Fantasy Baseball Player Notes

2021 Fantasy Baseball Draft Notes

Position

Team

Zac Gallen Note
	41. Zac Gallen SP Gallen has a hairline stress fracture of his right forearm at the radial head. He's reportedly going to be able to continue playing catch at a "low stress level" while recovering, though there's no indication of how much time he'll miss. When healthy, he's a solid SP2. He built on his excellent 2019 season with an even more impressive 2020 campaign. Not only did he drop his ERA slightly to 2.75, but he cut way down on his walks (10.8% to 8.6%), which led to a much-improved 1.11 WHIP. Gallen has a 28.5% strikeout rate in 152 MLB innings, and an excellent fastball, curveball, and changeup. There's just not much negative you can say about him when he's healthy other than he might again struggle for wins playing for a mediocre team in a good division. Because of the injury and surrounding uncertainty, you shouldn't draft him as anything higher than an SP4, but he should perform extremely well when he does recover. 19 weeks ago

Stefan Crichton Note
	135. Stefan Crichton RP Crichton filled in admirably for Archie Bradley after Bradley was traded last season. His strikeout numbers weren't particularly impressive, but he had a 2.42 ERA and a 1.19 WHIP, and tallied five saves. He doesn't have prototypical "closer's stuff," but he's more than capable of getting major league hitters out. The Diamondbacks signed Joakim Soria to a one-year deal (and added Tyler Clippard, too), so Crichton seems unlikely to begin the year as the closer, even though it's an open competition at the moment. He's not worth anything other than an extremely late-round pick as a speculative ninth-inning option. 19 weeks ago

Madison Bumgarner Note
	138. Madison Bumgarner SP

Caleb Smith Note
	144. Caleb Smith SP,RP

Luke Weaver Note
	145. Luke Weaver SP

Merrill Kelly Note
	180. Merrill Kelly SP

Kevin Ginkel Note
	237. Kevin Ginkel RP

Tyler Clippard Note
	287. Tyler Clippard SP,RP

Corbin Martin Note
	355. Corbin Martin SP

Noe Ramirez Note
	377. Noe Ramirez SP,RP

Taylor Clarke Note
	396. Taylor Clarke SP,RP

Blake Walston Note
	427. Blake Walston SP

Chris Devenski Note
	447. Chris Devenski RP

Bryce Jarvis Note
	515. Bryce Jarvis SP

Riley Smith Note
	557. Riley Smith SP,RP

Dario Agrazal Note
	573. Dario Agrazal SP

J.B. Bukauskas Note
	574. J.B. Bukauskas SP,RP

Taylor Widener Note
	586. Taylor Widener SP,RP

Jon Duplantier Note
	598. Jon Duplantier SP,RP

Humberto Mejia Note
	600. Humberto Mejia SP

Ryan Buchter Note
	666. Ryan Buchter RP

Ben Heller Note
	677. Ben Heller RP

Humberto Castellanos Note
	727. Humberto Castellanos RP

Ty Tice Note
	768. Ty Tice RP

Matt Peacock Note
	770. Matt Peacock SP,RP

Seth Frankoff Note
	774. Seth Frankoff SP,RP

Shane Carle Note
	791. Shane Carle RP

Joe Mantiply Note
	802. Joe Mantiply RP

Sean Poppen Note
	808. Sean Poppen RP

Jordan Weems Note
	814. Jordan Weems RP

Jake Faria Note
	830. Jake Faria SP,RP

Brett de Geus Note
	872. Brett de Geus RP