Fantasy Baseball Player Notes

2020 Fantasy Baseball Draft Notes

Position

Team

Josh Bell Note
	75. 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. 10 weeks ago

Bryan Reynolds Note
	172. 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. 13 weeks ago

Joe Musgrove Note
	174. 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. 10 weeks ago

Kevin Newman Note
	194. 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. 10 weeks ago

Keone Kela Note
	200. Keone Kela RP As of July 11th, Kela has not reported to camp. It's unclear if he is dealing with COVID-19 or when he is planning to report, if at all. Kela is an above-average major league reliever and will start the year as the Pittsburgh closer if healthy. But for now, drop him down your draft board a few spots. 4 weeks ago

Mitch Keller Note
	203. 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. 10 weeks ago

Gregory Polanco Note
	281. 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. 10 weeks ago

Adam Frazier Note
	374. Adam Frazier 2B

Kyle Crick Note
	386. Kyle Crick RP

Colin Moran Note
	436. Colin Moran 2B,3B

Jarrod Dyson Note
	477. Jarrod Dyson LF,CF,RF

Nick Burdi Note
	508. Nick Burdi RP

Jacob Stallings Note
	532. Jacob Stallings C

Trevor Williams Note
	536. Trevor Williams SP

Cole Tucker Note
	555. Cole Tucker SS

Michael Feliz Note
	590. Michael Feliz RP

Richard Rodriguez Note
	604. Richard Rodriguez RP

Jose Osuna Note
	651. Jose Osuna 1B,3B,RF

Chad Kuhl Note
	670. Chad Kuhl SP

Steven Brault Note
	739. Steven Brault SP,RP

Derek Holland Note
	781. Derek Holland SP,RP

Chris Stratton Note
	784. Chris Stratton SP,RP

Guillermo Heredia Note
	799. Guillermo Heredia LF,CF,RF

Ke'Bryan Hayes Note
	803. Ke'Bryan Hayes 3B

Robbie Erlin Note
	833. Robbie Erlin RP

Nik Turley Note
	855. Nik Turley SP,RP

JT Brubaker Note
	857. JT Brubaker SP

James Marvel Note
	862. James Marvel SP

Kevin Kramer Note
	869. Kevin Kramer 3B,LF,RF

Cody Ponce Note
	877. Cody Ponce SP,RP

Clay Holmes Note
	895. Clay Holmes SP,RP

Luke Maile Note
	960. Luke Maile C

Jared Oliva Note
	989. Jared Oliva LF,CF

Dovydas Neverauskas Note
	1003. Dovydas Neverauskas RP

Edgar Santana Note
	1058. Edgar Santana RP

JT Riddle Note
	1116. JT Riddle SS,CF

Pablo Reyes Note
	1137. Pablo Reyes LF,CF,RF

Erik Gonzalez Note
	1143. Erik Gonzalez 2B,3B,SS

John Ryan Murphy Note
	1159. John Ryan Murphy C

Andrew Susac Note
	1174. Andrew Susac C

Wei-Chung Wang Note
	1210. Wei-Chung Wang RP

Sam Howard Note
	1214. Sam Howard SP,RP

Geoff Hartlieb Note
	1234. Geoff Hartlieb RP

Jason Martin Note
	1241. Jason Martin LF,CF

Socrates Brito Note
	1341. Socrates Brito RF

Tyler Bashlor Note
	1365. Tyler Bashlor RP

Blake Cederlind Note
	1372. Blake Cederlind RP

Yacksel Rios Note
	1382. Yacksel Rios RP

Will Craig Note
	1412. Will Craig 1B,3B

Oneil Cruz Note
	1497. Oneil Cruz SS

Phillip Evans Note
	1502. Phillip Evans 3B,SS

Montana DuRapau Note
	1603. Montana DuRapau RP