Fantasy Baseball Player Notes

2021 Fantasy Baseball Draft Notes

Position

Team

Ryan Mountcastle Note
	145. Ryan Mountcastle LF Mountcastle followed up a successful minor-league career with a strong 35-game stint in the majors last year. Not only did he bat .333 with an .878 OPS and a 139 wRC+, but he also walked 7.9% of the time, far above what he showed in the minors. The batting average is unsustainable - he was a .295 hitter in the minors and last year he relied on a .398 BABIP despite sub-par average exit velocity and a middling line drive rate. But playing in Camden Yards should certainly keep his production high, and batting in the middle of the Orioles lineup should lead to enough RBI chances to make him a rosterable, if not startable, fantasy option. 7 hours ago

Anthony Santander Note
	150. Anthony Santander RF Santander has quietly turned into a strong power bat, but few fantasy managers seem to give him credit. A .476 slugging percentage with 20 home runs in 93 games in 2019, followed by a .575 slugging percentage and 11 home runs in 37 games in 2020. There's nothing particularly fluky about his power output - it's just a young hitter coming into his own and making better contact. He did seem to sell out a bit for power last year, upping his launch angle and fly ball rate significantly. And yet he hit .261, the same mark as in 2019, and his xBA was .286. In other words, there's plenty to like about Santander, who is going well behind other hitters who offer similar production. He should be a value in drafts this year. 7 hours ago

Trey Mancini Note
	173. Trey Mancini RF Mancini missed all of the 2020 season after being diagnosed with cancer, but appears to be healthy as we head into 2021. He had a breakout 2019 season during which he hit 35 home runs and slashed .291/.364/.535, and there's every reason to think that production is sustainable. Mancini had hit 24 home runs in each of the two previous seasons, and other than being a bit more selective at the plate, made few changes that suggest his 2019 production was fluky. Instead, it appeared to be the natural progression of a hitter improving on his already strong foundation. Batting in a great home park, Mancini should again be a four-category producer, and his ADP should rise if he shows he's fully healthy throughout the spring. 7 hours ago

John Means Note
	207. John Means SP Means's 4.53 ERA and grotesque home run rate are probably going to scare the casual fantasy manager away, but there is a ton to like about him heading into 2021. First, Means had a weird year last season, as he dealt with arm fatigue early and then his father passed away, so his schedule was certainly thrown up into the air at the start. Probably because of those difficulties, his outstanding changeup wasn't effective earlier in the season, but it was back to being his money pitch by season's end. Add to that Means' increase in velocity, his strong finish (1.52 ERA, 30 strikeouts over his last four starts), and his excellent command, and there's a breakout waiting to happen, despite the tough division. 7 hours ago

Austin Hays Note
	253. Austin Hays CF

Renato Nunez Note
	332. Renato Nunez 1B,DH

Hunter Harvey Note
	353. Hunter Harvey RP Harvey had a ton of buzz heading into last season, but a strained forearm ultimately limited him to just 8 2/3 innings. He's got a dominant fastball that can reach triple digits, but his injury history has been a roadblock to him becoming a regular and reliable reliever. Brandon Hyde hasn't named a closer yet and may in fact go by committee with Harvey, Tanner Scott, and Cesar Valdez. But the uncertainty makes Harvey basically free in drafts, and he's worth an extremely late round pick in deeper leagues in case he wins the job. 7 hours ago

Pedro Severino Note
	376. Pedro Severino C

Dean Kremer Note
	424. Dean Kremer SP

Keegan Akin Note
	432. Keegan Akin SP

DJ Stewart Note
	455. DJ Stewart RF

Freddy Galvis Note
	542. Freddy Galvis SS

Rio Ruiz Note
	546. Rio Ruiz 3B

Cedric Mullins II Note
	556. Cedric Mullins II CF

Chance Sisco Note
	572. Chance Sisco C

Tanner Scott Note
	589. Tanner Scott RP

Adley Rutschman Note
	599. Adley Rutschman C

Pat Valaika Note
	724. Pat Valaika SS

Cesar Valdez Note
	762. Cesar Valdez RP

Jahmai Jones Note
	806. Jahmai Jones 2B

Tyler Wells Note
	808. Tyler Wells SP

Yolmer Sanchez Note
	817. Yolmer Sanchez 3B

Felix Hernandez Note
	871. Felix Hernandez SP

Matt Harvey Note
	895. Matt Harvey SP

Mac Sceroler Note
	908. Mac Sceroler SP

Chris Davis Note
	923. Chris Davis 1B

Richie Martin Note
	938. Richie Martin SS

Dillon Tate Note
	944. Dillon Tate RP

Cole Sulser Note
	959. Cole Sulser RP

Shawn Armstrong Note
	1004. Shawn Armstrong RP

Zac Lowther Note
	1011. Zac Lowther SP

DL Hall Note
	1030. DL Hall SP

Isaac Mattson Note
	1079. Isaac Mattson RP

Fernando Abad Note
	1085. Fernando Abad RP

Ashton Goudeau Note
	1162. Ashton Goudeau RP

Jorge Lopez Note
	1185. Jorge Lopez SP

Travis Lakins Sr. Note
	1228. Travis Lakins Sr. RP

Wade LeBlanc Note
	1244. Wade LeBlanc SP

Yusniel Diaz Note
	1249. Yusniel Diaz RF

Bruce Zimmermann Note
	1268. Bruce Zimmermann SP

Evan Phillips Note
	1271. Evan Phillips RP

Michael Baumann Note
	1274. Michael Baumann SP

Thomas Eshelman Note
	1275. Thomas Eshelman RP

Austin Wynns Note
	1337. Austin Wynns C

Nick Ciuffo Note
	1343. Nick Ciuffo C

Rylan Bannon Note
	1367. Rylan Bannon 3B

Ramon Urias Note
	1405. Ramon Urias SS

Chris Shaw Note
	1432. Chris Shaw 1B

Dwight Smith Jr. Note
	1438. Dwight Smith Jr. LF

Ryan McKenna Note
	1470. Ryan McKenna CF

Tyler Nevin Note
	1472. Tyler Nevin 1B

Stevie Wilkerson Note
	1486. Stevie Wilkerson CF

Richard Urena Note
	1506. Richard Urena SS

Jose Rondon Note
	1523. Jose Rondon 2B