Fantasy Baseball Player Notes

2020 Fantasy Baseball Draft Notes

Position

Team

Blake Snell Note
	40. Blake Snell SP Snell's subpar season was limited to just 107 innings after he underwent arthroscopic elbow surgery. Although owners might want to shy away after last year, there were plenty of encouraging signs. His FIP and xFIP were roughly a run lower than his ERA, his 33.3% strikeout rate was actually an improvement on his breakout year, and batters continued to make incredibly weak contact. If healthy, he should return to dominance. 27 weeks ago

Austin Meadows Note
	41. Austin Meadows LF,RF,DH

Tyler Glasnow Note
	86. Tyler Glasnow SP,RP Glasnow was limited to just 60 innings in 2019, but they were pretty glorious ones! His control, which had plagued him since coming to the majors, improved significantly, and his WHIP dropped to an impressive 0.89. He should be fully recovered from his forearm injury heading into the season and has the raw stuff to be a fantasy ace if he can avoid injury. There's risk with Glasnow, but it is worth taking. 27 weeks ago

Nick Anderson Note
	147. Nick Anderson RP Anderson was exceptional with the Rays, though Emilio Pagan got the vast majority of the save chances. With Pagan now out of the way, Anderson may have the chance to lead a committee of Diego Castillo and Jose Alvarado. Even if he doesn't get the majority of the save chances, if Anderson pitches like he did with the Rays last year (52.6% strikeout rate), he'll be worth owning no matter what. 27 weeks ago

Brandon Lowe Note
	194. Brandon Lowe 1B,2B

Ryan Yarbrough Note
	234. Ryan Yarbrough SP,RP Yarbrough relied on an opener plenty of times last year, and it helped his win potential, as he tallied 11 despite making just 14 starts. He greatly improved his control last year, leading to just a 1.00 WHIP, but his lack of strikeout upside and mediocre ERA should keep him as an option only in deeper mixed or AL-only leagues. 27 weeks ago

Brendan McKay Note
	243. Brendan McKay SP McKay had a dominant, albeit brief, minor-league career, but struggled somewhat in his brief time in the majors last year. His solid control and excellent strikeout rate suggests he could eventually do big things in the majors, but considering he's battling a shoulder injury in the spring that stems from last year, he's highly unlikely to make the Rays' rotation out of camp. He's rosterable only in deeper and AL-only leagues. 27 weeks ago

Yonny Chirinos Note
	252. Yonny Chirinos SP,RP Chirinos' strikeout numbers won't help you, but his solid control allows him to limit the damage and keep his ERA and WHIP under control. He'll have a spot in the Rays' rotation once again, and is an unexciting, but fairly reliable option, for deeper and AL-only leagues. 27 weeks ago

Yandy Diaz Note
	254. Yandy Diaz 1B,3B,DH

Willy Adames Note
	269. Willy Adames SS

Diego Castillo Note
	330. Diego Castillo SP,RP

Yoshi Tsutsugo Note
	344. Yoshi Tsutsugo 3B,LF

Kevin Kiermaier Note
	361. Kevin Kiermaier CF

Jose Alvarado Note
	368. Jose Alvarado RP

Nate Lowe Note
	386. Nate Lowe 1B

Ji-Man Choi Note
	399. Ji-Man Choi 1B,DH

Manuel Margot Note
	441. Manuel Margot CF

Colin Poche Note
	463. Colin Poche RP

Trevor Richards Note
	545. Trevor Richards SP,RP

Joey Wendle Note
	610. Joey Wendle 2B,3B,SS

Wander Franco Note
	613. Wander Franco SS

Jalen Beeks Note
	651. Jalen Beeks SP,RP

Cody Reed Note
	655. Cody Reed RP

Brent Honeywell Jr. Note
	664. Brent Honeywell Jr. SP

Pete Fairbanks Note
	686. Pete Fairbanks RP

Brett Phillips Note
	745. Brett Phillips CF

Randy Arozarena Note
	878. Randy Arozarena RF

Ryan Merritt Note
	946. Ryan Merritt SP,RP

David Hess Note
	1051. David Hess SP,RP

Josh Lowe Note
	1105. Josh Lowe 3B,CF

Vidal Brujan Note
	1162. Vidal Brujan 2B

Ryan Sherriff Note
	1221. Ryan Sherriff RP

Aaron Slegers Note
	1244. Aaron Slegers SP,RP

John Curtiss Note
	1253. John Curtiss RP

Ronaldo Hernandez Note
	1343. Ronaldo Hernandez C

Mike Brosseau Note
	1396. Mike Brosseau 2B,3B

Kevin Padlo Note
	1447. Kevin Padlo 3B

Esteban Quiroz Note
	1456. Esteban Quiroz SS