Fantasy Baseball Player Notes
2020 Fantasy Baseball Draft Notes
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78.
Josh Bell
1B
Bell had a true breakout season in 2019, improving drastically in pretty much every measurable category. His increases in exit velocity (2.3 mph), launch angle (3.8 degrees), and barrels per plate appearance (3.8%) showed that his gains were not fluky, and he even recovered from what looked to be a second-half collapse with a .927 OPS in August. The issue for Bell is that even with the improvements, a first baseman who bats .277 and slugs 37 home runs is not blowing the fantasy world away. Buy many of the gains, but don't go crazy on draft day.
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163.
Bryan Reynolds
LF,CF,RF
Reynolds was an excellent surprise last year as a rookie, batting .316 with 16 homers and 83 runs despite being down in the minors for the first month of the season. There is some risk in drafting him but more than likely, this is a solid source of batting average in the middle of your draft.
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184.
Joe Musgrove
SP
Musgrove started out the season hot but cratered in May, pitching to an 8.10 ERA in the month. His overall numbers (4.44 ERA, 1.22 WHIP) won't blow you away, but Musgrove saw major velocity gains on his fastball and cutter over the second half of the season. Wins will always be an issue but if he can continue to build on his velocity increases, he could find his way into being a back-end starter for your fantasy team.
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185.
Keone Kela
RP
Kela is an above-average major league reliever and he'll start the year as the Pittsburgh closer. But the Pirates should be awful and he's a free agent at the end of the year. Banking on more than 15-20 saves for the season would be overly optimistic.
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205.
Kevin Newman
2B,SS
A leadoff hitter who bat .308 last year with 12 home runs and 16 steals in just 130 games? What's not to like? Fine, he is one of the worst in the league in terms of barrel percentage and hard hit rate but even still, he had an expected batting average of .291 last year. Newman won't blow you away, but he'll chip in everywhere, especially the scarce categories. Don't forget about him on draft day.
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210.
Mitch Keller
SP
Keller's time in the majors last year was . . . sub-optimal, to say the least. Other than his elite strikeout rate, pretty much nothing went right for the youngster in his brief time with the Pirates. But when your FIP is FOUR runs lower than your ERA, chances are pretty good you're due for a rebound. Keller has an excellent fastball with an above-average slider and a decent curveball, more than enough to succeed in getting major league hitters out. If he can manage to limit his awful first innings of games with more consistency, he could provide plenty of value.
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217.
Chris Archer
SP
Archer's season was an unmitigated disaster before he was mercifully put on the season ending IL with a shoulder injury. His 5.19 ERA and 1.41 WHIP were entirely earned, as he walked more than four batters per nine innings for the first time in his career. But it is worth noting that Archer made some major gains in the second half, including improving on his FIP by more than 2.5 runs and his ERA by nearly a run. With still plenty of strikeout potential, Archer makes a low-cost, potentially high-reward option for the back of your staff.
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270.
Gregory Polanco
RF
Polanco was never able to fully recover from his 2018 shoulder surgery, playing in only 42 games last year. He has seemed on the cusp of a breakout for years, but the bottom line is that he has never hit better than .258 or slugged more than 23 homers. He's expected to be ready for the start of the season, whenever that is, and there is still untapped potential, meaning you should draft Polanco late and hope everything finally comes together.
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364.
Adam Frazier
2B
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419.
Colin Moran
2B,3B
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477.
Kyle Crick
RP
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496.
Trevor Williams
SP
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509.
Jarrod Dyson
LF,CF,RF
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556.
Felipe Vazquez
RP
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593.
Michael Feliz
RP
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633.
Jacob Stallings
C
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653.
Cole Tucker
SS
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663.
Richard Rodriguez
RP
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744.
Derek Holland
SP,RP
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791.
Steven Brault
SP,RP
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805.
Chad Kuhl
SP
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824.
Cody Ponce
SP,RP
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852.
Luke Maile
C
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868.
Dovydas Neverauskas
RP
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873.
James Marvel
SP
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880.
Nick Burdi
RP
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886.
Ke'Bryan Hayes
3B
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891.
JT Brubaker
SP
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905.
Jared Oliva
LF,CF
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977.
Chris Stratton
SP,RP
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987.
Robbie Erlin
RP
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1000.
Edgar Santana
RP
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1030.
Jose Osuna
1B,3B,RF
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1061.
JT Riddle
SS,CF
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1083.
Guillermo Heredia
LF,CF,RF
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1084.
Pablo Reyes
LF,CF,RF
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1090.
Erik Gonzalez
2B,3B,SS
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1130.
A.J. Schugel
RP
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1158.
Geoff Hartlieb
RP
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1183.
Montana DuRapau
RP
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1208.
Williams Jerez
RP
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1240.
Hector Noesi
SP,RP
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1278.
Wei-Chung Wang
RP
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1283.
Blake Cederlind
RP
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1289.
Luis Escobar
SP,RP
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1327.
Sam Howard
SP,RP
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1374.
Yacksel Rios
RP
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1385.
Clay Holmes
SP,RP
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1419.
Andrew Susac
C
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1422.
John Ryan Murphy
C
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1450.
Christian Kelley
C
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1461.
Jason Martin
LF,CF
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1462.
Steve Baron
C
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1506.
Kevin Kramer
3B,LF,RF
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1541.
Will Craig
1B,3B
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1547.
Charlie Tilson
LF,CF,RF
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1579.
Jake Elmore
2B,LF
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1603.
Socrates Brito
RF
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