Fantasy Baseball Player Notes
2022 Fantasy Baseball Draft Notes
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119.
Brandon Belt
1B,DH
As he has often in his career, Belt missed time with various injuries last year, including a fractured thumb. But he crushed his career-high in home runs with 29, and in just 97 games. He's back with the Giants after accepting a qualifying offer and even with last year's numbers and the change in park factors in recent years, San Francisco was hardly the best place for Belt to end up. You can't deny the production last year and there really wasn't much different about what Belt did to make you think it's unsustainable. But at 34 years old, expecting an improvement in health is likely a bad idea. Draft him with 25 homers in mind, and anything else is gravy.
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123.
Brandon Crawford
SS
You don't often see 34-year-old shortstops putting up massive career years, but that's exactly what we saw from Crawford in 2021. He set career bests in each of the five rotisserie categories, while beating his averages in strikeout and walk percentage. Crawford's quality of contact improved a bit, but not enough to make you think he's suddenly a completely different player than he had been his whole career. Don't bet on a repeat performance, but don't completely ignore Crawford in your drafts, as many managers likely will. The San Francisco offense is strong, and the park is less pitcher-friendly than it used to be. Crawford is more than capable of being your middle infielder in fantasy.
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148.
Mike Yastrzemski
CF,RF
Yastrzemski couldn't replicate his 2020 pace, though he did hit 25 home runs and total 155 combined runs and RBI. His batting average plummeted to just .224 (and his .222 xBA, one of the worst in the league, showed that number was earned), as pitchers continued their trends of throwing him fewer and fewer fastballs and more off-speed offerings.He performed terribly against non-fastballs last year, which led to a ridiculously low .254 BABIP, which was way out of character for him. Yastrzemski needs to adjust, but the good news is that the power he's shown appears to be real, and his counting stats should stay afloat batting in a strong San Francisco lineup. But until or unless he can improve against off-speed pitches, he'll likely struggle with batting average.
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179.
Joc Pederson
CF,DH,LF,RF
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183.
Evan Longoria
3B,DH
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209.
Willie Calhoun
LF,DH
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212.
LaMonte Wade Jr.
1B,LF,RF
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232.
Wilmer Flores
1B,2B,3B,DH
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233.
Joey Bart
C
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279.
Tommy La Stella
2B,3B,DH
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284.
J.D. Davis
3B,DH
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291.
Austin Slater
LF,CF,RF
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395.
Thairo Estrada
2B,SS
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419.
Yermin Mercedes
DH,LF
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429.
Andrew Knapp
C
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448.
Colton Welker
3B
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452.
Heliot Ramos
CF
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491.
Austin Wynns
C,DH
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578.
Donovan Walton
2B,SS
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596.
Jason Vosler
3B
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597.
Isan Diaz
2B,3B
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638.
Austin Dean
LF
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726.
Drew Jackson
2B,SS
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761.
Steele Walker
CF,RF
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