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Fantasy Baseball Player Notes

2022 Fantasy Baseball Draft Notes

Position

Team

Juan Soto Note
	2. Juan Soto RF Ahh, the Juan Soto conundrum. Soto is one of the best hitters in baseball. At 23 years old, he's on a Hall of Fame trajectory. His raw power is astounding. But he plays for the suddenly terrible and powerless Washington Nationals. A few years removed from the World Series, the team is now a collection of "That guy is still playing?" and "Never heard of him" types. Soto's HR numbers will be huge, but his R and RBI numbers will take a big hit. 12 weeks ago

Nelson Cruz Note
	99. Nelson Cruz DH This ageless wonder will turn 42 on July 1 but continues to mash. He'll do his mashing for the Nationals this year after signing a one-year deal. Cruz belted 32 home runs last year, which was actually his lowest total for a full season since 2013. He was batting .294 for Minnesota before being traded to Tampa, where he hit only .226 the rest of the way. At his age, the decline could come quickly, but exit velocity, barrel rate and other power peripherals say he's still going strong. 9 weeks ago

Josh Bell Note
	109. Josh Bell 1B,LF Bell had a horrid .464 OPS in April, likely because his timing was off after missing time because of a COVID-19 diagnosis. But once he found his footing, he was everything that Nationals hoped he would be. He batted .277 with an .887 OPS in the second half, and even played plenty of outfield so Washington could keep his bat in the lineup even with Ryan Zimmerman playing well. His walk percentage and strikeout rate largely returned to their pre-2020 levels, and he got better and better as the season went along. With Zimmerman now retired and the DH in the National League, Bell's bat should remain in the lineup nearly every day, and the presence of Juan Soto and Nelson Cruz should offer him plenty of RBI opportunities. He's not a fantasy superstar, but he's a capable starter at first base for your fantasy team. 9 weeks ago

Keibert Ruiz Note
	228. Keibert Ruiz C Ruiz will be the starting catcher for the Nationals this year and will bat in the middle of the lineup. Ignore his mediocre numbers from last year, because he has the upside to be a top-5 catcher if everything breaks right. Ruiz's power hasn't quite developed as projected, but he hit 19 home runs in 81 games between the majors and minors last year. He has elite contact skills and rarely strikes out, so his batting average should be a plus, especially for a catcher. Don't be concerned to reach a bit given his upside. 8 weeks ago

Stephen Strasburg Note
	276. Stephen Strasburg SP Strasburg is coming back from surgery to address thoracic outlet syndrome, and we've seen that surgery derail promising careers before. He's thrown just 26.2 innings over the last two seasons, and although he's reportedly healthy and feeling good, he probably won't make his debut until May at this point. Despite his elite career numbers, fantasy managers cannot go into 2022 expecting to get anything from Strasburg as a starter. Drafting him for your bench and hoping you get 10 good starts out of him at some point is the safe way to go, but at this point, you should be rooting for Strasburg more from the standpoint of a baseball fan, not a fantasy manager. 8 weeks ago

Josiah Gray Note
	285. Josiah Gray SP

Lane Thomas Note
	317. Lane Thomas LF,CF,RF

Cesar Hernandez Note
	318. Cesar Hernandez 2B

Kyle Finnegan Note
	344. Kyle Finnegan RP

Patrick Corbin Note
	356. Patrick Corbin SP

Victor Robles Note
	387. Victor Robles CF

Tanner Rainey Note
	388. Tanner Rainey RP

Yadiel Hernandez Note
	537. Yadiel Hernandez LF,RF

Sean Doolittle Note
	546. Sean Doolittle RP

Carter Kieboom Note
	607. Carter Kieboom 3B

Luis Garcia Note
	656. Luis Garcia 2B,SS

Maikel Franco Note
	684. Maikel Franco 3B

Patrick Murphy Note
	687. Patrick Murphy RP

Austin Voth Note
	702. Austin Voth RP

Alcides Escobar Note
	735. Alcides Escobar 2B,SS

Steve Cishek Note
	758. Steve Cishek RP

Will Harris Note
	766. Will Harris RP

Tyler Clippard Note
	812. Tyler Clippard RP

Riley Adams Note
	827. Riley Adams C

Andrew Stevenson Note
	833. Andrew Stevenson LF,CF,RF

Joe Ross Note
	891. Joe Ross SP

Gerardo Carrillo Note
	924. Gerardo Carrillo SP

Cade Cavalli Note
	1006. Cade Cavalli SP

Andres Machado Note
	1033. Andres Machado RP

Francisco Perez Note
	1038. Francisco Perez RP

Victor Arano Note
	1097. Victor Arano RP

Tres Barrera Note
	1101. Tres Barrera C

Paolo Espino Note
	1118. Paolo Espino SP,RP

Aaron Sanchez Note
	1142. Aaron Sanchez SP

Seth Romero Note
	1150. Seth Romero SP,RP

Erick Fedde Note
	1165. Erick Fedde SP

Carl Edwards Jr. Note
	1192. Carl Edwards Jr. RP

Josh Rogers Note
	1220. Josh Rogers RP,SP

Anibal Sanchez Note
	1225. Anibal Sanchez SP

Ehire Adrianza Note
	1254. Ehire Adrianza 3B,LF,RF

Hunter Harvey Note
	1318. Hunter Harvey RP

Jace Fry Note
	1342. Jace Fry RP

Alberto Baldonado Note
	1350. Alberto Baldonado RP

Joan Adon Note
	1398. Joan Adon SP

Luis Avilan Note
	1411. Luis Avilan RP

Josh Palacios Note
	1434. Josh Palacios RF

Donovan Casey Note
	1439. Donovan Casey CF

Sam Clay Note
	1528. Sam Clay RP

Erasmo Ramirez Note
	1555. Erasmo Ramirez RP

Jake Noll Note
	1559. Jake Noll 1B,2B,3B

Mason Thompson Note
	1570. Mason Thompson RP

Adrian Sanchez Note
	1573. Adrian Sanchez 2B

Lucius Fox Note
	1575. Lucius Fox 2B,SS

Andrew Young Note
	1585. Andrew Young 2B

Zack Burdi Note
	1590. Zack Burdi RP

Cory Abbott Note
	1605. Cory Abbott SP,RP

Dee Strange-Gordon Note
	1643. Dee Strange-Gordon 2B,SS,LF

Yasel Antuna Note
	1657. Yasel Antuna SS