Fantasy Baseball Player Notes

2021 Fantasy Baseball Draft Notes

Position

Team

Starling Marte Note
	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. 2 days ago

Sixto Sanchez Note
	137. Sixto Sanchez SP

Pablo Lopez Note
	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. 2 days ago

Sandy Alcantara Note
	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. 2 days ago

Brian Anderson Note
	217. Brian Anderson 3B

Jesus Aguilar Note
	258. Jesus Aguilar 1B,DH

Elieser Hernandez Note
	265. Elieser Hernandez SP

Jon Berti Note
	294. Jon Berti 2B

Jorge Alfaro Note
	313. Jorge Alfaro C

Corey Dickerson Note
	318. Corey Dickerson LF

Anthony Bass Note
	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. 2 days ago

Yimi Garcia Note
	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. 2 days ago

Miguel Rojas Note
	368. Miguel Rojas SS

Adam Duvall Note
	378. Adam Duvall LF

Garrett Cooper Note
	394. Garrett Cooper DH

Trevor Rogers Note
	415. Trevor Rogers SP

Jazz Chisholm Note
	464. Jazz Chisholm 2B

Victor Victor Mesa Note
	543. Victor Victor Mesa CF

Brian Miller Note
	545. Brian Miller LF

Isan Diaz Note
	584. Isan Diaz 2B

Monte Harrison Note
	639. Monte Harrison CF

John Curtiss Note
	647. John Curtiss RP

Lewis Brinson Note
	659. Lewis Brinson LF,RF

Lewin Diaz Note
	664. Lewin Diaz 1B

Edward Cabrera Note
	753. Edward Cabrera SP

Dan Castano Note
	780. Dan Castano SP

Paul Campbell Note
	794. Paul Campbell SP

Braxton Garrett Note
	834. Braxton Garrett SP

Magneuris Sierra Note
	855. Magneuris Sierra CF

Dylan Floro Note
	872. Dylan Floro RP

Richard Bleier Note
	914. Richard Bleier RP

James Hoyt Note
	988. James Hoyt RP

Jeff Brigham Note
	1036. Jeff Brigham RP

Pat Venditte Note
	1089. Pat Venditte RP

Adam Cimber Note
	1094. Adam Cimber RP

Zach Pop Note
	1191. Zach Pop RP

Jordan Holloway Note
	1259. Jordan Holloway RP

Ross Detwiler Note
	1267. Ross Detwiler RP

Chad Wallach Note
	1297. Chad Wallach C

Nick Neidert Note
	1303. Nick Neidert RP

Jorge Guzman Note
	1308. Jorge Guzman RP

Brian Navarreto Note
	1368. Brian Navarreto C

JJ Bleday Note
	1403. JJ Bleday RF

Jesus Sanchez Note
	1441. Jesus Sanchez RF

Eddy Alvarez Note
	1533. Eddy Alvarez 2B