Fantasy Baseball Player Notes
2020 Fantasy Baseball Draft Notes
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55.
Josh Bell
1B,DH
Bell had a true breakout season in 2019, improving drastically in pretty much every measurable category. His increases in exit velocity (2.3 mph), launch angle (3.8 degrees), and barrels per plate appearance (3.8%) showed that his gains were not fluky, and he even recovered from what looked to be a second-half collapse with a .927 OPS in August. The issue for Bell is that even with the improvements, a first baseman who bats .277 and slugs 37 home runs is not blowing the fantasy world away. Buy many of the gains, but don't go crazy on draft day.
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97.
Bryan Reynolds
LF,CF,RF
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121.
Kevin Newman
2B,SS
A leadoff hitter who bat .308 last year with 12 home runs and 16 steals in just 130 games? What's not to like? Fine, he is one of the worst in the league in terms of barrel percentage and hard hit rate but even still, he had an expected batting average of .291 last year. Newman won't blow you away, but he'll chip in everywhere, especially the scarce categories. Don't forget about him on draft day.
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156.
Gregory Polanco
RF,DH
Polanco was never able to fully recover from his 2018 shoulder surgery, playing in only 42 games last year. He has seemed on the cusp of a breakout for years, but the bottom line is that he has never hit better than .258 or slugged more than 23 homers. He's expected to be ready for the start of the season, whenever that is, and there is still untapped potential, meaning you should draft Polanco late and hope everything finally comes together.
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220.
Adam Frazier
2B,LF
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246.
Colin Moran
3B,DH,1B
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286.
Jacob Stallings
C
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335.
Cole Tucker
SS,RF,CF
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339.
Ke'Bryan Hayes
3B
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396.
Michael Perez
C
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406.
Kevin Kramer
LF
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412.
Anthony Alford
LF,CF
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475.
Luke Maile
C
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476.
Erik Gonzalez
SS,3B
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517.
John Ryan Murphy
C
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545.
Andrew Susac
C
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581.
Jared Oliva
LF
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708.
Will Craig
1B
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727.
Oneil Cruz
SS
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785.
Christian Kelley
C
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791.
Phillip Evans
3B
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