Fantasy Baseball Player Notes
2021 Fantasy Baseball Draft Notes
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137.
Joey Gallo
RF
Gallo went from a big-time power hitter who would drain your batting average in 2017-2018, to a big-time power hitter who wouldn't crush your average in 2019, to a complete disaster in 2020. Gallo has actually been consistent against righties over the last several years, and the difference in his performance has been that he somehow destroyed lefties in 2019 (.333/.427/.747) and was worse than ever in 2020 (.143/.241/.386). The best bet is he's more like the 2017-2018 version of himself, and he'll likely put up a season where he hits around 40 home runs and bats in the low .200s. That's plenty valuable, and his ADP seems to be giving a ton of credit to his 2020 season. That leaves a lot of room for Gallo to outperform his draft position.
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182.
Nick Solak
2B,LF,CF
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241.
Leody Taveras
CF
Taveras should be a cheap source of speed for fantasy managers this year, as he's set to lead off for the Rangers. He stole 32 bases across 131 minor league games in 2019 and eight last year in 33 games. He won't do a ton else for your fantasy team, but given that he ranked in the 96th percentile in sprint speed last year, his contributions in the stolen base category should more than make up for his lack of production in others.
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271.
Dane Dunning
SP
Dunning had an interesting seven-start run in 2020. He started out relying heavily on his outstanding slider and his fastball, which led to a strong swinging strike rate and plenty of punchouts in his first few starts. He then abandoned that approach to focus more on his changeup, which led to him missing fewer bats and being less successful. Now with the Rangers, Dunning should get a chance to compete for a rotation spot right out of the gate. He has the tools and skills necessary to be successful, and the draft capital necessary to acquire him should be minimal. He's worth a late-round pick in nearly all formats.
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274.
Jose Leclerc
RP
Leclerc looked like he would be the Rangers' closer for years to come after he emerged from obscurity in 2018 to become a dominant reliever and then signed a lengthy deal. But his walk-rate reverted to its pre-2018 numbers quickly, Leclerc lost the closer's role, and then missed almost all of last year with a shoulder injury that required surgery. He's the favorite for saves now in Texas, though Chris Woodward specifically did not name him the closer at the outset of spring training. Draft him as one of the final reliever off the board, but understand that even if he wins the job at first, his leash will undoubtedly be short.
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295.
David Dahl
CF
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317.
Nate Lowe
1B
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320.
Isiah Kiner-Falefa
3B,SS
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327.
Willie Calhoun
DH
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426.
Khris Davis
DH
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428.
Sam Huff
C
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435.
Rougned Odor
2B
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458.
Jonathan Hernandez
RP
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558.
Mike Foltynewicz
SP
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560.
Kyle Gibson
SP
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591.
Jonah Heim
C
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594.
Joely Rodriguez
RP
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607.
Kohei Arihara
SP
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610.
Jose Trevino
C
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622.
Ian Kennedy
RP
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631.
Kolby Allard
SP
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654.
Anderson Tejada
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658.
Kyle Cody
SP
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659.
Anderson Tejeda
SS
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740.
Brock Burke
SP
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751.
Jharel Cotton
RP
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767.
Jordan Lyles
SP
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770.
Tyler Phillips
SP
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813.
Wes Benjamin
RP
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840.
Brett Martin
RP
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855.
Ronald Guzman
1B
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919.
Delino DeShields
CF
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993.
Joe Palumbo
RP
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998.
Demarcus Evans
RP
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1000.
Hunter Wood
RP
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1015.
Josh Sborz
RP
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1024.
Matt Bush
RP
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1029.
Edubray Ramos
RP
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1043.
Tyson Ross
SP
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1073.
Nick Vincent
RP
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1092.
Taylor Hearn
RP
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1102.
John King
RP
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1193.
Spencer Patton
RP
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1199.
Sam Gaviglio
RP
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1219.
Brett de Geus
RP
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1221.
Joe Gatto
RP
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1254.
Jimmy Herget
RP
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1305.
Drew Butera
C
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1348.
Brock Holt
3B
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1360.
Eli White
LF
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1406.
Adolis Garcia
LF
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1409.
Josh Jung
3B
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1411.
Andy Ibanez
3B
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1414.
Charlie Culberson
1B
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1415.
Sherten Apostel
1B
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1434.
Jason Martin
CF
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