Fantasy Baseball Player Notes
2024 Fantasy Baseball Draft Notes
58.
Jazz Chisholm Jr.
CF
Jazz Chisholm's 2022 season with the Miami Marlins was limited to 97 games due to injuries. Despite this, he showcased his talent with 19 home runs and 22 stolen bases. His advanced metrics indicated struggles, notably with a high strikeout rate over 30% and a drop in walk rate. Chisholm also experienced a decrease in sprint speed, ranking in the 78th percentile, likely impacted by a turf toe injury, which was surgically addressed in October. Looking ahead to 2024, if he stays healthy, Chisholm has the potential to achieve over 20 home runs and 20 stolen bases, along with 70-80 RBIs and runs. However, he will no longer be eligible as a second baseman, affecting his versatility in fantasy lineups.
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77.
Jesus Luzardo
SP
Jesus Luzardo was on a lot of 2023 sleeper lists, and he lived up to the billing. He struck out 208 batters in 178 2/3 innings with a 3.58 ERA and 1.21 WHIP. Heading into his age-26 season, he is stretched out and ready to throw 180+ innings in 2024. Luzardo should stay north of 10 K/9, and even though there is some risk in him being prone to walks and home runs, he is a high-upside starter who can fill an SP3 slot comfortably.
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127.
Tanner Scott
RP
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134.
Luis Arraez
2B
Last season was a landmark year for Luis Arraez. He became one of baseball's best hitters known for his exceptional contact skills, underlined by his .354 batting average, .393 on-base percentage, and .469 slugging percentage. He tallied 203 hits and 10 home runs over 617 plate appearances. Arraez's success is attributed to his elite strike-zone recognition and smart swing decisions. While chances are high that he won't hit .354 again, his xBA was still .325, and he is in the 100th percentile in K% and Whiff%. Arraez is THE stereotypical "empty batting average" player, but he is a nice offset to a power-only guy.
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147.
Jake Burger
1B,3B,DH
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184.
Eury Perez
SP
Eury Perez started 19 games for the Marlins and gave every fantasy manager a glimpse of how incredible he could be. He struck out 108 in 91 1/3 innings with a 3.15 ERA and 1.13. His fastball velocity sits in the 94th percentile at 97.5, and he had a 33.7 Whiff%. Batters had a difficult time with his breaking stuff, but they touched up his four-seamer more than ideal. Expect Perez's ERA to jump a notch into the 3.80 to 4.00 range, but he should continue striking out 10 per nine. Hopefully, the 20-year-old can limit the hard contact and home runs in 2024, but he is definitely in SP2 territory.
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233.
Josh Bell
1B,DH
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239.
Braxton Garrett
SP
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256.
Bryan De La Cruz
LF,DH
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284.
Tim Anderson
SS
The good news for Tim Anderson is that it almost assuredly cannot get worse. In his age-30 season, across 123 games, Anderson set career lows in home runs (1), RBI (25), and ISO (.051). He had the eighth-lowest oWAR (-0.4) among batters who played over 100 games. He could bounce back in 2024, but his underlying metrics do not suggest he belongs on rosters in traditional 5x5, 12-team leagues. Hard pass.
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299.
A.J. Puk
RP
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331.
Edward Cabrera
SP
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380.
Max Meyer
SP
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388.
Jesus Sanchez
RF
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389.
Trevor Rogers
SP
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480.
Ryan Weathers
SP
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488.
Xavier Edwards
2B
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495.
Andrew Nardi
RP
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571.
Christian Bethancourt
C
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615.
Sixto Sanchez
SP
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675.
Anthony Bender
RP
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709.
Nick Fortes
C
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767.
Nick Gordon
LF,CF
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810.
Vidal Brujan
2B
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820.
Anthony Maldonado
RP
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836.
Emmanuel Rivera
3B
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883.
JT Chargois
SP,RP
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915.
Avisail Garcia
RF
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997.
Troy Johnston
1B
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1034.
Josh Simpson
RP
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1089.
Huascar Brazoban
RP
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1119.
Mychal Givens
RP
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1193.
Zach McCambley
SP
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1206.
Darren McCaughan
RP
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1259.
Roddery Munoz
SP
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1280.
Patrick Monteverde
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1346.
George Soriano
RP
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1368.
Devin Smeltzer
RP
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1405.
Yonny Chirinos
SP,RP
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1422.
Calvin Faucher
RP
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1470.
Bryan Hoeing
SP,RP
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1504.
Declan Cronin
RP
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1554.
Paul McIntosh
C
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1573.
Dane Myers
CF
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1605.
Jonah Bride
3B
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1637.
Jonathan Davis
CF
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1672.
Otto Lopez
2B
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1724.
Tristan Gray
1B
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