Fantasy Baseball Player Notes
2024 Fantasy Baseball Draft Notes
24.
Vladimir Guerrero Jr.
1B,3B
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. played 156 games and raised his walk rate while lowering his strikeout rate. Those were the highlights. Unfortunately, his other numbers took a fall across the board. The good news for 2024 is that Vladdy's expected numbers were more in line with what fantasy managers were looking for when they drafted him. For his age-25 season, he should see a bounce back to mid-30s in homers and close to 100/100 in runs and RBIs. The biggest discrepancy was his .264 average compared to his xBA of .295. Vladdy should be an asset, but he is now a Round 3 or 4 guy.
|
28.
Bo Bichette
SS
Bo Bichette had a down year in 2023, which kept him in line with more than one of his Blue Jays teammates. He batted .306, albeit with an inflated .355 BABIP, and hit 20 home runs. However, he scored only 69 runs and knocked in 73. He only swiped five bags in a year when stolen bases went up across the board. Since counting stats in the lineup are dependent on production around him, Bichette should see a bounceback in 2024 and land somewhere in the 90/90 range. The 25-year-old will help with batting average and could end up a steal in the fourth round, but the allure of him having first-round value is no more.
|
60.
George Springer
RF
At age 33, George Springer played in 154 games, marking a high since 2016. While achieving his first 20/20 season, Springer's hitting showed notable dips with career lows in batting average (.258), OBP (.327), and SLG (.405). His Statcast data reveals an average performance, except in Chase% and K%. Springer remains a crucial player atop the potent Blue Jays lineup, expected to regain power but lose a few stolen bases. For 2024, he's ideally suited as an OF3/4.
|
119.
Daulton Varsho
LF,CF
|
186.
Alejandro Kirk
C
|
239.
Davis Schneider
2B,LF
|
383.
Joey Loperfido
LF,CF,RF
|
390.
Orelvis Martinez
2B,3B,SS
|
444.
Ernie Clement
2B,3B,SS
|
480.
Jonatan Clase
LF,CF
|
509.
Addison Barger
3B,SS,LF,RF
|
554.
Spencer Horwitz
1B,2B
|
570.
Brian Serven
C
|
576.
Tyler Heineman
C
|
623.
Payton Henry
C
|
625.
Damiano Palmegiani
3B
|
661.
Nathan Lukes
LF,RF
|
691.
Leo Jimenez
2B,SS
|