Fantasy Baseball Player Notes
2021 Fantasy Baseball Draft Notes
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29.
Lucas Giolito
SP
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39.
Jose Abreu
1B,DH
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40.
Luis Robert
CF
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46.
Tim Anderson
SS
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50.
Eloy Jimenez
LF
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66.
Lance Lynn
SP
Lynn turned in another stellar year in 2020, leading MLB with 84 innings pitched, striking out plenty of batters, and keeping his walk rate and overall numbers in check. But there are a few warning signs under the hood, including his 4.19 FIP, his 4.34 xFIP, and his career-high 79.4% LOB rate. Of bigger concern is his trade to the White Sox and hitter-friendly Guaranteed Rate Field, particularly because Lynn had a 38.3% fly-ball rate in 2019 and a 42.3% fly-ball rate last year. That led to the worst HR/9 rate of his career and second-worst HR/FB rate (13.8%) in 2020. Countering those troublesome warning signs, however, is the fact that he'll be caught by perhaps the best pitch framer in baseball in Yasmani Grandal, and that will generally help with his numbers which, again, were excellent last year. Add it all up and Lynn's ERA should likely increase simply because of the additional home runs he'll allow if he can't turn around his trend in fly-ball rate, but Grandal's presence and Lynn's general aptitude on the mound should allow for another strong season and make him worthy of a selection as an SP2.
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69.
Yoan Moncada
3B
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88.
Liam Hendriks
RP
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118.
Yasmani Grandal
C,1B,DH
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169.
Dallas Keuchel
SP
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200.
Nick Madrigal
2B
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280.
Adam Eaton
RF
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282.
Aaron Bummer
RP
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324.
Dylan Cease
SP
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337.
Andrew Vaughn
1B
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346.
Michael Kopech
SP
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498.
Garrett Crochet
SP,RP
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568.
Matt Foster
RP,SP
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581.
Reynaldo Lopez
SP
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