Fantasy Baseball Player Notes
2021 Fantasy Baseball Draft Notes
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8.
Trevor Story
SS
Story had his usual stellar year in 2020, putting up strong overall numbers and offering a rare power and speed combination. As usual, he greatly outperformed his expected statistics, but that's been the norm for Story throughout his career and isn't all that unexpected since he plays in Colorado. Story is entering his walk year, so the chances of a trade, which would diminish his value, remain a possibility. But there are few safer players in the game as of this moment, and he's a locked-in first round pick. The only question surrounding Story is whether he or Trea Turner should be the first shortstop selected in drafts.
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49.
Charlie Blackmon
RF
Blackmon hit just six home runs last year, and the quality of his contact was downright awful. His 86.9 MPH average exit velocity, 29.7% hard hit rate, and 4.9% barrel rate were all well below the MLB average and at or close to his career worst marks. And his sprint speed continued to decline to now what is essentially league average. The steals are likely gone for good, but even on his worst day, Blackmon will help you in batting average, runs, and RBI, and he was still on pace for 15 home runs last year. Blackmon may be on the downside of his career, but he won't cost you much and can still contribute solid or better numbers in four of five categories. With his draft price fairly modest, there's plenty of value there.
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136.
C.J. Cron
1B
Cron fits the Rockies' narrative perfectly, as he's a veteran hitter on a short-term deal who will block a younger player from playing. Nevertheless, Cron offers plenty of fantasy goodness if he does indeed win the first base job for Colorado as expected. He missed almost all of last year with a knee injury, but he had a 15% barrel rate and a .544 expected slugging percentage in 2019. He's practically free in drafts and could easily hit 30 home runs with a plus average. Draft him late everywhere you can.
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144.
Raimel Tapia
LF,CF
Tapia doesn't make a ton of hard contact, but he slashed .321/.369/.402 last year and led off for the Rockies for the majority of the season. He's slated to do so again this year, which means he should be a cheap source of runs, batting average, and steals. Tapia's been around for awhile and never held a starting job all season, but he's in an excellent position this year and can be drafted late in all mixed leagues as a fifth outfielder or bench player.
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160.
Ryan McMahon
1B,2B,3B
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161.
Garrett Hampson
2B,SS,LF,CF
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205.
Sam Hilliard
LF,CF,RF
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242.
Elias Diaz
C
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253.
Brendan Rodgers
2B,SS
Rodgers was the favorite for the second base job in Colorado and was having a blistering spring, slashing .348/.400/.652 in 10 games. But he suffered a hamstring strain and now is expected to miss a month. Rodgers is still a post-hype sleeper and he will be free in drafts at this point. As an upside bench piece with speed, he's worth a shot, but not as anything more.
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264.
Joshua Fuentes
1B,3B
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321.
Rio Ruiz
1B,2B,3B
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349.
Dom Nunez
C
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415.
Zac Veen
LF
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452.
Michael Toglia
1B
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509.
Yonathan Daza
LF,CF,RF
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564.
Chris Owings
2B,3B,SS,CF
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590.
Greg Bird
1B
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620.
Colton Welker
3B
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629.
Bret Boswell
2B,3B
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708.
Elehuris Montero
3B
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