Fantasy Baseball Player Notes

2021 Fantasy Baseball Draft Notes

Ke'Bryan Hayes Note
Ke'Bryan Hayes photo 130. Ke'Bryan Hayes 3B
Hayes had an outstanding 24-game run with the Pirates last year, hitting five home runs with an 1.124 OPS and a 55.4% hard-hit rate, which would have ranked seventh best in the majors had he had enough plate appearances. But that was far more offensve production than he had shown in the minors, where he totaled just a .752 OPS with 25 home runs in 461 career games. Hayes makes a ton of contact and should bat near the top of the Pirates order this year, so even if he regresses some offensively, he should still find enough counting stats to be useful. But don't expect 2020's power levels.
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Bryan Reynolds Note
Bryan Reynolds photo 258. Bryan Reynolds LF,CF,RF
Mitch Keller Note
Mitch Keller photo 340. Mitch Keller SP
In his brief MLB career, Keller is the author of one of the unluckiest (2019) and luckiest (2020) seasons in recent memory. So, the best course of action is to essentially ignore his 69 major league innings and focus on his stuff and minor league career. If you do that, there's a lot to like. Keller has a mid-90s fastball to go along with an above average slider and curveball. Over more than 500 minor league innings, he had a 25.5% strikeout rate, a 3.12 ERA, and a 1.15 WHIP. He will likely struggle for wins on the Pirates, but he'll also get a long leash given the dearth of reliable options, and he should face mostly weak offenses in the NL Central. Keller likely won't be a star, but he'll probably outperform where you need to draft him.
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Colin Moran Note
Colin Moran photo 365. Colin Moran 1B,2B,3B,DH
Jose Quintana Note
Jose Quintana photo 405. Jose Quintana SP,RP
Kevin Newman Note
Kevin Newman photo 407. Kevin Newman 2B,SS
Jacob Stallings Note
Jacob Stallings photo 421. Jacob Stallings C
JT Brubaker Note
JT Brubaker photo 447. JT Brubaker SP
Michael Chavis Note
Michael Chavis photo 496. Michael Chavis 1B,2B,LF
Yoshi Tsutsugo Note
Yoshi Tsutsugo photo 504. Yoshi Tsutsugo 1B,3B,DH,LF,RF
Duane Underwood Jr. Note
Duane Underwood Jr. photo 601. Duane Underwood Jr. RP
Jared Oliva Note
Jared Oliva photo 604. Jared Oliva LF,RF
Chris Stratton Note
Chris Stratton photo 628. Chris Stratton SP,RP
David Bednar Note
David Bednar photo 641. David Bednar RP
Cole Tucker Note
Cole Tucker photo 713. Cole Tucker 2B,CF,RF,SS
Michael Perez Note
Michael Perez photo 734. Michael Perez C
Sam Howard Note
Sam Howard photo 743. Sam Howard RP
Chad Kuhl Note
Chad Kuhl photo 857. Chad Kuhl RP,SP
Steven Brault Note
Steven Brault photo 860. Steven Brault SP,RP
Anthony Alford Note
Anthony Alford photo 870. Anthony Alford LF,CF
Bryse Wilson Note
Bryse Wilson photo 907. Bryse Wilson SP
Miguel Yajure Note
Miguel Yajure photo 917. Miguel Yajure RP,SP
Dillon Peters Note
Dillon Peters photo 925. Dillon Peters SP,RP
Todd Frazier Note
Todd Frazier photo 930. Todd Frazier 1B,3B
Oneil Cruz Note
Oneil Cruz photo 1037. Oneil Cruz SS
Luis Oviedo Note
Luis Oviedo photo 1048. Luis Oviedo RP,SP
Cody Ponce Note
Cody Ponce photo 1055. Cody Ponce RP,SP
Anthony Banda Note
Anthony Banda photo 1057. Anthony Banda RP
Ben Gamel Note
Ben Gamel photo 1074. Ben Gamel LF,CF,RF
Greg Allen Note
Greg Allen photo 1103. Greg Allen LF,CF,RF
Wil Crowe Note
Wil Crowe photo 1121. Wil Crowe SP
Rodolfo Castro Note
Rodolfo Castro photo 1231. Rodolfo Castro 2B,SS
Nick Mears Note
Nick Mears photo 1301. Nick Mears RP
Tucupita Marcano Note
Tucupita Marcano photo 1467. Tucupita Marcano 2B,3B,SS