Fantasy Baseball Player Notes
2020 Fantasy Baseball Draft Notes
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24.
Starling Marte
CF
Marte set career-highs in home runs, runs scored, RBI, and slugging percentage in 2019, and now gets an upgrade in supporting cast and home park with the move to the Diamondbacks. The Pirates ranked 20th in 2019 in runs scored, while the Diamondbacks ranked 11th, and PNC Park was one of the worst parks for righty batters last season. Marte may not be able to grow his 2019 numbers at this point given his age, but his change in teams certainly doesn't hurt.
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38.
Ketel Marte
2B,SS,OF
Marte suddenly went from being a career .263 hitter with 22 home runs in 1,548 plate appearances to batting .329 with 32 home runs in 628 plate appearances. And while he made many overall gains, such as a massive increase in launch angle, his expected batting average was just .299 and that .030 difference was 10th-highest in MLB. He also upped his pull percentage by a significant amount, and pulled all but one of his home runs, which should be something that pitchers can exploit in 2020. Buy some of the gains, but consider Marte closer to a .290-25 type of hitter.
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117.
Eduardo Escobar
2B,3B,SS
Escobar had a heck of a breakout season, driving in 118 RBIs thanks to 35 homers. The batting average will never be great but he certainly won't hurt you in that category. What's more, is that he'll qualify for 2B and 3B so that you can slide him around during the week.
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123.
Madison Bumgarner
SP
Bumgarner's ERA approached 4.00 last year, but he stayed healthy all year and saw a velocity bump after two injury-plagued years. The move to Arizona is a downgrade considering the park change, but it's not quite as drastic as it would have been without the humidor. Still, Bumgarner's numbers were significantly worse away from Oracle Park last year (2.93 ERA at home, 5.29 away), so it's fair to exercise caution with Bumgarner. But, so long as you recognize him for what he is at this point in his career, he'll likely give you what you expect.
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128.
Zac Gallen
SP
Gallen was so absurdly dominant in Triple-A in 2019 that his MLB performance, while highly impressive, felt slightly disappointing. But his fastball, curveball, and changeup were all plus pitches in the majors, and there's every reason to expect him to continue to grow as a pitcher. There's somehow some question mark around his rotation spot, but cream usually rises to the top, and he should not only be one of the Diamondbacks' five starters, but he should excel. Expect excellent overall numbers and draft him accordingly.
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143.
Robbie Ray
SP
While the overall numbers fluctuate, Ray is largely the same guy he's always been. He's going to amass a ton of strikeouts and he's going to hand out free passes like a doctor handing out lollipops. It is just impossible to rely on a starter who can't top 175 innings or keep his WHIP below 1.33. Ray is certainly rosterable but close your eyes when he's pitching.
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169.
Archie Bradley
RP
Once Greg Holland opened the door for Bradley to take over as the closer, Bradley tiptoed through the opening. Although he held down the role and put up save totals, it wasn't pretty, as he walked about 4.5 batters per nine innings. That's a dangerous recipe for a closer, particularly when the front office hasn't seemed particularly motivated to turn over the role to him. But, entering 2020, the closer's role is Bradley's, and if he can find his control from 2017-2018, he should have success.
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179.
Luke Weaver
SP
Weaver was having an excellent 2019 season before forearm tightness essentially ended his season. He opted to rehab it, which immediately places a cloud over his 2020 outlook given the uncertainty that comes along with such an injury. His best case scenario likely includes some sort of innings limit with solid, but perhaps not league-winning numbers. That's a pitcher to take in the mid-teens rounds and hope everything falls in place.
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197.
Christian Walker
1B
Walker finished as a top 15 first basemen with a near-identical stat-line to Paul Goldschmidt. He slowed down in the second half and the batting average won't be useful but unless Seth Beer forces Arizona's hand, Walker should again get 25+ homers for fantasy owners this year.
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209.
David Peralta
LF
Peralta missed 70 games last year but still hit 12 homers with 57 RBIs and a strong batting average. If he can stay healthy the full year, fantasy owners may see a return to that great 2018 line of 30 homers, 87 RBIs and a .293 batting average. In round 20, he's an absolute steal.
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277.
Carson Kelly
C
Kelly was on a roll last season before his injury but still managed to power up for 18 homers in just 314 at-bats. The batting average may end up below .240 but with a full season, 30 homers isn't out of the question for the youngster.
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303.
Kole Calhoun
RF
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325.
Nick Ahmed
SS
Prior to the last year, Ahmed was merely a fringe starter who might bop 15 homers, but was going to kill your batting average and not accomplish much else. He kicked it up in 2019, though to 19 homers, 82 RBIs and 79 runs with a batting average north of .250. If that all returns, he'll be a nice late round value.
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398.
Merrill Kelly
SP
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433.
Mike Leake
SP
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439.
Kevin Ginkel
RP
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481.
Josh Rojas
2B,LF,RF
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517.
Jake Lamb
1B,3B
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546.
Andrew Chafin
RP
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562.
Wyatt Mathisen
2B,3B
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568.
Emilio Vargas
SP,RP
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577.
Kevin Cron
1B,3B
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598.
Yoan Lopez
RP
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627.
Junior Guerra
SP,RP
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686.
Hector Rondon
RP
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687.
Alex Young
SP
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723.
Jon Duplantier
SP,RP
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728.
Stephen Vogt
C,LF
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787.
Tim Locastro
LF,CF,RF
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791.
Stefan Crichton
RP
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831.
Taylor Widener
SP
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848.
Bo Takahashi
SP,RP
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933.
Corbin Martin
SP
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953.
Taylor Clarke
SP,RP
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1020.
Ildemaro Vargas
2B,3B,SS
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1049.
Domingo Leyba
2B
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1067.
Edwin Jackson
SP,RP
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1116.
Joel Payamps
SP,RP
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1121.
Jimmie Sherfy
RP
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1133.
Silvino Bracho
RP
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1245.
Matt Koch
SP,RP
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1358.
John Hicks
C,1B
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1367.
Daulton Varsho
C
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1424.
Dan Robertson
LF,RF
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1440.
Jon Jay
LF,RF
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1481.
Seth Beer
1B,LF
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1598.
Andy Young
2B,3B
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1600.
Yasmany Tomas
LF,DH
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