Fantasy Baseball Player Notes

2024 Fantasy Baseball Draft Notes

Position

Team

Pablo Lopez Note
	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. 38 weeks ago

Royce Lewis Note
	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. 38 weeks ago

Joe Ryan Note
	80. 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. 38 weeks ago

Jhoan Duran Note
	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. 38 weeks ago

Bailey Ober Note
	132. Bailey Ober SP

Edouard Julien Note
	177. Edouard Julien 2B

Byron Buxton Note
	189. Byron Buxton CF

Carlos Correa Note
	200. Carlos Correa SS

Matt Wallner Note
	304. Matt Wallner LF,RF

Louie Varland Note
	308. Louie Varland SP,RP

Ryan Jeffers Note
	317. Ryan Jeffers C

Willi Castro Note
	335. Willi Castro 2B,3B,SS,LF,CF

Griffin Jax Note
	357. Griffin Jax RP

Chris Paddack Note
	363. Chris Paddack SP,RP

Brock Stewart Note
	462. Brock Stewart RP

Brooks Lee Note
	475. Brooks Lee 2B,3B,SS

Jose Miranda Note
	527. Jose Miranda 1B,3B

Manuel Margot Note
	587. Manuel Margot LF,CF,RF

Kody Funderburk Note
	691. Kody Funderburk RP

Christian Vazquez Note
	702. Christian Vazquez C

Michael Tonkin Note
	733. Michael Tonkin RP

Justin Topa Note
	771. Justin Topa RP

Trevor Larnach Note
	861. Trevor Larnach LF,RF

David Festa Note
	894. David Festa SP

Jorge Alcala Note
	910. Jorge Alcala RP

Cody Laweryson Note
	962. Cody Laweryson

Jovani Moran Note
	995. Jovani Moran RP

Pierson Ohl Note
	1021. Pierson Ohl

Daniel Duarte Note
	1122. Daniel Duarte RP

Austin Martin Note
	1124. Austin Martin 2B,SS,LF,CF

Brent Headrick Note
	1135. Brent Headrick RP

Walker Jenkins Note
	1154. Walker Jenkins OF

Hunter McMahon Note
	1204. Hunter McMahon

Ronny Henriquez Note
	1215. Ronny Henriquez RP

Matt Canterino Note
	1222. Matt Canterino SP

Josh Winder Note
	1231. Josh Winder RP

Ryan Jensen Note
	1317. Ryan Jensen SP,RP

Zack Weiss Note
	1324. Zack Weiss RP

Randy Dobnak Note
	1344. Randy Dobnak RP

Alex Speas Note
	1356. Alex Speas RP

Simeon Woods Richardson Note
	1375. Simeon Woods Richardson SP,RP

Nick Wittgren Note
	1386. Nick Wittgren RP

Jair Camargo Note
	1550. Jair Camargo C

Yunior Severino Note
	1710. Yunior Severino 1B,2B,3B