Fantasy Baseball Player Notes
2021 Fantasy Baseball Draft Notes
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45.
Starling Marte
CF
Marte's getting a little old for a player to rely on for stolen bases, and although fantasy managers need to start lowering their expectations as he enters his age-32 season, there should be enough left in the tank for him to be productive. He ranked in the top 11% in sprint speed last year and was caught stealing just twice in 10 attempts. The quality of his contact declined fairly significantly, however, and considering he now plays in Miami, anything more than 15 home runs should be considered gravy. But he'll likely continue to chip in for all five rotisserie categories and be an asset in both stolen bases and batting average, two difficult categories to fill. Again, temper expectations a bit against his historical production, but fantasy managers can still draft him with confidence.
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137.
Sixto Sanchez
SP
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138.
Pablo Lopez
SP
Despite his 5.09 ERA and mediocre strikeout rate in 2019, there was some buzz about Lopez heading into last season because of his outstanding changeup and his ability to keep his WHIP in check. He justified the expectations, cutting his ERA to 3.61 and striking out about a batter and a half more per nine innings than he had previously. He's still volatile, as he has seemingly random games where he lacks command with his changeup and gets hit hard. And he needs another pitch to complement his fastball and changeup. But if he can continue to develop either his curveball or cutter, he could be a true breakout candidate. Draft him as an SP4 with upside for more if his other pitches continue to improve.
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160.
Sandy Alcantara
SP
Alcantara continued to build on what was a pretty strong foundation heading into 2020. He lowered his ERA to 3.00 and his WHIP to 1.19, and improved in both his strikeout and walk rate while adding velocity. He pitched only 42 innings last year because of COVID-19 issues, but he dominated over the latter three-quarters of the season, pitching to a 2.30 ERA with 30 strikeouts over his final 31 1/3 innings. There's not a ton to dislike about Alcantara, and there's room for continued growth. Draft him as a fourth starter with upside for more.
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217.
Brian Anderson
3B
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258.
Jesus Aguilar
1B,DH
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265.
Elieser Hernandez
SP
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294.
Jon Berti
2B
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313.
Jorge Alfaro
C
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318.
Corey Dickerson
LF
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328.
Anthony Bass
RP
Bass will likely be in the mix for saves with Yimi Garcia (and possibly Dylan Floro) after he signed a two-year deal with the Marlins. He lacks the typical strikeout stuff of most closers, but he's totaled 12 saves, a 3.54 ERA, and a 0.99 WHIP over the past two years. Bass is an extreme ground ball pitcher (62.3% ground ball rate last year), which is how he's able to survive without big time stuff. But Don Mattingly likely won't name a closer until the end of spring training, so draft Bass late for now, but have plenty of other bullpen options.
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340.
Yimi Garcia
RP
Garcia was the favorite for saves in Miami until the team signed Anthony Bass, and now his exact role in the bullpen is unclear. He struck out 31.7% of the batter he faced last year, and put up a 0.80 ERA and 0.93 WHIP. He's got more prototypical "closer's stuff" than Bass does, and he has a lengthy relationship with Don Mattingly dating back to their Dodgers days. Draft Garcia late and hope he wins the job, but make sure you have other options.
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368.
Miguel Rojas
SS
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378.
Adam Duvall
LF
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394.
Garrett Cooper
DH
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415.
Trevor Rogers
SP
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464.
Jazz Chisholm
2B
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543.
Victor Victor Mesa
CF
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545.
Brian Miller
LF
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584.
Isan Diaz
2B
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639.
Monte Harrison
CF
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647.
John Curtiss
RP
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659.
Lewis Brinson
LF,RF
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664.
Lewin Diaz
1B
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753.
Edward Cabrera
SP
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780.
Dan Castano
SP
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794.
Paul Campbell
SP
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834.
Braxton Garrett
SP
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855.
Magneuris Sierra
CF
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872.
Dylan Floro
RP
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914.
Richard Bleier
RP
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988.
James Hoyt
RP
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1036.
Jeff Brigham
RP
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1089.
Pat Venditte
RP
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1094.
Adam Cimber
RP
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1191.
Zach Pop
RP
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1259.
Jordan Holloway
RP
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1267.
Ross Detwiler
RP
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1297.
Chad Wallach
C
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1303.
Nick Neidert
RP
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1308.
Jorge Guzman
RP
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1368.
Brian Navarreto
C
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1403.
JJ Bleday
RF
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1441.
Jesus Sanchez
RF
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1533.
Eddy Alvarez
2B
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