Fantasy Baseball Player Notes
2020 Fantasy Baseball Draft Notes
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8.
Trevor Story
SS
It's safe to say that Story's 2017 season was just an outlier, and he's established a fairly reliable 35-homer, 20-plus steal baseline. Pay no attention to Story's dramatically lower xBA - Coors Field will always inflate batting average and should keep Story's mark with roughly a .280 floor at worst. Even at a deep shortstop position, he's a unique five-category player, and is an easy first-round selection.
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11.
Nolan Arenado
3B
There's very little to say about Arenado at this point. He's batted between .287 and .315, hit between 37 and 42 home runs, and driven in between 97 and 116 runs in each of the last five years. Entering his age-29 season, there are simply no concerns about Arenado so long as he remains in Colorado all year, though that is admittedly a bit of a question mark at this point. But really, so long as you are comfortable that you won't get steals from your first-round pick, there's no reason to shy away from Arenado whatsoever.
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36.
Charlie Blackmon
DH,RF
Blackmon was one of the first players who was known to test positive for COVID-19. As of July 10, he still had not yet reported to Rockies camp. Given the lack of input into Blackmon's situation, it's certainly possible that he'll be healthy and ready to go by the time the season starts. But, for now, drop him at least a round or two in your rankings until you hear more.
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116.
David Dahl
CF
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158.
German Marquez
SP
Although Marquez seemed like the rare pitcher who could conquer Coors Field, 2019 showed otherwise. Marquez pitched to a 3.67 ERA and a 0.94 WHIP on the road, but a 6.26 ERA and 1.55 WHIP at home. Can he overcome the thin air this year? It's possible, but history is littered with pitchers who managed to buck the trend for one year only to fail to do so again. Marquez has the skill, but his home park make it seem unlikely he can provide quality value.
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195.
Ryan McMahon
1B,2B,3B
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210.
Jon Gray
SP
It would be interesting to see what Gray could do on a team other than the Rockies, but at least we pretty much know what he'll do in Colorado. Pitch to around a 4.00-4.50 ERA, have a WHIP in the 1.35 range, and strike out a batter per inning. Forget about the magical growth we keep waiting for. Draft him at this numbers, which work in an NL-only or deeper mixed league.
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237.
Garrett Hampson
2B,CF
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260.
Mychal Givens
RP
Givens isn't a special pitcher, pitches for a poor team, and isn't guaranteed to be the closer. Even if he were, he's tallied just 20 saves over the last two seasons. There's no reason to draft Givens, and if you're looking for a Baltimore closer, better to take your chance on Hunter Harvey.
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277.
Scott Oberg
RP
Oberg turned in another stellar year despite pitching in Colorado, and took over for Wade Davis as the closer by the end of the year. Davis will enter the 2020 season as the closer, but given his performance last year, his leash is going to be fairly short. Oberg makes one of the better handcuffs to own, though it's more about his opportunity and less about his ratios.
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296.
Sam Hilliard
CF,LF,RF
With the addition of the designated hitter and with Ian Desmond opting out of playing in 2020, Hilliard should see everyday at-bats with the Rockies. In Triple-A last year, Hilliard hit 35 home runs and stole 22 bases in just 126 games, and he popped seven home runs in 27 MLB games. That's a player who you should have been grabbing at the end of every one of your drafts given his enormous upside, and should now be moving fast up your draft board.
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325.
Wade Davis
RP
Davis had a disastrous 2019 season, pitching to an 8.65 ERA and losing his closer's job. He'll enter 2020 back in the ninth-inning role but his leash will certainly be short with Scott Oberg waiting in the wings. Davis should likely be the last "closer" drafted.
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450.
Raimel Tapia
LF
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498.
Robert Stephenson
RP
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513.
Jairo Diaz
RP
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518.
Brendan Rodgers
2B
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520.
Kyle Freeland
SP
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567.
Carlos Estevez
RP
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638.
Tony Wolters
C
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682.
Antonio Senzatela
SP
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782.
Dom Nunez
C
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807.
Josh Fuentes
1B
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852.
Jose Mujica
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859.
Dereck Rodriguez
SP,RP
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978.
Peter Lambert
SP
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1029.
Elias Diaz
C
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1054.
Ryan Castellani
SP
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1176.
Chi Chi Gonzalez
SP
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1220.
Ben Bowden
RP
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1257.
Phillip Diehl
RP
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1265.
Yency Almonte
RP
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1297.
Tyler Kinley
RP
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1307.
Jesus Tinoco
RP
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1308.
Daniel Bard
RP
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1375.
Harrison Musgrave
RP
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1380.
Yonathan Daza
CF
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1515.
Mark Reynolds
1B
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1520.
Colton Welker
3B
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1578.
Eric Stamets
SS
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