't hit from the start, he may end up back in the minors before long.
|
|
167.
Shogo Akiyama
LF,CF
Akiyama should represent a fairly high-floor outfield option that you can get at a bargain basement price. He'll likely bat leadoff for the Reds, potentially hit 20 home runs and steal 10 bases, and pile on the runs scored. There's no Shohei Ohtani upside with the bat, particularly given Akiyama's age, but he'll likely be a decent five-category contributor who is basically free in drafts.
|
|
199.
Jesse Winker
LF,CF,RF
|
|
227.
Freddy Galvis
2B,SS
Galvis is quietly one of the most consistent offensive shortstops. His upside is limited, of course, but you can count on him for 20 homers, 65 runs, 65 RBIs and a decent average.
|
|
273.
Tucker Barnhart
C
Barnhart is so great defensively that there is virtually no chance he'll lose his job so two-catcher leagues can expect 40+ runs and RBIs but the BA and power won't be all that useful.
|
|
309.
Mark Payton
LF,CF
|
|
329.
Curt Casali
C
|
|
357.
Kyle Farmer
C,1B,2B,3B
|
|
360.
Josh VanMeter
1B,2B,3B,LF
|
|
439.
Phillip Ervin
LF,CF,RF
|
|
444.
Derek Dietrich
1B,2B,LF
|
|
521.
Tyler Stephenson
C
|
|
540.
Francisco Pena
C
|
|
551.
Ryan Lavarnway
C
|
|
609.
Jonathan India
3B
|
|
614.
Alex Blandino
2B
|
|
624.
Scott Schebler
CF,RF
|
|
637.
Travis Jankowski
RF
|
|
697.
Matt Davidson
1B,3B,DH
|
|
768.
Christian Colon
2B
|
