Fantasy Baseball Player Notes
2021 Fantasy Baseball Draft Notes
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56.
Javier Baez
2B,SS
Everything went wrong for Baez in 2020. His already high strikeout rate increased to 31.9%. His already low walk rated fell to an abysmal 3.0%. He swung less, made contact less, and did not hit the ball as hard as he used to. In the end, Baez earned every bit of his .203 batting average and poor counting stats. But how much weight do you put into a 59-game stretch for a veteran like Baez, particularly when he complained that his inability to watch video between at-bats affected his overall performance. The answer is a little, but not all that much. Baez had a stellar three-year run as a reliable power-speed combination, and he'll be just 28 years old this season. The Cubs lineup won't be overly strong, but Baez should certainly put up numbers closer to his 2017-2019 totals than those he put up in 2020.
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195.
Eduardo Rodriguez
SP
Rodriguez missed the entire 2020 season because of serious complications from a heart conditions caused by COVID-19, but he looks to be healthy heading into 2021. Assuming he doesn't have any setbacks, he should be considered one of the safest pitchers in the game. You know what you're going to get from Rodriguez: an ERA around 4.00, a WHIP around 1.30, and solid strikeouts. Those numbers won't wow you, but Rodriguez has consistently limited hard contact throughout his career, so he should retain what amounts to a fairly high floor. Plus, the usual innings concerns shouldn't be as much of a factor for him, considering nearly every pitcher has similar concerns after 2020. For a late-round pitcher, he's hardly an upside play, but he should be someone you can stick in the back end of your rotation and not think much about it.
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257.
Willi Castro
2B,3B,SS,LF
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260.
Jeimer Candelario
1B,3B
Candelario isn't going to wow you with his numbers, but he'll bat in the middle of the Tigers' order, has eligibility at first and third base, and improved his quality of contact greatly last year. You can try to write off his 2020 production as a product of the shortened season, but given his solid 2018 campaign, it looks more like 2019, and not 2020, was the outlier. Candelario probably tops out at 20 homers, but he should provide a decent average and be a fine bench player for most fantasy leagues.
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274.
Victor Reyes
LF,CF,RF
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305.
Tarik Skubal
SP
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316.
Jonathan Schoop
1B,2B
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357.
Robbie Grossman
LF,RF
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368.
Spencer Turnbull
SP
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370.
Casey Mize
SP
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386.
Miguel Cabrera
1B
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425.
Gregory Soto
SP,RP
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449.
Bryan Garcia
RP
Garcia is the favorite for the closer's role in Detroit, but don't be fooled by his 1.66 ERA last year, as it came with a 5.74 xFIP and a 4.98 K/9 mark. His minor league career has been fairly stellar (2.50 ERA, 1.07 WHIP, 11.5 K/9), and he has extensive experience as a closer from both college and the minors. If you're drafting a Tigers reliever, it should be Garcia, but only at a bargain-basement price.
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483.
Tucker Barnhart
C
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530.
Matt Manning
SP
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556.
Akil Baddoo
LF,CF
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562.
Spencer Torkelson
3B
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563.
Jose Cisnero
RP
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606.
Tyler Alexander
SP,RP
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645.
Joe Jimenez
RP
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675.
Isaac Paredes
2B,3B
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726.
Jacob Barnes
RP
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832.
Michael Fulmer
SP,RP
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841.
Joey Wentz
SP
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1015.
Jake Rogers
C
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1033.
Daz Cameron
CF,RF
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1233.
Harold Castro
1B,2B,3B,SS,LF,CF,RF
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1237.
Nolan Blackwood
RP
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1340.
Nivaldo Rodriguez
RP
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1350.
David McKay
RP
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1352.
Will Vest
RP
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1363.
Jason Foley
RP
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1378.
Kyle Funkhouser
RP
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1393.
Rony Garcia
RP
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1404.
Dustin Garneau
C
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1410.
Eric Haase
C,LF
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1524.
Zack Short
SS
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1526.
Kody Clemens
2B
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1553.
Derek Hill
CF
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