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. 3 days ago

Sixto Sanchez Note
	136. Sixto Sanchez SP Sanchez built on his strong 2019 season in Double-A with an excellent seven-start stretch in the majors, during which he put up a 3.46 ERA and 1.21 WHIP. Sanchez throws really hard (his fastball velocity is in the 98th percentile), but he doesn't put up a ton of strikeouts, either in the minors or during his stint in the majors last year. But his outstanding changeup (.148 BAA, .148 slugging against, .158 wOBA against) keeps hitters off balance, and allows him to avoid giving up too much hard contact. Combine that with his well above-average control and his almost comical ability to avoid giving up home runs, and you have a quality pitcher who can slide into the middle of your staff. 2 days ago

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. 3 days ago

Sandy Alcantara Note
	152. 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. 3 days ago

Brian Anderson Note
	213. Brian Anderson 3B

Elieser Hernandez Note
	260. Elieser Hernandez SP

Jesus Aguilar Note
	262. Jesus Aguilar 1B,DH

Jon Berti Note
	285. Jon Berti 2B,CF

Jorge Alfaro Note
	315. Jorge Alfaro C

Corey Dickerson Note
	321. Corey Dickerson LF

Anthony Bass Note
	335. 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. 3 days ago

Yimi Garcia Note
	354. 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. 3 days ago

Adam Duvall Note
	357. Adam Duvall LF,RF

Miguel Rojas Note
	374. Miguel Rojas SS

Garrett Cooper Note
	400. Garrett Cooper 1B,DH

Trevor Rogers Note
	415. Trevor Rogers SP

Jazz Chisholm Note
	469. Jazz Chisholm SS

Gio Gonzalez Note
	500. Gio Gonzalez SP,RP

Isan Diaz Note
	568. Isan Diaz 2B

Monte Harrison Note
	621. Monte Harrison CF,RF

John Curtiss Note
	631. John Curtiss SP,RP

Lewis Brinson Note
	645. Lewis Brinson LF,RF

Lewin Diaz Note
	651. Lewin Diaz 1B

Edward Cabrera Note
	740. Edward Cabrera SP

Dan Castano Note
	767. Dan Castano SP

Paul Campbell Note
	780. Paul Campbell SP

Braxton Garrett Note
	820. Braxton Garrett SP

Magneuris Sierra Note
	840. Magneuris Sierra CF

Dylan Floro Note
	855. Dylan Floro RP

Richard Bleier Note
	897. Richard Bleier RP

James Hoyt Note
	968. James Hoyt RP

Jeff Brigham Note
	1014. Jeff Brigham RP

Pat Venditte Note
	1069. Pat Venditte RP

Adam Cimber Note
	1074. Adam Cimber RP

Zach Pop Note
	1170. Zach Pop RP

Jordan Holloway Note
	1237. Jordan Holloway RP

Ross Detwiler Note
	1245. Ross Detwiler RP

Chad Wallach Note
	1275. Chad Wallach C

Nick Neidert Note
	1281. Nick Neidert RP

Jorge Guzman Note
	1286. Jorge Guzman RP

Brian Navarreto Note
	1346. Brian Navarreto C

JJ Bleday Note
	1382. JJ Bleday RF

Jesus Sanchez Note
	1424. Jesus Sanchez RF

Eddy Alvarez Note
	1519. Eddy Alvarez 2B