Fantasy Baseball Player Notes
2020 Fantasy Baseball Draft Notes
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75.
Josh Bell
1B,DH
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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166.
Bryan Reynolds
CF,LF,RF
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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.
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196.
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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205.
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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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.
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371.
Adam Frazier
2B
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381.
Kyle Crick
RP
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428.
Colin Moran
1B,3B,DH
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535.
Jacob Stallings
C
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556.
Michael Feliz
RP
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598.
Cole Tucker
SS
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606.
Richard Rodriguez
RP
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649.
Chad Kuhl
SP
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731.
Carson Fulmer
RP
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744.
Chris Stratton
SP,RP
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768.
Steven Brault
SP
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791.
Anthony Alford
CF,LF
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815.
Ke'Bryan Hayes
3B
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823.
Nik Turley
SP
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824.
JT Brubaker
SP
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832.
James Marvel
SP
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857.
Cody Ponce
SP
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875.
Clay Holmes
RP
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934.
Ashton Goudeau
SP
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936.
Michael Perez
C
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954.
Austin Davis
RP
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969.
Luke Maile
C
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1022.
Sean Poppen
RP
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1038.
Edgar Santana
RP
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1042.
Jandel Gustave
RP
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1124.
Erik Gonzalez
SS
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1170.
Wei-Chung Wang
RP
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1172.
Sam Howard
RP
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1185.
Geoff Hartlieb
RP
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1260.
Tyler Bashlor
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1264.
Blake Cederlind
RP
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1268.
Yacksel Rios
RP
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1318.
John Ryan Murphy
C
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1414.
Kevin Kramer
RF
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1424.
Jared Oliva
CF
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1438.
Andrew Susac
C
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1462.
Will Craig
1B
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1492.
Oneil Cruz
SS
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