Fantasy Baseball Player Notes
2024 Fantasy Baseball Draft Notes
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33.
Pablo Lopez
SP
Pablo Lopez had a great first year in Minnesota and established himself as their SP1. He threw 194 innings and struck out 234 batters. Lopez ended the season with a 3.86 ERA and 1.18, but his xERA was much lower at 3.00 with an xFIP of 3.25. Statcast has him ranked in the 98th percentile of pitching run value, and he may come at a small discount compared to where his projections have him. Lopez isn't a flashy SP1 for fantasy managers, but he offers stellar stats and consistency, which ain't bad.
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53.
Royce Lewis
3B
Royce Lewis is the latest Minnesota Twin to offer superstar-level stats with an unfortunate injury-prone profile. In 58 games last season, Lewis smacked 15 home runs, drove in 52 runs, and slashed .309/.372/.548. His average was inflated (xBA .265), but the power is very real. The 24-year-old's xwOBACON is .410; even though his xSLG was lower, it was still .476. An entire season of Lewis has first-round upside, but fantasy managers should draft him expecting fewer games. With a bit of luck, Lewis avoids becoming Byron Buxton 2.0, and those who draft him will be rewarded handsomely.
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81.
Joe Ryan
SP
Joe Ryan started 29 games for the Twins last year, ending up with an ERA (4.51) that was almost a full run higher than in 2022 (3.55). His xERA last year, though, was 3.53, and chances are good that he was just snakebit by a .305 BABIP. He also gave up a lot of hard contact (1.78 HR/9), but he struck out 197 batters and walked fewer than two per game. He should bounce back nicely in 2024, and you can draft him in the ninth round to be your SP2 or SP3.
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112.
Jhoan Duran
RP
Jhoan Duran is the reliever to target if you're looking to build your reliever roster with a guy who throws 101.8 mph. The 25-year-old struck out 84 batters in 62 1/3 innings while collecting 27 saves last season. Opposing batters had an xBA of .185 and a 32.9 K% against him. Things got a little messy in the Twins bullpen in 2023, but fantasy managers should expect 30 saves from Duran in 2024. And if the league has a K/9 or equivalent category, he should be an early target.
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132.
Bailey Ober
SP
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178.
Edouard Julien
2B,DH
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190.
Byron Buxton
DH,CF
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201.
Carlos Correa
SS
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237.
Max Kepler
RF
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305.
Matt Wallner
LF,RF
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307.
Louie Varland
SP,RP
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320.
Alex Kirilloff
1B,RF
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322.
Ryan Jeffers
C
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345.
Willi Castro
3B,LF,CF,SS
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361.
Griffin Jax
RP
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362.
Chris Paddack
SP
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401.
Carlos Santana
1B
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460.
Brock Stewart
RP
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505.
Jose Miranda
3B
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521.
Brooks Lee
SS
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551.
Anthony DeSclafani
SP
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564.
Manuel Margot
CF,RF
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626.
Caleb Thielbar
RP
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672.
Kody Funderburk
RP
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676.
Steven Okert
RP
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683.
Christian Vazquez
C
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712.
Jay Jackson
RP
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715.
Kyle Farmer
2B,3B,SS
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755.
Justin Topa
RP
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849.
Trevor Larnach
LF,RF
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882.
David Festa
SP
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898.
Jorge Alcala
RP
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951.
Cody Laweryson
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985.
Jovani Moran
RP
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1011.
Pierson Ohl
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1114.
Daniel Duarte
RP
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1116.
Austin Martin
2B,LF
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1127.
Brent Headrick
RP
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1131.
Jeff Brigham
RP
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1147.
Walker Jenkins
CF
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1188.
Josh Staumont
RP
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1197.
Hunter McMahon
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1208.
Ronny Henriquez
RP
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1215.
Matt Canterino
SP
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1224.
Josh Winder
RP
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1269.
Austin Schulfer
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1310.
Ryan Jensen
SP,RP
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1317.
Zack Weiss
RP
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1337.
Randy Dobnak
SP
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1369.
Simeon Woods Richardson
SP
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1424.
Jordan Balazovic
RP
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1434.
Matt Bowman
RP
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1492.
Hobie Harris
RP
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1545.
Jair Camargo
C
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1581.
Tony Kemp
2B,LF
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1706.
Yunior Severino
2B,3B
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