Fantasy Baseball Player Notes
2021 Fantasy Baseball Draft Notes
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11.
Trevor Story
SS
Story had his usual stellar year in 2020, putting up strong overall numbers and offering a rare power and speed combination. As usual, he greatly outperformed his expected statistics, but that's been the norm for Story throughout his career and isn't all that unexpected since he plays in Colorado. Story is entering his walk year, so the chances of a trade, which would diminish his value, remain a possibility. But there are few safer players in the game as of this moment, and he's a locked-in first round pick. The only question surrounding Story is whether he or Trea Turner should be the first shortstop selected in drafts.
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69.
Charlie Blackmon
RF
Blackmon hit just six home runs last year, and the quality of his contact was downright awful. His 86.9 MPH average exit velocity, 29.7% hard hit rate, and 4.9% barrel rate were all well below the MLB average and at or close to his career worst marks. And his sprint speed continued to decline to now what is essentially league average. The steals are likely gone for good, but even on his worst day, Blackmon will help you in batting average, runs, and RBI, and he was still on pace for 15 home runs last year. Blackmon may be on the downside of his career, but he won't cost you much and can still contribute solid or better numbers in four of five categories. With his draft price fairly modest, there's plenty of value there.
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155.
German Marquez
SP
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244.
Raimel Tapia
LF
Tapia doesn't make a ton of hard contact, but he slashed .321/.369/.402 last year and led off for the Rockies for the majority of the season. He's slated to do so again this year, which means he should be a cheap source of runs, batting average, and steals. Tapia's been around for awhile and never held a starting job all season, but he's in an excellent position this year and can be drafted late in all mixed leagues as a fifth outfielder or bench player.
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271.
Ryan McMahon
2B
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273.
Garrett Hampson
2B,CF
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304.
Daniel Bard
RP
Bard comes into 2021 as the Rockies' presumptive closer, after he came out of a two-year retirement to pitch in the majors for the first time since 2013. Bard's control problems, which derailed his career, were largely solved, and his 3.65 ERA and 1.30 WHIP were more than passable for a Colorado closer. Mychal Givens remains, and Scott Oberg will try to pitch effectively after undergoing thoracic outlet surgery, but if Bard can maintain his control, he'll likely earn and hold the closer's job.
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313.
C.J. Cron
1B
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366.
Sam Hilliard
LF
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387.
Brendan Rodgers
2B
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436.
Jon Gray
SP
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438.
Elias Diaz
C
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473.
Josh Fuentes
1B
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477.
Jairo Diaz
RP
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504.
Scott Oberg
RP
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528.
Mychal Givens
RP
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538.
Kyle Freeland
SP
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582.
Austin Gomber
RP
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630.
Antonio Senzatela
SP
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974.
Ryan Rolison
SP
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1049.
Carlos Estevez
RP
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1074.
Dom Nunez
C
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1083.
Robert Stephenson
RP
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1129.
Ben Bowden
RP
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1205.
Tommy Doyle
RP
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1230.
Jose Mujica
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1236.
Justin Lawrence
RP
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1251.
Jordan Sheffield
RP
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1258.
Antonio Santos
RP
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1265.
Phillip Diehl
RP
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1268.
Tyler Kinley
RP
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1270.
Chi Chi Gonzalez
SP
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1278.
Yency Almonte
RP
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1283.
Jesus Tinoco
RP
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1288.
Dereck Rodriguez
RP
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1323.
Jose Briceno
C
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1329.
Yonathan Daza
CF
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1335.
Ryan Castellani
SP
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1361.
Colton Welker
3B
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1372.
Chris Owings
2B
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1448.
Bret Boswell
SS
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1452.
Elehuris Montero
3B
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1489.
Connor Joe
SP
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