Fantasy Baseball Player Notes
2024 Fantasy Baseball Draft Notes
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2.
Bobby Witt Jr.
SS
Bobby Witt Jr. showed up for his second season and made strides across the board. The 24-year-old played in 158 games and hit 30 home runs. He also stole 49 bases, scored 97 runs, drove in 96, and slashed .276/.319/.495. The sole knock against Witt is the team he plays for, but that seems like splitting hairs, considering he almost managed to go 100/100 anyway. Witt should be the first shortstop off the board in 2024, and if he's not someone else's, he should be yours.
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88.
Cole Ragans
SP,RP
Cole Ragans arrived on the scene in 2023 and has quickly risen to the top of the Darlings of Fantasy Baseball. It's not hard to see why. In 96 innings, the 26-year-old struck out 113 batters while maintaining a stellar 3.47 ERA and 1.16 WHIP. His fastball touches 96, but his changeup that induced a 35.6 Whiff% is the pitch that made him rise up draft boards this season. Projections have his ERA landing closer to 4.00 and his K% dropping a few points to the 25 range. (This is still solid.) As with every hot name in draft season, balancing value with excitement is essential. His current ADP of 101 feels right, considering we're not sure what we'll get from an entire season.
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130.
Vinnie Pasquantino
1B
Vinnie Pasquantino's 2023 shoulder injury cut his season short at 61 games. It was apparent he was dealing with something, as his usual stellar AVG and OBP dropped to .247 and .324. Assuming the shoulder is good to go, Pasquantino should be a significant boost to batting average and counting stats, batting close to Bobby Witt Jr.
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161.
Salvador Perez
C,1B,DH
Salvador Perez remained a staple of the Kansas City Royals lineup in 2023, playing in 140 games and racking up 580 plate appearances. He hit .254 with a miserable .292 OBP and .422 SLG. He hit 23 home runs for the second year in a row and drove in 80. His projections for 2024 suggest more of the same for the 33-year-old. Perez is a catcher who isn't going to drag down your batting average and give you 20+ homers. That is a rare bird; at his ADP of 133, he isn't a bad value in 2024.
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212.
Maikel Garcia
3B,SS
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260.
MJ Melendez
C,LF,RF
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285.
Michael Wacha
SP
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288.
Seth Lugo
SP
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291.
Nelson Velazquez
LF,RF,DH
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292.
Will Smith
RP
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350.
Hunter Renfroe
1B,RF
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386.
James McArthur
RP
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450.
Brady Singer
SP
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467.
Michael Massey
2B
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490.
Drew Waters
CF,RF
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532.
Kyle Isbel
CF
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536.
Freddy Fermin
C
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618.
John Schreiber
RP
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620.
John McMillon
RP
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656.
Alec Marsh
SP,RP
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658.
Nick Pratto
1B,LF,OF
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664.
Garrett Hampson
2B,SS,LF,CF,RF
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686.
Nick Anderson
RP
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729.
Dairon Blanco
LF,CF,RF
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784.
Nick Loftin
1B,2B
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789.
Adam Frazier
2B,OF
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908.
Chris Stratton
RP
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916.
Angel Zerpa
RP
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945.
Kris Bubic
SP
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991.
Tyler Duffey
RP
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1113.
Jordan Lyles
RP,SP
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1115.
Daniel Lynch
SP
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1202.
Austin Cox
RP,SP
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1292.
Walter Pennington
RP
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1298.
Josh Taylor
RP
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1315.
Luis Cessa
SP,RP
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1335.
Sam Long
SP,RP
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1341.
Dan Altavilla
RP
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1354.
Colin Selby
SP,RP
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1357.
Jonathan Bowlan
SP
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1411.
Will Klein
RP
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1414.
Carlos Hernandez
SP,RP
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1417.
Anthony Veneziano
SP,RP
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1426.
Matt Sauer
RP,SP
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1474.
Steven Cruz
SP,RP
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1510.
Zach Davies
SP
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1524.
Austin Nola
C
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1552.
Logan Porter
C
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1612.
Tyler Gentry
OF,RF
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1620.
Nate Eaton
3B,CF,LF,RF
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1634.
Mike Brosseau
3B
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