Fantasy Baseball Player Notes

2020 Fantasy Baseball Draft Notes

Position

Team

Trevor Story Note
	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. 17 weeks ago

Nolan Arenado Note
	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. 17 weeks ago

Charlie Blackmon Note
	36. Charlie Blackmon CF,RF,DH 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. 10 weeks ago

David Dahl Note
	116. David Dahl LF,CF,RF

German Marquez Note
	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. 17 weeks ago

Ryan McMahon Note
	195. Ryan McMahon 2B,3B,1B

Jon Gray Note
	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. 17 weeks ago

Daniel Murphy Note
	214. Daniel Murphy 1B

Garrett Hampson Note
	237. Garrett Hampson 2B,CF,LF,SS

Mychal Givens Note
	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. 17 weeks ago

Scott Oberg Note
	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. 17 weeks ago

Sam Hilliard Note
	296. Sam Hilliard RF,LF,CF 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. 12 weeks ago

Wade Davis Note
	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. 17 weeks ago

Kevin Pillar Note
	329. Kevin Pillar CF,RF

Raimel Tapia Note
	450. Raimel Tapia LF,CF,DH

Jairo Diaz Note
	513. Jairo Diaz RP

Brendan Rodgers Note
	518. Brendan Rodgers 2B

Kyle Freeland Note
	520. Kyle Freeland SP

Carlos Estevez Note
	567. Carlos Estevez RP

Matt Kemp Note
	568. Matt Kemp LF,DH

Tony Wolters Note
	638. Tony Wolters C

Antonio Senzatela Note
	682. Antonio Senzatela SP

Dom Nunez Note
	782. Dom Nunez C

James Pazos Note
	792. James Pazos RP

Josh Fuentes Note
	807. Josh Fuentes 1B

Jose Mujica Note
	852. Jose Mujica SP

Jeff Hoffman Note
	896. Jeff Hoffman SP,RP

Ashton Goudeau Note
	934. Ashton Goudeau RP

Drew Butera Note
	974. Drew Butera C

Peter Lambert Note
	978. Peter Lambert SP

Elias Diaz Note
	1029. Elias Diaz C

Ryan Castellani Note
	1054. Ryan Castellani SP

Mike Gerber Note
	1160. Mike Gerber LF

Chi Chi Gonzalez Note
	1176. Chi Chi Gonzalez SP

AJ Ramos Note
	1219. AJ Ramos RP

Ben Bowden Note
	1220. Ben Bowden RP

Phillip Diehl Note
	1257. Phillip Diehl RP

Yency Almonte Note
	1265. Yency Almonte RP

Tim Collins Note
	1289. Tim Collins RP

Tyler Kinley Note
	1297. Tyler Kinley RP

Wes Parsons Note
	1306. Wes Parsons RP

Jesus Tinoco Note
	1307. Jesus Tinoco RP

Daniel Bard Note
	1308. Daniel Bard RP

Joe Harvey Note
	1353. Joe Harvey RP

Chris Owings Note
	1362. Chris Owings 2B

Harrison Musgrave Note
	1375. Harrison Musgrave RP

Zac Rosscup Note
	1378. Zac Rosscup RP

Yonathan Daza Note
	1380. Yonathan Daza CF

Mark Reynolds Note
	1515. Mark Reynolds 1B

Colton Welker Note
	1520. Colton Welker 3B,1B

Eric Stamets Note
	1578. Eric Stamets SS