Fantasy Baseball Player Notes
2020 Fantasy Baseball Draft Notes
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8.
Gerrit Cole
SP
There are really no words for what Cole was able to do last year. He built on the massive gains he made from his first year with the Astros and lowered his ERA, WHIP, and walk rate to miniscule levels while totaling an outrageous 326 strikeouts. He'll move to the Yankees now, which is a mild downgrade given that the Yankees may slightly limit his innings in light of their long-term investment in Cole and their bullpen, and the opposing offenses and ballparks in the AL East compared to the AL West. But Cole's fastball and slider are beyond elite, and he should be the top pitcher taken in fantasy drafts.
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34.
Gleyber Torres
2B,SS
As a 22-year-old, Gleyber managed 38 homers, 96 runs and 91 RBIs with a .280 batting average. There is still room for more growth and it would no surprise if he became an MVP candidate this year as a 23-year-old. There isn't enough speed to make him the top fantasy second basemen yet though.
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49.
Aaron Judge
RF
Judge has a stress fracture in his rib, which showed "slight improvement" based on a CT scan in mid-April. But he is also dealing with a collapsed lung, and there is still no timetable for when he may be ready for baseball activity. Even with the postponement of the season, there's no guarantee that Judge will be ready to play at any point this season. Draft him with a heavy dose of pessimism and you should be fine.
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66.
Giancarlo Stanton
LF
Stanton's Grade-1 hamstring strain was going to keep him out of action for Opening Day, but he now should be ready to go whenever the season begins. Stanton will always be an injury risk, but for now, view him as a healthy option heading into the season. His power potential therefore makes him an option in Round 3 or 4, depending on your risk tolerance.
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70.
DJ LeMahieu
1B,2B,3B
LeMahieu may have been the most shocking breakout last year, moving from a .276 hitter with limited power at Coors to all of a sudden 26 HRs, 102 RBIs and a .327 BA away from Coors. You can expect some regression but his 2019 campaign was just too great to discount him in the 6th or 7th round.
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85.
Aroldis Chapman
RP
Chapman remains one of the best relievers in the game, but even his most ardent defenders have to admit there are signs of slippage. His velocity, which is still elite, continues to trend down, and he hasn't topped 60 innings since 2015. He's the unquestioned closer in the game, a top-three reliever, and will give you plenty of strikeouts. But he's no longer the top option in the fantasy game.
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106.
Gary Sanchez
C
Yes, Sanchez did manage to swat 34 homers and has historical power potential for the position, but you are definitely going to take a hit at batting average if you draft him. With that said, hitting in the middle of the Yankees lineup should afford fantasy owners loads of RBIs and runs too.
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175.
James Paxton
SP
Paxton will be out until at least early May (and likely longer) after undergoing a microscopic lumbar discectomy with removal of a peridiscal cyst in early February. Although his talent is undeniable, this is yet another in a long list of injuries for Paxton, who has eight injured list stints since the beginning of the 2014 season. While early May is the front end of the three to four month timetable, expect Paxton's absence to last until at least June and possibly longer if he has any setbacks.
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178.
Masahiro Tanaka
SP
Tanaka had a bizarre year. On the negative side, his ERA soared to 4.45 and his WHIP and strikeout rate went to a career worst 1.24 and 7.37/9, respectively. Yet he slightly lowered his walk rate from the past two years, cut his HR/FB rate, and got batters to swing at pitches outside the zone more than almost any other pitcher in the second half of the season. At this point in his career, given his home park, there's little optimism that Tanaka can ever develop into the ace he appeared to be during his debut. Draft him as a back-end-of-the-rotation starter in deeper leagues but nothing more.
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208.
Luke Voit
1B,DH
Voit wasn't anything near the short sample-size explosion we saw in 2018 but he still managed 21 homers, 72 runs and 62 RBIs in just 118 games. While the batting average won't be ideal, you can certainly put up with 30 homers, 90/90 RBis and runs in the 17th round.
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230.
Gio Urshela
3B
Urshela was among the most surprising breakouts in 2019, batting .315 with 21 homers for the Yankees. Although that isn't going to keep up, he earned playing time in New York and may prove worth of that 20th round ADP.
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231.
Miguel Andujar
DH
Andujar virtually missed the entire season so there is some risk in relying on a bounceback or even a full year of stats, but if we get it, we've seen the upside to be a .300 average with 25+ homers. With an ADP above 300, you should be able to get him super late in drafts.
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275.
Brett Gardner
CF,LF
Gardner has a little Rodney Dangerfield going on, in that he gets no respect from fantasy owners. Although he'll be entering his age-37 season, Gardner popped a career-high 28 home runs lat year. The power comes and goes, but he's stolen double-digit bases in every season of his career, and hasn't scored fewer than 80 runs in a full season since 2010. He lacks the upside of many other late-round outfielders but offers a higher floor.
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305.
J.A. Happ
SP
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326.
Adam Ottavino
RP
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342.
Chad Green
SP,RP
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346.
Jordan Montgomery
SP
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357.
Domingo German
SP
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367.
Mike Tauchman
LF
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431.
Tommy Kahnle
RP
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440.
Zack Britton
RP
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453.
Clint Frazier
RF
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455.
Jonathan Loaisiga
RP
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545.
Aaron Hicks
CF
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555.
Mike Ford
1B
Ford hit 12 bombs in just 143 at-bats last year after destroying Triple-A pitching to open the year, but there doesn't seem to be a spot in the lineup for him versus righties.
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679.
Deivi Garcia
SP
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697.
Clarke Schmidt
SP
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726.
Adam Warren
RP
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741.
Jonathan Holder
RP
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769.
Kyle Higashioka
C
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832.
Luis Cessa
RP
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893.
Chris Iannetta
C
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940.
Ben Heller
RP
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1013.
Thairo Estrada
2B
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1015.
Tyler Wade
2B
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1139.
Tyler Lyons
RP
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1162.
Michael King
RP
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1190.
Dan Jennings
RP
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1207.
David Hale
RP
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1213.
Luis Avilan
RP
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1272.
Nick Tropeano
RP
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1316.
Josh Smith
RP
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1318.
Chad Bettis
RP
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1390.
Erik Kratz
C
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1422.
Chris Gittens
1B
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1480.
Estevan Florial
CF
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1492.
Zack Granite
CF
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1499.
Kaleb Cowart
3B
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1534.
Trey Amburgey
RF
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