Fantasy Baseball Player Notes
2020 Fantasy Baseball Draft Notes
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37.
Ketel Marte
2B,CF
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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120.
Eduardo Escobar
2B,3B
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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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132.
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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178.
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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188.
Christian Walker
1B,DH
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191.
David Peralta
LF,DH
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193.
Caleb Smith
SP
Smith really fell apart over the second half of the season, as his ERA was almost two runs higher than in his first half. His overall numbers seem pedestrian, but his strikeout rate and improving control offer upside. If he can control his home runs allowed, he should be able to provide enough value to warrant placement on a fantasy staff.
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271.
Carson Kelly
C
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323.
Kole Calhoun
RF,DH
Calhoun had returned to camp after originally testing positive for COVID-19, but had yet to play in an intrasquad game when he was again missing from camp. It's unclear if Calhoun's absence is again related to COVID-19 but, at this point, it's best to look elsewhere for a late-round outfielder unless there is further news.
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342.
Nick Ahmed
SS
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415.
Merrill Kelly
SP
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455.
Kevin Ginkel
RP
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506.
Kevin Cron
1B,DH
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525.
Josh Rojas
LF,2B,DH
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570.
Stephen Vogt
C
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583.
Miller Diaz
RP
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588.
Junior Guerra
RP
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595.
Alex Young
SP,RP
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663.
Yoan Lopez
RP
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666.
Hector Rondon
RP
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698.
Jon Duplantier
RP
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720.
Corbin Martin
SP
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758.
Tim Locastro
LF,CF,RF
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771.
Bo Takahashi
SP
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788.
Josh VanMeter
LF,2B
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797.
Stefan Crichton
RP
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866.
Taylor Widener
SP,RP
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984.
J.B. Bukauskas
SP
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1010.
Taylor Clarke
SP,RP
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1019.
Daulton Varsho
C,DH,LF,CF
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1089.
Domingo Leyba
2B
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1171.
Joel Payamps
SP
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1175.
Edwin Jackson
SP
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1202.
Matt Grace
RP
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1291.
Travis Bergen
RP
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1309.
Keury Mella
SP,RP
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1311.
John Hicks
C,1B
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1363.
Jon Jay
RF
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1421.
Trayce Thompson
RF
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1451.
Andy Young
2B
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1458.
Wyatt Mathisen
3B
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1511.
Dan Robertson
CF
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1518.
Seth Beer
1B
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1583.
Yasmany Tomas
DH
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