Fantasy Baseball Player Notes
2021 Fantasy Baseball Draft Notes
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7.
Jacob deGrom
SP
deGrom barely missed out on winning his third straight Cy Young Award last year, but it was yet another dominant season. For the third straight year, he came in with a WHIP under 1.00, an ERA under 2.50, and a strikeout percentage above 31%. deGrom is getting up there in age, but it's worth remembering that he has fewer miles on his arm than most pitcher entering their age-33 season, given that he didn't transition to pitching until late in his college career and missed significant time with injuries during his time in the minors. deGrom has shown no decline in his game, and should hopefully (finally) begin to pile on more wins this year pitching for a better team in front of an improved bullpen. He should be the first or second starting pitcher taken and is an obvious first-round pick.
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15.
Francisco Lindor
SS
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52.
Pete Alonso
1B,DH
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77.
Michael Conforto
LF,CF,RF
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84.
Jeff McNeil
2B,3B,LF,RF
Much of McNeil's 2020 season looked similar to his year in 2019. He hit over .300, rarely struck out, and got on base plenty. But the power gains that we saw in 2019 vanished, as he hit just four home runs over 52 games. His barrel rate (2.5%) and hard-hit percentage (26.5%) were some of the worst in the league, and he didn't even offer the token stolen base that he had chipped in during previous seasons. This is a scenario where McNeil's value to any particular fantasy manager will depend on the weight he or she gives to the shortened 2020 season. Given that McNeil never hit the ball particularly hard anyway, though, a good bet is to assume he at least returns to the high teens in home runs, slightly below his 2019 pace. With his strong average and multi-position eligibility, that makes McNeil an asset in the middle rounds.
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94.
Carlos Carrasco
SP,RP
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129.
Edwin Diaz
RP
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145.
Dominic Smith
1B,LF,DH
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161.
J.D. Davis
3B,LF,DH
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244.
Brandon Nimmo
LF,CF,RF
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246.
James McCann
C
McCann will be the everyday catcher for the Mets after putting up his second consecutive successful season for the White Sox. After putting up a .789 OPS in 2019, he jumped up to an .896 mark in 2020, setting a career-high in walk rate. McCann was a part-timer last year, so his rate stats will likely dip as he takes over a heavy workload with the Mets (Wilson Ramos ranked fourth among catchers in plate appearances the last two seasons). But counting stats should be there in spades in a strong Mets lineup. He should be drafted as a starting catcher in 12-team formats.
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250.
Seth Lugo
RP,SP
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260.
Marcus Stroman
SP
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369.
Noah Syndergaard
SP
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373.
Mallex Smith
CF,RF
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417.
Steven Matz
SP,RP
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464.
Joey Lucchesi
SP
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498.
David Peterson
RP
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505.
Trevor May
RP
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