Fantasy Baseball Player Notes

2021 Fantasy Baseball Draft Notes

Position

Team

Ke'Bryan Hayes Note
	129. 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. 13 weeks ago

Richard Rodriguez Note
	214. Richard Rodriguez RP So long as he remains with the Pirates, Rodriguez is likely to be the closer after locking down four saves last year. He's been a quality reliever for a few years in a row now, including last year when he put up a 2.70 ERA and a 0.86 WHIP with plenty of strikeouts. There's been speculation that the Pirates will look to deal Rodriguez before the season begins. But until and unless they do, he's a decent late-round selection who will likely total a handful of saves until he's inevitably dealt mid-season. 13 weeks ago

Bryan Reynolds Note
	257. Bryan Reynolds LF,CF

Mitch Keller Note
	339. 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. 13 weeks ago

Colin Moran Note
	365. Colin Moran 1B,DH

Gregory Polanco Note
	367. Gregory Polanco RF

Adam Frazier Note
	404. Adam Frazier 2B,LF

Kevin Newman Note
	406. Kevin Newman 2B,SS

Jacob Stallings Note
	421. Jacob Stallings C

JT Brubaker Note
	445. JT Brubaker SP

Jared Oliva Note
	600. Jared Oliva LF

Duane Underwood Jr. Note
	602. Duane Underwood Jr. RP

Chris Stratton Note
	628. Chris Stratton RP

David Bednar Note
	643. David Bednar RP

Kyle Crick Note
	657. Kyle Crick RP

Tyler Anderson Note
	668. Tyler Anderson SP

Cole Tucker Note
	711. Cole Tucker CF,RF

Trevor Cahill Note
	723. Trevor Cahill SP,RP

Michael Perez Note
	732. Michael Perez C

Sam Howard Note
	742. Sam Howard RP

James Marvel Note
	816. James Marvel SP

Erik Gonzalez Note
	849. Erik Gonzalez 3B,SS,1B

Chad Kuhl Note
	860. Chad Kuhl SP

Steven Brault Note
	863. Steven Brault SP

Anthony Alford Note
	868. Anthony Alford CF

Phillip Evans Note
	869. Phillip Evans 3B,LF,RF,1B

Chasen Shreve Note
	896. Chasen Shreve RP

Miguel Yajure Note
	915. Miguel Yajure RP

Todd Frazier Note
	928. Todd Frazier 1B,3B

Jose Soriano Note
	954. Jose Soriano SP

Chase De Jong Note
	981. Chase De Jong SP

Dustin Fowler Note
	1000. Dustin Fowler CF

Oneil Cruz Note
	1037. Oneil Cruz SS

Luis Oviedo Note
	1048. Luis Oviedo SP,RP

Cody Ponce Note
	1055. Cody Ponce SP

Ben Gamel Note
	1074. Ben Gamel CF,RF,LF

Wil Crowe Note
	1121. Wil Crowe SP

Ka'ai Tom Note
	1153. Ka'ai Tom RF,LF

Rodolfo Castro Note
	1231. Rodolfo Castro 2B

Jandel Gustave Note
	1294. Jandel Gustave RP

Kyle Keller Note
	1295. Kyle Keller RP

Nick Mears Note
	1301. Nick Mears RP

Clay Holmes Note
	1302. Clay Holmes RP

Austin Davis Note
	1315. Austin Davis RP

Geoff Hartlieb Note
	1346. Geoff Hartlieb RP

Steven Wright Note
	1389. Steven Wright RP

Andrew Susac Note
	1416. Andrew Susac C

Christian Bethancourt Note
	1419. Christian Bethancourt C

Joe Hudson Note
	1421. Joe Hudson C

Troy Stokes Jr. Note
	1478. Troy Stokes Jr. LF

Wilmer Difo Note
	1489. Wilmer Difo 2B,3B

Kevin Kramer Note
	1492. Kevin Kramer LF

Will Craig Note
	1515. Will Craig 1B